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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 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...

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....

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 around...

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 of...

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...

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 & Bellevue....

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  ...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 of...

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 first...

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...

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

The Shuman Block

BERKELEY HISTORY THE SHUMAN BLOCK McDougall Bros., Architects, 1906 Horse-drawn wagons once carried goods to The Berkeley Free Market housed here. In 1952 the structure was modernized to...

BERKELEY HISTORY THE SHUMAN BLOCK McDougall Bros., Architects, 1906 Horse-drawn wagons once carried goods to The Berkeley Free Market housed here. In 1952 the structure was modernized to...

    Howard Automobile Company

    CITY OF BERKELEY LANDMARK designated in 1983 Howard Automobile Company Frederick Reimers, Architect, 1930 Renovations and addition for the Buddhist Churches of America, Jodo Shinshu...

    CITY OF BERKELEY LANDMARK designated in 1983 Howard Automobile Company Frederick Reimers, Architect, 1930 Renovations and addition for the Buddhist Churches of America, Jodo...

    • berkeley
    • california
    • bay area
    • automobile
    • seabiscuit
    • moderne
    • buick

    The Montgomery Block

    THIS, SAN FRANCISCO’S FIRST FIREPROOF BUILDING ERECTED IN 1853 BY HENRY WAGER HELLECK, WAS THE HEADQUARTERS FOR MANY OUTSTANDING LAWYERS, FINANCIERS, WRITERS, ACTORS AND ARTISTS. JAMES KING OF...

    THIS, SAN FRANCISCO’S FIRST FIREPROOF BUILDING ERECTED IN 1853 BY HENRY WAGER HELLECK, WAS THE HEADQUARTERS FOR MANY OUTSTANDING LAWYERS, FINANCIERS, WRITERS, ACTORS AND ARTISTS. JAMES KING OF...

    • san francisco
    • bay area
    • california
    • fire
    • 1906
    • king of william
    • fireproof

    Graceful Brick Building

    CONSTRUCTED IN 1858, THIS GRACEFUL BRICK BUILDING PLAYED AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN THE FINANCIAL AND ENTREPRENEURIAL DEVELOPMENT OF FRONTIER SAN FRANCISCO. FROM HIS OFFICES IN THIS BUILDING, WILLIAM M....

    CONSTRUCTED IN 1858, THIS GRACEFUL BRICK BUILDING PLAYED AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN THE FINANCIAL AND ENTREPRENEURIAL DEVELOPMENT OF FRONTIER SAN FRANCISCO. FROM HIS OFFICES IN THIS BUILDING, WILLIAM M....

    • san francisco
    • bay area
    • california
    • brick
    • civil war
    • savage
    • mining

    Ship Brooklyn

    SHIP BROOKLYN COMMEMORATING THE LANDING AT THIS POINT OF THE SHIP BROOKLYN, JULY 31, 1846. A 370 TON VESSEL, CARRYING MORMON COLONISTS AND CREW OF NEARLY 300 UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF SAMUEL...

    SHIP BROOKLYN COMMEMORATING THE LANDING AT THIS POINT OF THE SHIP BROOKLYN, JULY 31, 1846. A 370 TON VESSEL, CARRYING MORMON COLONISTS AND CREW OF NEARLY 300 UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF SAMUEL...

    • san francisco
    • bay area
    • california
    • mormon
    • complete flour mills
    • harrows