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Pass the Circle
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Scenic vista
at Indian Rock |
5 Minutes to
Gourmet Ghetto |
Easter Way Path to |
Glorious Cragmont Park |
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Berkeley Hills Neighborhood
Well before today's green movement, Berkeley's first developers were pioneers in shaping an urban landscape where the architecture existed in harmony with nature. It was at the beginning of the last century that Joseph John Mason and Duncan McDuffie plotted out the Cragmont neighborhood, not on a grid pattern, but on streets that followed the contours of the land and took advantage of the area's glorious scenic views.
The Cragmont neighborhood of the Berkeley Hills is a place where every street is unique and scenic. Lush landscaping and mature street trees follow the winding curves of the roads. Beautiful vistas emerge at every turn and the homes are rich in period revival architecture-reminiscent of Italian villas, Spanish farmhouses, and Tudor manors.
972 Euclid Avenue sits in the midst of a haven of parks and recreational areas, yet it is still convenient to all the urban amenities Berkeley has to offer.
Outside the front door is a walker's paradise, as this house is at the center of Berkeley's historic pathway system. Just across the street Easter Way Path leads to Cragmont Park. A few blocks down the hill is the dramatic outcropping of Indian Rock Park, a perfect sunset experience. At the top of the hill, Tilden Regional Park consists of 2,065 acres of open meadows and forests with spectacular views of the Bay Area. Within its boundaries are miles of splendid hiking and biking trails, a botanic garden, picnic areas, 18-hole golf course, and a lake for swimming. Families especially enjoy the historic carousel, petting zoo, steam train and pony rides, and environmental education center.
Solano Avenue and Shattuck Avenue's Gourmet Ghetto with a panoply of wonderful shops and restaurants are just down the hill. Locals do much of their food shopping on Hopkins Street at the popular Monterey Market, Magnani Poultry and all the other European style shops. The prestigious University of California is but a few blocks south, as is the heart of Downtown.
Tired of driving? The #65 AC Transit bus, which runs on Euclid Avenue, provides easy access to the University, the Downtown and the BART station. Convenient freeway access to San Francisco, Oakland, and the Silicon Valley is just down the hill, or head up-and-over the hills to Orinda, Walnut Creek and beyond.
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