ASIN: B075N6ZTGR
Publisher: Bravo Your City!
Pages: 109
Running from downtown Oakland to the southern border of the UC Berkeley campus, Telegraph Avenue bears the collective weight of Berkeley and Oakland communities both; their histories and the people who have walked the street make for an impressive vessel of time and identity. Telegraph Avenue holds such an importance in Berkeley’s history in part because of its proximity to such revolutionary events like the Free Speech Movement of the 60s, which from Sproul Plaza spilled out onto Telegraph, to the demonstrations at People’s Park in 1969.
Presently, Telegraph continues to stand as a hub and integral artery for student life, and the vendors and community who depend on them. From new restaurants to classics like Mezzo, literary institutions like Moe’s Books, or music emporiums like Amoeba Records, there is a vibrant culture that reveals its position on the cusp between present-day, the ...
