Soda Works Building - Berkeley, CA
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N 37° 51.887 W 122° 15.502
10S E 565232 N 4191071
The Soda Works Building in Berkeley, CA.
Waymark Code: WMM2DX
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 07/07/2014
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Robert Agers constructed this building to manufacture "the very best soda water" for customers throughout California. The recessed storefronts, second-floor oriel windows, and high false front are all largely unchanged from a 1904 expansion. The building evokes Berkeley's early small-town character when Telegraph Avenue was lined with wood frame houses and small shops.
In 1969, during the People's Park protests, Alameda County sheriff's deputies fired at spectators, mortally wounding James Rector on the roof of this building.
Group that erected the marker: City of Berkeley
Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary:
2511 Telegraph Avenue
Berkeley, California United States
URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: Not listed
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