William Tell Hotel

Rancho San Antonio

After contemplating a pair of Spanish land grant boundary markers erected in 1937 on the border of El Cerrito and Albany — here's one from a previous Read the Plaque post — I wondered if you'd...

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Northern Boundary of Rancho San Antonio

There's an earlier Read the Plaque entry that shows the reverse side of this marker, on San Pablo Avenue, right in front of the Wells Fargo Bank branch next to El Cerrito Plaza. To be honest, I...

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DePaul Academy

This is a plaque commemorating DePaul Academy, an all-boys high school that ran from 1898 until 1968 on the site of what's now Byrne Hall at DePaul University. The academy was a feeder school...

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Father Thomas Munster

A plaque accompanying a statue of Thomas Munster, a Vincentian priest.Transcription: Father Thomas Munster, 1922-2007, Vincentian PriestBorn, Raised and Lived in SheffieldA Founder and Past...

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Father Peter John de Smet

This is within the Jesuit residence at the Cataldo Mission in Idaho!Transcription:Father Peter John De Smet, "Apostle to the Indians"Around 1821, Father Peter John de Smet left his homeland...

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The Breakup Site

The Breakup Site Sacramento & Ward St. On this spot, April 7, 2009, Jerome Tyson broke the heart of Natalie Little. They were on a date; Jerome was quiet all evening. When asked by Natalie...

Berkeley Copywriters Guild

Berkeley Copywriters Guild 1250 Addison St. On this spot, birthed in 1962, lays lain. layed lies the location original whereabouts around here of the Berkeley Copywriter's Guild. A place...

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