Piedmont Avenue (Berkeley)

Piedmont Avenue is a street in the city of Berkeley, California. Originally known as Piedmont Way, is the major street through the University of California, Berkeley's fraternity and sorority area. The street was originally named Piedmont Way.

This article is about the street in Berkeley. For the street in Oakland, see Piedmont Avenue (Oakland, California). For other uses, see Piedmont Avenue (disambiguation).
Piedmont Avenue
Piedmont Avenue, 1915
LocationPiedmont Ave. between Gayley Rd. and Dwight Way
Coordinates37.867789°N 122.251889°W / 37.867789; -122.251889
Built1865
ArchitectFrederick Law Olmsted
Official namePiedmont Way[1]
Reference no.986[1]
Official namePiedmont Way
DesignatedFebruary 22, 1990
Reference no.130
Piedmont Avenue (Berkeley) is located in Oakland, California
Piedmont Avenue (Berkeley)
Location in Berkeley/the East Bay

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 US.

This original portion, now located between Gayley Road and Dwight Way, is designated as a Berkeley Landmark and California Historical Landmark.[1][2]

References
  1. "Piedmont Way". Office of Historic Preservation, California State Parks. Retrieved 2012-10-06.
  2. "Berkeley Landmarks: Piedmont Way". berkeleyheritage.com. Retrieved 2021-03-05.
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