La Loma Steps
CITY OF BERKELEY LANDMARK
designated in 1995
LA LOMA STEPS
Circa 1910-1916
When the La Loma Park subdivision was
created in 1900, the streets were laid out in
harmony with the natural contours of the land
as advocated by Berkeley's Hillside Club.
The rustic quality of the stone walls, brick
paving, pergola, and benches along the steps
reflects the Club's philosophy of building with
nature. Adjacent property owners donated
land to create this public pathway, one of many
in the Berkeley hills. These new steps allowed
easy access to the streetcar line which had
opened on Euclid Avenue in 1903.
After the 1923 Berkeley Fire swept through
this neighborhood, the steps remained exposed
on a hillside of ruins and ashes. Features of
the steps were rehabilitated after the Fire and
again in 1992.
Berkeley Historical Plaque Project
2000