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Piedmont Way

Piedmont Ave between Gayley Rd and Dwight Way, Berkeley, CA , USA

Latitude & Longitude: 37° 52' 12.918", -122° 15' 9.0144"
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Piedmont Way was conceived in 1865 by Frederick Law Olmsted, America's foremost landscape architect. As the centerpiece of a gracious residential community close beside the College of California, Olmsted envisioned a roadway that would follow the natural contours of the land and be sheltered from sun and wind by 'an overarching bowery of foliage.' This curvilinear, tree-lined parkway was Olmsted's first residential street design. It has served as the model for similar parkways across the nation.

Last updated: 2/15/2016 21:05:00
 
   
 
 
Piedmont Way Historical Marker Location Map, Berkeley, California Map