Pravda naked as usual wearing love beads. Pravda had just taken off the shirt of the man in wheelchair. This is in People's Park. Tom Brody
Teaming with radical thought and expression-from buskers to protesters-Telegraph was a haven to the counter culture movement of the late 60s
Street vendors have lined Telegraph Avenue since the late 60's, one of which was-then unknown-Whoopi Goldberg
Protesters at entrance of U.C. Berkeley campus with signs that protest Nixon and bombs. - - -Tom Brody
Trombone, clarinet, guitar on Sproul Plaza. I took all of these photographs in the years 1969-1971. ---Tom Brody
Happy gathering on Telegraph Ave. You can see sign reading HASTE ST. - - -Tom Brody
Sandwich board on Telegraph Ave., advertising new Rolling Stones album available at LEOPOLD'S. - - -Tom Brody
Telegraph Avenue was home to the very first computerized bulletin board system, the community memory, "precursor" to Craigslist and Facebook
Riot police escorting bad boy to paddy wagon. You can see LARRY BLAKE'S restaurant. Also, see car w window smashed by rioters. - Tom Brody
Mario Savio stands atop a Berkeley police car speaking to the masses on freedom of speech at Sproul Plaza.
Four pals in People's Park, during the 1960's and early 1970's. They were posing for another photographer- - -Tom Brody
Boy is escorted into paddy wagon. It is my guess that he was caught breaking windows during an anti-war riot. - - -Tom Brody
Four rioters posing for my camera. One flips the bird at me. Other puts a napkin over his face to conceal himself. - - -Tom Brody
Holy Hubert in Sproul Plaza. He is the author of a book, BLESS YOUR DIRTY HEART, available on Amazon dot com. ---Tom Brody
Another happy gathering on Telegraph Ave. See, MARIO'S LA FIESTA Mexican Restaurant. Next to that is Garden Spot. ---Tom Brody
End of tour arrival at Sather Gate.
Bluegrass trio with open mandolin case for donating money. Sign reads KITTY. ----Tom Brody
Looking back on Telegraph Avenue.
Bike parking outside Games of Berkeley.
Fountain on Cal campus.
Learning about the Park.
Learning about Berkeley's early 'computer.'
On May 15th, 1969 demonstrations brought Berkeley to a standstill as Ronald Reagan brought in the National Guard and local police.
Tom B.
May 14, 2020
This is to provide a "heads-up" for what to expect from the Telegraph Berkeley Historical Walking Tour. This is also to supplement the Walking Tour, in case some of the more interesting points were missed. I doubt if this Walking Tour includes any of the really important things about Berkeley, such as Melvin Calvin's discovery of the Calvin Cycle, or the discoveries relating to vitamin B12 by Horace Barker, or the discovery by Gilbert Lewis of the covalent bond and his concept of electron pairs. Instead, the Walking Tour is more likely to disclose: (1) Anti-war demonstrations and riots; (2) Free Speech Movement; and (3) Curiosities, such as People's Park, Holy Hubert (evangelist), Pink Cloud (Berkeley Barb salesman), Pravda, the Hate Man, Stoney Burke (performs political comedy), and the successful and famous poet, Julia "Bubble Lady" Vinograd. And so, to prepare yourself for the Walking Tour, I suggest buying a copy of BLESS YOUR DIRTY HEART by Hubert Lindsey, a.k.a., Holy Hubert, and by buying two or three poetry books by Julia Vinograd. I suggest, CANNIBAL CASSEROLE to start out with.MY PHOTOGRAPHS. I took these photographs in the years 1969 to 1971. During the time I was taking freshman chemistry in Latimer Hall, us students were faced with a tough decision. Should we open the windows and let the stinky smell of our chemicals go out the window, or should we keep the windows shut to keep out the stinky smell of the tear gas that the Berkeley police were shooting at the rioters. The day after the riots, I would go out and collect spent tear gas bombs. I have a tear gas bomb that was a rubber ball with a valve on top, and another tear gas bomb that was a blue-painted can made of thick metal, with holes in the can to let the gas come out. I washed the residual tear gas out of the bombs by flushing water over the spent tear gas bombs in the bathroom sink in PRIESTLY HALL dormitory. My photographs show:(1) Bluegrass trio in Sproul Plaza with a mandolin case where you donate money, and where the mandolin case has a sign reading, "KITTY." The term "Kitty" is sometimes used to refer to a place for putting spare change.(2) Also on Sproul Plaza, people playing trombone and clarinet. (3) Holy Hubert on Sproul Plaza. One of the signs reads, "Jesus Christ is coming again to judge this world, follow Christ here on earth. Be persecuted and go to heaven not hell. Another sign reads, "REPENT-REPENT-REPENT Communist Party USSR Communist Party Red China Communist Party U.S.A. Marx-Lenin-Maotsetung ALL 3 ATHEISTS. Bible says Atheist=Fools. I won't follow fools.(4) Riot police on Telegraph Ave. escorting boy to paddy wagon.(5) Sandwich board on Telegraph Avenue. Sign reads, LEOPOLD'S RECORDS New Stones Album $5.99.(6) Boy gets put into paddy wagon, on Telegraph Avenue.(7) Four rioters on Telegraph. One of them flips bird at me.(8) Protest against Nixon and bombs. I took this photo at entrance to U.C. Berkeley campus. (9) Hippie is glad that LBJ died. See headlines from Berkeley Daily Gazette that reads, "Washington Funeral For LBJ." The sign attached to the wooden post reads, "ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL . . . ALICE STEWART & SNAKE . . . June 23." Please note that Alice Stewart & Snake also performed with Big Brother and the Holding Company, at Bimbo's in 1972.(10) Happy gathering on Telegraph.(11) People's Park with Pravda in the nude, as usual.(12) People's Park with row of four friends.(13) Happy gathering on Telegraph, near La Fiesta Mexican Restaurant. You can see GARDEN SPOT MARKET next to La Fiesta. But me and my roommates called this place the GARBAGE SPOT.
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Felicia R.
Apr 29, 2019
I checked out this tour on a recent rainy Sunday and as a Berkeley native learned so much I never knew about our local history, specific to Telegraph Avenue, Cal as well as Berkeley in general! It's a great tour and I'd recommend it to residents and visitors alike. It's a free app to download and my friend and I each but an earbud in our ear and walked the tour together. Totally recommend!
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Debra W.
May 23, 2019
I found the Telegraph historical walking tour and being a big fan of Rick Steve's walking tour of Europe, i knew my husband and I had to do it. You just pull up the map and click on the stars to read and listen to stories about various points of interest. It was so fascinating to hear stories, sound clips, and oral histories about murals, businesses, buildings that I've just walked by thousands of times and have taken for granted. It was such a fascinating and enthralling way to spend the afternoon.I highly recommend it!
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Julian B.
May 23, 2019
I heard about this through a family friend, and highly recommend it to anyone who spends a decent amount of time in the area. As a student who works here around telegraph, it is easy to take the area for granted, and not understand how historically rich telegraph avenue and the UC Berkeley campus are. This app gives you a quick interactive tour on the history of what makes telegraph such a unique location, and has definitely given me an added layer of appreciation for the area.
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