Berkeley Shellmound Site Listed as One of America’s 11 Most Endangered Historic Places

In a extraordinary turn of events, the National Trust for Historic Preservation announced today that they have placed the West Berkeley Shellmound and Village Site on their 2020 list of America's 11 Most Endangered Historic Places. “We are incredibly honored and grateful to receive this recognition for the sacred site …

How We Made the Maps

 by Chris Walker, Landscape Architect. We started with a map that was presented by Morrison & Foerster, the lawyers for Blake Griggs Properties, the developers who are proposing to build 260 apartments and 28,000 square feet of retail on the West Berkeley Shellmound Landmark site at 1900 4th Street in …