The San Francisco call., 1910-05-07
BERKELEY GROWS
TOWARD THE HILLS
Handsome Residences Erected
in North End of City and
Streets Improved

a great growth in Berkeley has
been made in the last few years
toward the hills. The northern end
OF the city has been brought into the
limelight by the erection of a large
number of handsome residences and
the fine Improvement Of streets, and
also in a striking way by the plans
for transportation in which the South
ern Pacific company and the Key Route
have been interested.
When Oakland took, in large part
of the territory north of it that brought
Oakland's boundaries directly up
against those of Berkeley on the
north, the only direction in which
Berkeley could expand its territory was
northerly. In that direction lies Con-
ira Costa county and a succession of
splendid hills that will supply homes
for thousands Of families who wish
scenic sites. In the present boudaries
of Berkeley great advances have been
made toward utilizing the scenic ad-
vsntages of the city proper, while at
the same time much advancement has
been made in all sections of Berkeley
as the result of the incoming of q great
population from the outside.
Various tracts have been opened by
enterprising men, who have provided
streets that curve to give the greatest
possible number of views, and on these
choice tracts there are hundreds of
families who enjoy the daily spectacle
OF the sun going down over the Golden
gate.
While the northern scenic section has
been thus greatly improved. the por-
tions Of the city that lie close to the
university grounds have been much
besutihed by the addition of scores of
high class homes. each of which in
liberal outlay represent a handsome
sum. The aggregate of money in such
homes is very large. At the same time
the humber homes have multiplied.
There are no saloons within a mile
Of the university. and this has helped
TO preserve the uniform character of
neighborhoods IN the matter of i'm
provements. In the mild climate of
Berkeley every one can have a pleas
ant place for q dwelling. Thousands
may have marine views; all may have
unlimited flowers and sunshine. Every
one by reason of the rapid growth of
Berkeley and the consequent enhance
ment Of property values in all sections
he viii make money.
Business enterprises as represented
by the erection of modern business
structures on the principal retail
streets and by the building Of hotels,
apartments. etc. on the most approved
and artistic lines have kept pace with
the home building operations, and all
has tended to foreshadow the future
Of q most progressive and splendid
city
Among larger structures that de-
serve particular mention are the Young
Mems Christian association building
which is in course of construction: the
new city hall, the Polytechnic school
the new Southern Pacific depot, the
First National Bank building, the new
Shattuck hotel at Shattuck avenue and
Allston way, the Physicians building
in University avenue, the Masonic
temple, the ClSremont hotel and new
schOolhouses.
Large building improvements have
also been in progress in the university
grounds The entire building record is
that of advance in the individual cost
and architectural adornments of struc-
tures erected, and each day makes
Berkeley handsomer and financially
stronger in the assessment rolls and
in business transactions and business
prospects.