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The Juice Bar Collective

The Juice Bar Collective was opened in 1976. One of Berkeley's first worker-owned restaurants which sought to bring together homecooked food and social justice to serve the community. In memory of...

The Juice Bar Collective was opened in 1976. One of Berkeley's first worker-owned restaurants which sought to bring together homecooked food and social justice to serve the community. In memory of...

    Richmod - San Rafael Bridge

      Spenger Memorial Garden

        Palmerton Park

          SFFD Engine Co. No. 2

          SFFD ENGINE CO. NO. 2 HAS BEEN PLACED ON THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES BY THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 1908  

          SFFD ENGINE CO. NO. 2 HAS BEEN PLACED ON THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES BY THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 1908

            Commemoration of Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison's pant defecation after his Rugby League team loses.

            "It was on this spot in the evening of the 20th September 1997 that Scott Morrison defecated in his pants  after the Cronulla Sharks lost the Super League Grand Final to the Brisbane Broncos 28 -...

            "It was on this spot in the evening of the 20th September 1997 that Scott Morrison defecated in his pants  after the Cronulla Sharks lost the Super League Grand Final to the Brisbane Broncos 28 -...

            • australia
            • mcdonalds
            • prime minister
            • scomo
            • defecate
            • sharks
            • cronulla

            Old Knox County Jail

            Submitted By Kevin Pelton

            Submitted By Kevin Pelton

            • legal hanging
            • solitary confinement
            • 1845

            Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Created in San Anselmo

            • yoda
            • indiana jones
            • lucas
            • george lucas
            • star wars
            • 1973

            Irwin P. Diamond Gymnasium

            IRWIN P. DIAMOND GYMNASIUM NAMED FOR IRWIN P. DIAMOND SERVED 1947 - 1984 PRESIDENT, COLLEGE OF MARIN, 1974 - 1984 SUPERINTENDENT, MCCD, 1983 -84

            IRWIN P. DIAMOND GYMNASIUM NAMED FOR IRWIN P. DIAMOND SERVED 1947 - 1984 PRESIDENT, COLLEGE OF MARIN, 1974 - 1984 SUPERINTENDENT, MCCD, 1983 -84

              Of the Donors of the Land

              • kent

              Carole Helene d'Alessio

              This spot is dedicated to the memory of Carole Helene d’Alessio Loving mother and wife May its beauty remind us all of her love for the creek and her tireless work to protect and enhance it. We...

              This spot is dedicated to the memory of Carole Helene d’Alessio Loving mother and wife May its beauty remind us all of her love for the creek and her tireless work to protect and enhance it....

                ROSS CASH GROCERY

                ROSS CASH GROCERY "EDDIE'S" 1946 - 2010 Presented by the Residents of Ross to the Ahrens Family (Eddie, Robert, Grover, and Don) In recognition for their years of dedication and commitment to the...

                ROSS CASH GROCERY "EDDIE'S" 1946 - 2010 Presented by the Residents of Ross to the Ahrens Family (Eddie, Robert, Grover, and Don) In recognition for their years of dedication and commitment to the...

                  The Undamaged Red Postbox

                  This postbox remained standing almost undamaged on June 15th 1996 when this area was devasted by a bomb The box was removed during the rebuilding of the city centre and was returned to its...

                  This postbox remained standing almost undamaged on June 15th 1996 when this area was devasted by a bomb The box was removed during the rebuilding of the city centre and was returned to its...

                  • manchester
                  • bombing
                  • post box
                  • postbox
                  • ira manchest...

                  Freedomland USA Theme Park

                  On this Co-Op City site in 1960-1964 was the entrance to Freedomland USA"The World's Largest Outdoor Entertainment Center"A true theme park shaped in the map of the United States with rides,...

                  On this Co-Op City site in 1960-1964 was the entrance to Freedomland USA"The World's Largest Outdoor Entertainment Center"A true theme park shaped in the map of the United States with...

                    Randolph Collier

                      Riding Whip Tree Grown From A Riding Switch Planted in 1854

                        Rogue River (Caveman) Bridge

                          The Mysterious Stone Circles

                            Geology of the Shasta Area

                              Riding Whip Tree