Piedmont Avenue (Berkeley)

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

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 nation. This original portion, now located between Gayley Rd. and Dwight Way, is designated California Historical Landmark #986.

[edit] External links

• The Friends of Piedmont Way
• Berkeley Architectural Heritage Association

[edit] References

• Alameda. California Historical Landmarks. Office of Historical Preservation. Retrieved on 2006-03-31.

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