If you’re in Berkeley and wander far enough up Marin Avenue, there’s no doubt you’ll run into the Fountain at The Circle. The grand Beaux Arts fountain has become a symbol of the neighborhood and has inspired numerous paintings and drawings. It even has its own Berkeley Public Library card design.
But this fountain also symbolizes a big moment in Berkeley’s history, and how one developer’s dream almost changed California history forever.
Reported by Maggie Galloway.
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