East Bay: Then & Now
Articles by Daniella Thompson
 Adams House, designed by Water H. Ratcliff in 1913 (photo: Daniella Thompson, 2011)
Spring House Tour Will Explore Picturesque Villas in Arlington Heights 27 April 2011
The Goddards and Julia Morgan: An Occasional Love Story 22 April 2010
Bread and Music Were Staples of West Berkeley Block 3 March 2010
Railroad Lobster Controlled State Politics for a Decade 15 February 2010
Ghosts of Old Greeks Populate the Northside 2 February 2010
From Scavengers Social Club to Rock Music Mecca 16 January 2010
James L. Barker Was Berkeleys Booster for Five Decades 10 November 2009
U.C. Offers the American Turgenevs House for $1 26 October 2009
Lucky Baldwins Heiress Once Slummed in Berkeley 13 October 2009
Campus Janitor Beats Professors in Popularity Race 28 September 2009
The Circuitous Career of Berkeleys Favorite Undertaker 14 September 2009
Edward F. Niehaus, West Berkeley Stalwart 31 August 2009
A Yankee Bricklayers Creation, Bonita Hall Endures 27 July 2009
The Carpenter, the Baker, and the Classics Professor 20 July 2009
James Pierce, the Consummate Host of Ridge Road 24 May 2009
A Viennese Epicure in Athens of the West 18 May 2009
Maybeck Made La Loma Park His Own Country 28 April 2009
Captain Thomas Offered the City of Berkeley His Land for a Park 12 April 2009
Soap King R.P. Thomas Settled in the Berkeley Hills 30 March 2009
French Couple Left Two Monuments on Dwight Way 16 March 2009
When Berkeleys Home Street Was a Street of Homes 2 March 2009
Berkeleys City Hall Was Inspired by a Mairie on the Loire 17 February 2009
Berkeleyan Torrey Owned Duchamps Most Famous Painting 2 February 2009
Kingman Hall: a Microcosm of 20th-Century Berkeley History 21 January 2009
Thornburgs Storybook Village Succeeded Kelloggs Farm 7 January 2009
The House of Three Charlies Conceals Many Stories 20 November 2008
The Inventor, His House, and the Neglected Bequest 11 November 2008
Landmarks Preservation Ordinance: Taking Stock of 34 Years 27 October 2008
Samuel Heywood and Sons: Lumber and Politics 21 October 2008
Will the Real William Heywood Stand Up? 30 September 2008
On the Trail of Zimri Brewer Heywoods Residence 16 September 2008
Zimri Brewer Heywood: Separating Fact From Myth 2 September 2008
Berkeley Square: From Transport Hub to Urban Core 18 August 2008
The Curious Case of Honora Townsend Bentley 4 August 2008
William McCleave, Civil War Hero, Established a Military Dynasty 21 July 2008
The Shrinking Legacy of Volney D. Moody and His Heirs 10 July 2008
Weltevreden Was Berkeleys Premier Residence 100 Years Ago 23 June 2008
Volney D. Moody, Serial Entrepreneur, Left a Mixed Legacy in Alameda County 16 June 2008
Bohemian Jewish Butchers Dominated Downtowns Meat Trade 27 May 2008
Schweinfurths First Unitarian: A Powerhouse of a Church 11 May 2008
Westenberg House: The Grande Dame of Benvenue Avenue 27 April 2008
Marshall-Lindblom House Was the Prettiest Home in Berkeley 15 April 2008
Parsons House: A Pioneering Design for Accessible Living
28 March & 19 April 2008
Allenoke Manor Was a Scene of Hospitality for Five Decades
18 March 2008
Telegraph & Durant: From Ritzy Enclave to Commercial Hub
5 March 2008
William Wharff: Architect, Civil War Vet and Free Mason
19 February 2008
The Rise and Fall of a West Berkeley Knitting Pioneer
6 February 2008
Knitwear Magnate Looked to Europe for Building Inspiration
23 January 2008
Grocer-Politician Fred C. Koerber Left Berkeley a Double Legacy
9 January 2008
Two East Bay Churches Mark Christmas Centennials
26 December 2007
The Bentleys of Le Conte Avenue: 96 Years of Public Service and Art
14 December 2007
North Gables: an Early Exemplar of Equal-Opportunity Housing
27 November 2007
A Tale of Two Mystery Houses and One Politician
13 November 2007
Maybecks Boke House: Made by One Crusader for Another
31 October 2007
The Shattuck Hotel: Berkeleys Once and Future Jewel?
17 October 2007
Bennington Apartments Evoke 19th-Century Euclid Avenue
3 October 2007
Orchids and Industry Thrived Side-by-Side in Berkeley
18 September 2007
Simone Marengo Gave Berkeley Macaroni
4 September 2007
Buyer Sought for Historic West Berkeley Church
3 August 2007
Oscar
Maurer Studio Celebrates Its Centennial
22 July 2007
When Southside Apartment Living Was All the Rage
9 July 2007
Immigrants Sons Established Local Tanning Industry
26 June 2007
Sea Captains Found in Berkeley an Ideal Home
12 June 2007
The Slater-Irving Connection Was Sealed in Paraffine
28 May 2007
Captain Slater's House Is an Early Classic Colonial
15 May 2007
John Hopkins Spring: Splendor, Strife & Shenanigans
2 May 2007
Mark Daniels Excelled in Developing and Marketing Scenic Beauty
28 April 2007
Villa della Rocca, the Sills Thousand Oaks Citadel
11 April 2007
The Evolution of a Downtown Corner
27 March 2007
Guy Hyde Chick: the Man Behind the House
13 & 21 March 2007
Maybecks First House Was a Design Laboratory
20 February & 8 March 2007
Builder-Artist A.H. Broad Left His Mark on Berkeley
6 February 2007
Sierra Club Pioneers Lived Near Pre-Stadium Strawberry Canyon
23 January 2007
Architectural Patron Phoebe Apperson Hearst Lived Here
1 January 2007
Charles Manning MacGregor, Indefatigable Builder
30 November 2006
Hillside Club Left a Lasting Mark on Berkeleys Northside
24 November 2006
This West Berkeley Early Landmark Is a Proud Survivor
200417 November 2006
Inspired by Precedent, Part 2
24 October 2006
Inspired by Precedent
4 October 2006
Spring Mansion Was Modeled After Empress Island Palace
28 September 200519 September 2006
Shipping Magnates Mansion Is Rare Survivor on Its Block
28 July 20062 September 2006
SBCC: A Grand Building on a Modest Scale
22 August 2006
Harris Allen: The Spirit of Individuality
8 August 2006
The House That Students Built
25 July 2006
Roadside Architecture Worth Preserving
3 July & 10 August 2006
An Enchanting Country House Echoes East Coast Follies
20 June 2006
Maurice Curtis Lent Berkeley Brief Splendor
6 June 2006
Historic Pattiani House Emerges from a 20-Year Restoration
22 May 2006
Peralta Park Grew in the Shade of Giants
16 May 2006
When Walter Ratcliff Was City Architect
1 May 2006
Hawaiian Sugar Magnates Family Called Berkeley Home for Seven Decades
17 April 2006
In Berkeley, Seth Babson Gets No Respect
4 April 2006
High-Peaked Colonial Revival, a Bay Area Phenomenon
14 March 2006
Arts & Crafts on the Fires Edge
6 February 2006
Berkeleys Victorian Enclave Recalls Citys Early Days
30 January 2006
Berkeleys Landmarks Are Everywhere You Look
25 August 2005

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