Berkeley is a city on the east shore of San Francisco Bay in northern Alameda County, California. It is named after the 18th-century Irish bishop and philosopher George Berkeley.
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| Berkeley street scenes from the late 1960s to early 1980s |
Berkeley borders the cities of Oakland and Emeryville to the south and the city of Albany and the unincorporated community of Kensington to the north. Its eastern border with Contra Costa County generally follows the ridge of the Berkeley Hills.
Berkeley is home to the oldest campus in the University of California system, the University of California, Berkeley, and the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, which is managed and operated by the University. It also has the Graduate Theological Union, one of the largest religious studies institutions in the world.
Berkeley is considered one of the most socially liberal cities in the United States.
These fascinating photos were taken by
Richard Friedman that show street scenes of Berkeley from the late 1960s to early 1980s.
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| Berkeley street scenes, March 1968 |
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| Sproul Plaza, Berkeley, March 1968 |
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| Live Oak Park Festival, Berkeley, September 1969 |
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| Memorial Day, Berkeley, May 1969 |
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| Ohlone Way, Berkeley, August 1969 |
