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Emeryville Historical Society: Greenway Walking Tour

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Tour Overview

Walk the length of Emeryville’s treasured Greenway, a former rail spur, and learn about some of the historic spots along the way.

The Emeryville Greenway is a “rails to trails” success story that converted parts of a Southern Pacific interurban passenger and freight line into a walkable and bikeable path that runs the length of the city.

This 1.5 mile long, self-guided walking tour details 26 stories behind the existing brick & concrete buildings and other razed structures. These stories hearken back to the city’s founding, industrial past, as well as more contemporary stories spotlighting the city’s development and growth.

Stops

  1. Stop 1: The Marchant Building (Now Foundry31) - 3100 San Pablo Ave

  2. Stop 2: The Geo. M. Martin Company - 1250 67th Street

  3. Stop 3: Doughnut Corporation of America - 1255 67th St.

  4. Stop 4: Liquid Sugars Inc. (Now Liquid Sugar Lofts)

  5. Stop 5: Oliver Tire & Rubber Co.

  6. Stop 6: Janson Iron Works / Baker Metal Building

  7. Stop 7: Peabody Lane

  8. Stop 8: J.T. Thorpe & Son, Inc.

  9. Stop 9: Pioneer Laundry

  10. Stop 10: Forni Mfg./Doyle Hollis Park

  11. Stop 2: The Geo. M. Martin Company - 1250 67th Street

  12. Stop 12: Emeryville Community Organic Garden

  13. Stop 13: Liberty Iron Works

  14. Stop 14: Vernetti’s Town House

  15. Stop 15: Great Western Meter Company

  16. Stop 16: Powell & Doyle Street Water Tower

  17. Stop 17: Pacific Manifolding Book Co.

  18. Stop 18: 1409/1411 Powell St. (Now Honor Kitchen & Cocktails)

  19. Stop 19: Industrial Hard Chrome Plating Co.

  20. Stop 20: SP East Bay Electric Lines

  21. Stop 21: Marchant Calculating Machine Company

  22. Stop 22: Chiron Legorreta Building /PCR Park

  23. Stop 23: Shell Development Research Center (Now Grifols)

  24. Stop 24: Rheem Manufacturing Corp.

  25. Stop 25: Oakland Trotting Park

  26. Stop 26: Emeryville Postoffice & Emery’s Station

  27. Stop 3: Doughnut Corporation of America - 1255 67th St.

  28. Stop 4: Liquid Sugars Inc. (Now Liquid Sugar Lofts)

  29. Stop 5: Oliver Tire & Rubber Co.

  30. Stop 6: Janson Iron Works / Baker Metal Building

  31. Stop 7: Peabody Lane

  32. Stop 8: J.T. Thorpe & Son, Inc.

  33. Stop 9: Pioneer Laundry

  34. Stop 10: Forni Mfg./Doyle Hollis Park

  35. Stop 11: International Harvester Co.

  36. Stop 12: Emeryville Community Organic Garden

  37. Stop 13: Liberty Iron Works

  38. Stop 14: Vernetti’s Town House

  39. Stop 15: Great Western Meter Company

  40. Stop 16: Powell & Doyle Street Water Tower

  41. Stop 17: Pacific Manifolding Book Co.

  42. Stop 18: 1409/1411 Powell St. (Now Honor Kitchen & Cocktails)

  43. Stop 19: Industrial Hard Chrome Plating Co.

  44. Stop 20: SP East Bay Electric Lines

  45. Stop 21: Marchant Calculating Machine Company

  46. Stop 22: Chiron Legorreta Building /PCR Park

  47. Stop 23: Shell Development Research Center (Now Grifols)

  48. Stop 24: Rheem Manufacturing Corp.

  49. Stop 25: Oakland Trotting Park

  50. Stop 26: Emeryville Postoffice & Emery’s Station

  51. Stop 1: The Marchant Building (Now Foundry31) - 3100 San Pablo Ave

  52. Stop 11: International Harvester Co.

  53. Stop 8: J.T. Thorpe & Son, Inc.