Friday, April 9, 2010

Skywatch Friday: the sentinels of the court

For some reason there are palm trees dotting much of Oakland.  These palms mark the entrance to Pleasant Valley Court near Piedmont Avenue and the Mt. View Cemetery.  There is only one way in, so car traffic is only from residents and their visitors.  It's a sweet, quiet enclave with Arts and Crafts houses and 1920s and 1930s stucco faced bungalows.  They're lucky to live there, just a quick walk to the lively Piedmont Avenue shopping district.  You can see we're still enjoying fair weather.  For other Skywatch views from around the world, click here.

6 comments:

  1. Great composition with these tall thin palm trees guarding the road. I'm amazed at how tall and thin palm trees can be!

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  2. Love the view! One really gets the feel of the neighborhood and the palms all lined up and standing WAY UP there are just great.

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  3. Oh nice place to live indeed, so quiet and so close to the big city. And I love these so long and thin palm trees...

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  4. Before moving to France, «Louis» lived near these palm trees. He always wondered what the story is about how they got there. It is indeed a fine neighborhood.

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  5. Lovely photo! And so high palms..never seen that:-)

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