Glen Echo to Mosswood

Learn about efforts to save a historic church on a hill. Look at a Julia Morgan house and a historic school. Follow one of Oakland’s pedestrian staircases to Glen Echo Creek and Richmond Blvd. with fine examples of California bungalows, Mission, and Mediterranean style homes. See the 1864 J. Mora Moss house, and the newly-built Mosswood Recreation Center. Wear stair-climbing shoes! —Naomi Schiff & Linda Taylor

Meeting Location: 111 Fairmount Ave. at 29th St. Park in the lot, driveway off Fairmount, courtesy of Oakland Peace Center.

Tour Guides: Naomi Schiff & Linda Taylor

NOTES:

• PLEASE MEET 15 MINUTES BEFORE listed time to allow for registration.

• We kindly request you register in advance.

• We offer fee waivers for limited income residents— just ask!

• Comfortable walking shoes, sun hats and sunscreen are recommended. Bring water.

• Vouchers, limited-income accommodation, and any other special circumstances should be handled in advance. Please email info@oaklandheritage.org for assistance

• Check your email the morning of the walking tour for any last-minute changes, clarifications, or cancellation.

• If you need assistance navigating Humanitix, please reach out to us at info@oaklandheritage.org or call our office at (510) 763-9218 and we’d be happy to help.

• Due to the ongoing presence of Covid, we will continue to make masks available. If you feel ill the day of a tour, please stay home. If after a tour, you become ill and test positive, please let us know as soon as possible. Thank you.

• Please check out the profiles of tour leaders. We are grateful for their skill and generosity.

• These tours support Oakland Heritage Alliance, a non-profit that tells Oakland’s story through walking tours, lectures, newsletters and advocacy. We welcome volunteers and new members!

Accessibility Note: Active; wear stair-climbing shoes!

About Oakland Heritage Alliance

Oakland Heritage Alliance is a 501(c)(3) non-profit membership organization which advocates the protection, preservation, and revitalization of Oakland's architectural, historic, cultural and natural resources through publications, education, and direct action.