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Ernest Hemingway Is Coming To Berkeley Hills (“Hemingway & Gellhorn”, the movie, that is)

Photos of Ernest Hemingway's Key West Home - a location scout sent me these because HBO Films is doing a movie and they're looking for a home in the Berkeley Hills. We love Bay Area Architecture, so movie and location scouts periodically contact us when looking for Continue Reading

BerkeleySide just wrote that William Stout Bookstore is opening on Solano Avenue

Here's the berkeleyside.com link The William Stout Bookstore in San Francisco, Builders' Booksource on 4th Street, and  Hennessey & Ingalls in Santa Monica are where I’ve bought just about all my Art Deco, Architecture, and Design Books – they are my three Continue Reading

Berkeley’s Fourth Street Neighborhood – Books, Restaurants, Shops … and Bagels!

Carol said - let's take the day off!  And what's the best way to start the day?  Bagels at Manhattan Bagel in Berkeley's Fourth Street Neighborhood. The street was filled with people, dogs, kids, musicians - all having fun. This was yesterday's itinerary. Parked next to Continue Reading

Builders Booksource in Berkeley’s 4th Street Neighborhood is a favorite of mine

I receive lots of magazines every month, but when I want to relax, I generally read a book on design, architecture, mapping, or art deco. Whenever a book interests me, I get it for my library, and often months (or years) pass before I read them. Most of these books came Continue Reading

Christo Visits The Albany Public Library

Carol and I visited New York City to see Christo's Gates Project in Central Park. Little did we know that he'd slip into Albany and wrap the Albany Public Library at 1247 Marin Avenue! Continue Reading

Berkeley’s 4th Street Shopping District Is Very Pretty For The Holidays!

We always enjoy strolling down Berkeley's Fourth Street Shopping District - Manhattan Bagels (our favorite), Spenger's Fish Grotto, Builder's Booksource and Books Inc... and the frequent whistle of trains a block away. The holiday season is particularly festive ... so we Continue Reading

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