Workingman's Hall
BERKELEY HISTORY WORKINGMAN’S HALL 1879 Originally located at Sixth and Delaware streets, this simple wooden building was constructed by volunteers from the Workingman’s Club, a west Berkeley...
- berkeley
- california
- bay area
- workingman
- 1879
- 1882
Ennor’s Restaurant Building
CITY OF BERKELEY LANDMARK designated in 2006 Ennor’s Restaurant Building James W. Plachek, Architect John P. Brennan, Builder, 1923 This reinforced concrete building with its articulated brick...
- berkeley
- california
- bay area
- plachek
- brennan
Thomas Alva Edison
In 1865-66 Edison was military telegraph operator with the Federal occupation army, working in a building formerly at the east corner of North Court and November 6 Streets, and boarding next door....
- shelby county
- tennessee
U.S. Supreme Court Rules On Overton Park and I-40
In 1971, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the State of Tennessee could not go through Overton Park to build I-40 based on environmental issues. This east-west interstate now follows I-240...
- shelby county
- tennessee
Union Avenue
Contrary to popular belief, Union Avenue's name has nothing to do with the Civil War. The street was the southern boundary of Memphis until 1850, when the city consolidated with the rival city...
- shelby county
- tennessee
Universal Life Insurance Building
Designed by the African-American architectural firm of McKissack and McKissack and constructed in 1949, this building houses the national headquarters of the Universal Life Insurance Company. The...
- shelby county
- tennessee
Site of First Memphis Telephone
On October 18, 1877, at residence of Col. Mike Burke, 673 Shelby, Superintendent of Miss. & Tenn. RR, which was connected only with RR office and home of Col. H.A. Montgomery at Poplar &...
- shelby county
- tennessee
Great Auto Race Centennial
GREAT AUTO RACE 1908 -- CENTENNIAL -- 2008 FROM NEW YORK TO PARIS. RACERS ARRIVED IN CANASTOTA FEB. 14TH STAYING OVERNIGHT. THE U.S. TEAM WON THE RACE. VILLAGE OF CANASTOTA DEDICATED 2/14/08...
- new york
- paris
- canastota
- auto
- race
St. Mary's Catholic Church
Parish founded in 1852 by German Catholics desiring ministry in their native tongue. Cornerstone laid 30 September 1864 at this site while Union soldiers fired a salute. Second oldest Catholic...
- shelby county
- tennessee
The Peabody Legacy
This was the site of the original Peabody Hotel from 1869 until 1923. George Peabody was a businessman who set aside $3.5 million to improve education in the South in 1868. After his death the...
- shelby county
- tennessee
Pettit House, Saskatoon
Pettit House A domestic example of the genius of Saskatoon architect Frank P. Martin, this eclectic house design represents the varied style of grand homes constructed during the 1912 boom. The...
- saskatoon
- frank p. martin
- arthur silver morton
- 1912
- residential ...
- saskatchewan
Shelby County Courthouse
Designed by Architect James Gamble Rogers and dedicated on January 1, 1910, the Shelby County Courthouse is the largest and most ornate in Tennessee. Quarterly Court Chairman James Hill Barrett...
- shelby county
- tennessee
Rufus Thomas, Jr.
Born March 26, 1917, in Cayce, Mississippi, this legendary entertainer known worldwide, began his career in the 1930s with the Rabbit Foot Minstrel Shows. He was the organizer and master...
- shelby county
- tennessee
McCreary-Greer House
CITY OF BERKELEY LANDMARK designated in 1986 McCreary-Greer House 1901 The McCreary-Greer House and neighboring turn-of-the-century houses on this block are survivors of one of the...
- berkeley
- california
- bay area
- 1901
Berkeley City Club
THE BERKELEY CITY CLUB, ORGANIZED IN 1927, WAS ONE OF THE AREA'S EARLIEST ATTEMPTS BY WOMEN TO CONTRIBUTE TO SOCIAL, CIVIC AND CULTURAL PRO- GRESS. THE BUILDING, CONSTRUCTED IN 1929, IS ONE OF THE...
- berkeley
- california
- bay area
- julia morgan