Tour West Berkeley, See the Delightful New and Old Berkeley

I love to do this tour, there's so much see. The variation in the architecture is rare, mainly due to the age range from 1854 to 2020. Lots of art around, see photo above.
Its a very nice walk in a very mixed area of Berkeley. The oldest part of the City with a Landmarked heritage district. Lots of interesting establishments (Like the Cactus Garden nursery on 4th St. and some of the oldest and also some of the most modern architecture in Berkeley, (see photos below). See the oldest building(1854), oldest church and public school building in Berkeley.
We'll be touring West Berkeley, along 5th Street, from Carmelia to Hearst, to 10th & Delaware, and return.
Good places for lunch around the 4th street shopping district afterwards.
Buy a Tesla or VinFast electric car on 4th street, next to boutique coffee shops, restaurants, a Nike store and more.
Or have lunch at the very nice Picante restaurant around the corner from where we started for good, fresh Mexican food, in a very nice setting, in or outdoors.

Well worth it for SF people to come over. Easy drive on a weekend morning. Plenty of easy street parking and no restrictions. Accessible by BART and a relatively short bus ride. Exactly 1.5 miles from University Ave.&San Pablo Ave., to 5th&Carmelia St. Or take a train from Sacramento, the train stops in Berkeley, exactly 1.2 miles away. Lots of trains from all over come through this neighborhood.

Meet on the sidewalk at the intersection of 5th & Camelia St., Berkeley. Plenty of parking on the residential streets adjacent. No parking restrictions. But always check the parking signs and curb, for any restrictions where you park.
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A photo credit to my friend Mike for the above Event cover photo, and the first four photos below.
Maybe make a day of it with lunch on 4th Street at one of many nice restaurants including Reveille from SF. Bette's Oceanview Diner or Takeout and sit outside.
Then join me nearby for this informative talk:
The Finnish History of West Berkeley
(We'll have just visited (from the outside) the old Finnish Hall & Settlement House on 10th St.)
West Berkeley's Finnish History
Saturday, June 14
2:00pm - 3:00pm

West Branch of the Berkeley Library, at University & San Pablo Ave.
West Branch Meeting Room
The history of the Finnish community in West Berkeley
Richard Hourula describes the history of the Finnish community in West Berkeley. June 14th, 2:00 - 3:00pm, West Branch Community Meeting Room.
I think this will be fascinating. The Finns were known for their carpentry skills which were put to great use here. Also they were very active politically, which I'm sure we'll learn more about in the talk.