Shorey; Old Hearst Ranch, Pleasanton, circa 1945; Julia Morgan, architect; Alameda County Courthouse, 1875-1936. And The Peraltas and Their Houses. At important Alameda County historic sites.

The Berkeley Historical Plaque Project was established in 1997 with sponsorship from the City of Berkeley and its Landmarks Preservation Commission. The Berkeley Architectural Heritage Association. Archway, San Pablo and University Ave.

Saturday, March 3, 2018. Mountain View Cemetery Black History Month Tour. The following is a guest post by Sarah Wilson. Lydia was the woman with the clipboard, professionally dressed for a Saturday. She had a scarf, which I envied. Someone expressed what others likely felt - the expectation that the tour was a walking tour. Ended in a California Court of Appeal. The Court of Appeal upheld the l.

Domed theaters in San Jose set for last picture show. Three iconic domed movie theaters representative of the futuristic roadside, or Googie, architecture of the late 1950s and 1960s, are set to show their last films on March 31. Last week, the current tenants of the Century 21 Theatre, Guggenheim Entertainment and the Retro Dome. Has a geodesic dome design inspired by architect and engineer R. Los Angeles has preserved i.

Through this website, we hope to engage new audiences and educate visitors about the historic legacies of Japantowns, or Nihonmachis, across the state. We introduce you to the vibrant communities of the three remaining Japantowns in California and the results of. The first statewide project to document historic resources of pre-World War II Japantowns. And what remains of them? Japantowns selected for this survey.