Berkeley, A Look Back: 75 years ago, city clearing way for Civic Center Park

The building won historic status because of its Streamline Moderne architecture, its history as Berkeley's biggest bowling alley and an important recreational site in the mid-20th century, its connections to notable architect Albert Farr, the famed "Berkeley Bowl" grocery market, and...

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Published inOakland tribune (Oakland, Calif. 1991)
Main Author Steve Finacom Berkeley Historical Society
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Oakland, Calif Bay Area News Group 09.12.2015
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Summary:The building won historic status because of its Streamline Moderne architecture, its history as Berkeley's biggest bowling alley and an important recreational site in the mid-20th century, its connections to notable architect Albert Farr, the famed "Berkeley Bowl" grocery market, and even Allen Ginsberg, who delivered the first complete, public reading of "Howl" there in 1956. "Shop in Berkeley -- The Christmas City," a full-page ad proclaimed in the Gazette on Dec. 11, 1940. The advertisement, placed by the Chamber of Commerce, advised "Free Parking for Berkeley Shoppers -- Don't Get Overtime Parking Tickets!" and identified 16 separate, mostly small, off-street parking lots and areas in downtown serving specific businesses.
ISSN:1068-5936