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May 24, 2015 by tomdalzell

Northwest Berkeley: May 9, 2015

 

This was the 4th walk I led for the Berkeley Bath Wanderers.  We began and ended the walk at the North Berkeley BART station.  We were 78 strong when we left, and about 40 strong when we returned.

North Berkeley BART - walk starts!  Photo: David Richman

North Berkeley BART – walk starts! Photo: David Richman

Below is the itinerary with a few photos interspersed.

1809 Short Street.  Photo Neil Mishalov

1809 Short Street. Photo Neil Mishalov

1809 Short Street – Andree Singer Thompson

1735 Sacramento. Photo: David Richman

1735 Sacramento. Photo: David Richman

1733 Sacramento – Michael Parayno

1635 Francisco. Photo: David Richman

1635 Francisco. Photo: David Richman

1635 Francisco: Giant Eagle

1735 McGee.  Photo: David Richman

1735 McGee. Photo: David Richman

1735 McGee – Little Pigs

Totland mural

Totland mural

1644 Virginia Street – Totland mural

"Green Factory"  Photo:David Richman

“Green Factory” Photo:David Richman

1647 Virginia – Owsley “Green Factory”, site of Owsley’s first LSD bust on February 21, 1965.

1649 McGee.  Photo by Neil Mishalov

1649 McGee. Photo by Neil Mishalov

1649 McGee

1649 McGee

1649 McGee – Obama mural

1118 Colusa Avenue.  Photo: Colleen Neff

1118 Colusa Avenue. Photo: Colleen Neff

1118 Colusa.  Photo: David Richman

1118 Colusa. Photo: David Richman

1118 Colusa Mark Olivier beach trash art

1748 Marin. Photo: David Richman

1748 Marin. Photo: David Richman

1748 Marin. Photo: David Richman

1748 Marin. Photo: David Richman

1748 Marin – Conny Bleul-Gohlke

1729 Madera Street.  Photo: Colleen Neff

1729 Madera Street. Photo: Colleen Neff

1729 Madera: Mark Olivier’s Winged Victory of Samothrace

1056 Monterey.  Photo: David Richman

1056 Monterey. Photo: David Richman

1056 Monterey – Shovel art

Grace Munakata's Small World.  Photo: David Richman

Grace Munakata’s Small World. Photo: David Richman

1230 Monterey – Grace Munakata Small World

1421 Ada.  Photo: David Richman

1421 Ada. Photo: David Richman

1421 Ada – Zebra garage doors

1411 Ada.  Photo: David Richman

1411 Ada. Photo: David Richman

1411 Ada – Theresa Lipton’s small world

It was a great walk. There is only one thing that could have made the walk better but that’s okay.  The sun stayed behind the clouds for the entire walk.  No sun!  No heat!  No sweating!   My iPhone app told me we walked about 4 miles.  We were done in under three hours, including a stop for water, fruit, and cookies.

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2 Responses to Northwest Berkeley: May 9, 2015

  1. rb says:
    December 15, 2015 at 10:10 pm

    Owsley wasn’t busted for LSD in 1961.

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    • tomdalzell says:
      December 16, 2015 at 3:05 am

      Stupid typo. Thanks. Fixed it – February 21, 19656.

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