Oct 31, 2022Website UpdatesNew Photos and More Updates Coming SoonNext year there will be an influx of new photos, documents, maps and other historical information added to this site. I was incredibly...
Jun 15, 2022ParksOakland (and Piedmont's) Rose GardenWhile taking a break from researching Piedmont, I started looking into the history of another beautiful park in our area, the Rose Garden...
Jun 10, 2022More acquisitions Latest things I've acquired and will eventually add to my site : "Old Piedmont home of the Requa's 1878" "Mrs. Nickols in horse carriage...
Jun 10, 2022Blair ParkUpdates and questionsUpdates: I scanned more photos and added them to the Blair Park page (and the blog post before this one), Piedmont Park's page (new maze,...
Jun 9, 2022ParksOakland's First Park -- Blair Park in Piedmont“Oakland’s Deserted Park” By ARTHUR LEWIS Oakland Tribune – Sun - Oct. 15, 1916 Before Oakland had any electric cars, its street railway...
Dec 14, 2021PeraltasEventually - The History of Homes in the Piedmont HillsIntroduction to the History of Homes in the Piedmont Hills.