I pass the castle-like Julia Morgan-designed Berkeley City Club everyday on the drive home from work. Isn’t it the most amazing place? Take a tour here, or stay a night when you’re in town. Maybe I should join…
{all images from here, except the second image which is from here}
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:Melissa was a fashion editor in NYC for 8 years {Harper’s Bazaar, Mademoiselle} and in San Francisco {Lucky, 7x7} before starting Ruby Press in 2001.
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Eh…nuthin’ that a little drywall and spackle couldn’t improve upon. And you could drain and cover the pool and have one hell of a storage facility.
Or, (e.g., Seattle!), you could, say, admire and elevate the heritage of amazing architecture!
What a beautiful building, Melissa! It must have taken two months to build a place like that
That pool is amazing!
UB- Haha! Totally. I couldn’t dig up a good photo of the full exterior, but as you can well imagine, it is truly divine. I think I want to join so I can pretend (in my own mind at least) that I live there. Dillusional? Maybe…
I would like those doors for the front of my next house, pleaseandthankyou.
that pool is divine. I consider myself very lucky to have lived in one of her bldgs. downtown oakland, many many moons ago. If im not mistaken (sad but such an icon in my world) mr.Peet had his memorial at the berkeley C.C. not too long ago (PeetsCoffee&tea) Im a huge fan of the coffee but not of funerals… thanks for the nice post. her work is great!
omg.. first time i came to berkeley i saw this place at night and i had to take a peek at what was inside.. its just so gorgeous!
Meli- How cool! The building must have been beautiful!!
Janelle- It must have been amazing at night!