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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM10EL_fullen-market-building_Berkeley-CA.html
City of Berkeley Landmarkdesignated in 1985Built by a real-estate developer during the East Bay building boom that followed the 1906 earthquake, this corner store anchored the southwestern boundary of the neighborhood once known as Regents Park. F…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM10EJ_bowens-inn-higgins-grocery_Berkeley-CA.html
This building, thought to be Berkeley's oldest remaining structure, originally stood on the Contra Costa Road, now San Pablo Avenue. Built by Captain William J. Bowen when the area was sparsely populated, it served as an inn, saloon, grocery store…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM10EH_fox-court_Berkeley-CA.html
City of Berkeley Landmarkdesignated in 1977Listed on the National Register of Historic PlacesThis small-scaled complex of one-and two-story buildings is a surprise on a busy street. Arranged along a brick walkway through a garden court, the buildi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM10EG_santa-fe-railway-depot_Berkeley-CA.html
City of Berkeley Landmarkdesignated in 2001During the early 20th century, the Santa Fe Railroad provided three-day passenger and freight service between Chicago and the Bay Area. This depot was one of three major rail stations in Berkeley. It was …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM10E6_american-photoplayer-co_Berkeley-CA.html
City of Berkeley Landmarkdesignated in 1986Over the years this complex housed Cooper Woodworking, the Sperry Flour Company, the American Photoplayer Company, and other industrial and manufacturing enterprises. American Photoplayer manufactured a m…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM10E4_lorin-theater_Berkeley-CA.html
Hiram Lovell, Architect, 1910, 1914James W. Plachek, Architect, 1921The popularity of early movies created a demand for new spaces to accommodate eager audiences. South Berkeley's first neighborhood theater with 144 stools for seats was establishe…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM10E3_south-berkeley-bank_Berkeley-CA.html
City of Berkeley Landmarkdesignated in 1982In the early 20th century, this was one of two banks anchoring the busy Lorin business district's streetcar intersection. The building remained a bank until the 1980s. Its architecture combines a restrain…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM10E1_philadelphia-quartz-company_Berkeley-CA.html
Berkeley HistoryReflecting West Berkeley's early industrial heritage, this plant remains one of the city's largest brick buildings. Once used to produce chemicals for a cluster of nearby industries that manufactured soaps, cleaning agents, paper p…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMZDK_jos-h-mccourt-bruno-l-putzker_Berkeley-CA.html
In MemoriamJos. H. McCourt1877 - 1900Co. F. 8th Cal Inf. U.S.V. - Co. I. 35th Inf. U.S.V.
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Bruno L. Putzker1880 - 1899Btry. K. 3rd U.S. Army
Berkeley men killed in action in Philippines Insurrection
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMZDJ_veterans-memorial-building_Berkeley-CA.html
In the early 1920s Alameda County voters approved a special tax to construct buildings that would honor war veterans and provide a meeting place for their organizations. The City of Berkeley contributed the land for this building. Designed in the …