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 Piedmont Way - Berkeley, CA Posted by:  DougK
N 37° 52.173 W 122° 15.134
10S E 565768 N 4191604
Currently Piedmont way is undergoing some restoration. It is lined with stately homes, many occupied by the greek community of UC Berkeley.
Waymark Code: WM7DTM
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 10/11/2009
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Piedmont Way was conceived in 1865 by Frederick Law Olmsted, America's foremost landscape architect. As the centerpiece of a gracious residential community close beside the University of California, Olmsted envisioned a roadway that would follow the natural contours of the land and be sheltered from sun and wind by 'an overarching bowery of foliage.' This curvilinear, tree-lined parkway was Olmsted's first residential street design. It has served as the model for similar parkways across the nation.
Currently Piedmont way is undergoing some restoration. It is lined with stately homes, many occupied by the greek community of UC Berkeley. |
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Some the grand houses along Piedmont Way are (counter-clockwise starting at left), the William Thorsen House, Phi Gamma Delta fraternity house, Pi Beta Phi sorority house, Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity house, and Alpha Delta Pi sorority house.
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Top Left:
A Piedmont Avenue street sign
Bottom Left:
Traffic circle at Channing Way
Right:
Piedmont Way median strip
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The is a non-standard marker on the median strip of the road, which refers to California Historical Landmark 986.
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RESTORING
FREDERICK LAW OLMSTED'S PIEDMONT WAY
[IMPROVEMENT MAP]
[Piedmont Avenue]
City of Berkeley survery of Piedmont Avenue (Way) circa 1901
THE RESTORATION OF PIEDMONT WAY IS A PARTNERSHIP PROJECT
OF THE CITY OF BERKELEY, THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AND THE
FRIENDS OF PIEDMONT WAY. THE RESTORATION EFFORT WILL BE CARRIED
OUT WITHIN THE GUIDELINES OF THE OLMSTED CENTER FOR LANDSCAPE
PRESERVATION IN A FOUR PHASE PROCESS, THE FIRST OF WHICH ENTAILS
THE INSTALLATION OF TEMPORARY BOLLARDS TO PROTECT THE MEDIANS AS
THE RESTORATION PROCEEDS. FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS
PROJECT PLEASE CONTACT THE FRIENDS OF PIEDMONT WAY
2299 PIEDMONT AVENUE, BOX 201, BERKELEY, CA 94720-2320
www.piedmontway.org
California Historical Landmark #986 : designated 1989
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Marker Number: 986.00
Marker Name: Piedmont Way
County: Alameda
Has Official CA Plaque: no
Marker Dedication Date: 01/01/1989
Location:
Piedmont Avenue between Gayley Rd and Dwight Way, Berkeley, California
Website: [Web Link]
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