A couple of Splash Pad News readers have asked me why the walks are titled, “Exploring Our Neighborhoods on Foot and with Camera.” That title is in homage to a book I bought at The Bookmark Bookstore, 721 Washington Street, operated by the Friends of the Oakland Public Library (disclosure, I am on the FOPL […]
Sheila McCormick Neighborhood Walks
Exploring Our Neighborhoods on Foot and With Camera – March
A fifth neighborhood walk, this time in Adams Point. 2.82 miles, with a 152 ft. rise in elevation. Walk starts and ends at Grand and Euclid. You will see some historical houses (e.g. 88 Vernon, former residence of Governor Earl Warren and now administrative offices for Clausen House; 385 Bellevue, designed by Julia Morgan; and […]
Exploring Our Neighborhoods on Foot and With Camera – February 24, 2017
WALK FOUR – Cleveland Heights is posted on our Splash Pad News Facebook page with a complete summary of the route accompanied by twenty-five photos. This, the fourth neighborhood walk posted by Sheila McCormick, covers a lot of territory in the Cleveland Heights Neighborhood (sometimes called Haddon Hill). The total length is 3 miles, with […]
EXPLORING OUR NEIGHBORHOODS on FOOT and WITH CAMERA – February 11, 2017
Another neighborhood walk, 3.2 miles, 309 ft. gain in elevation. A bit muddy on the trail through Oak Grove Park, then up Mandana to LaSalle and back down to Lakeshore via Sunnyhills and Trestle Glen. En route, you will see a peaceful garden, magnolia flowers, majestic redwood, guard dog, historical marker explaining Trestle Glen’s […]