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WHERE THE EARTH MOVED
Curious to find a few places where the earth shook? Visit these notorious spots in and
around the Bay Area:
Earthquake Trail
, at Point Reyes National Seashore, shows the effects of the big one in
1906.
Cypress Freeway Memorial Park
, at 14th St and Mandela Parkway, commemorates the
forty-two people that died and those who helped rescue survivors when the Cypress Free-
way collapsed in West Oakland, one of the most horrifying and enduring images of the
1989 Loma Prieta quake.
parking $8), near Aptos in Santa Cruz County, a sign on the Aptos Creek Trail marks the
actual epicenter of the Loma Prieta quake, and on the Big Slide Trail a number of fissures
can be spotted.
At UC Berkeley, the Hayward Fault runs just beneath
Memorial Stadium
.
Shopping
Branching off the UC campus, Telegraph Ave caters mostly to students, hawking a steady
dose of urban hippie gear, handmade sidewalk-vendor jewelry and head-shop
paraphernalia. Audiophiles will swoon over the music stores. Other shopping corridors in-
clude College Ave in the Elmwood District, 4th St (north of University Ave) and Solano
Ave.
Amoeba Music
MUSIC
510-549-1125; 2455 Telegraph Ave;
10:30am-8pm Mon-Thu, to 10pm Fri
& Sat, 11am-8pm Sun)
If you're a music junkie, you might plan on spending a few hours at the original Berkeley
branch of Amoeba Music, packed with massive quantities of new and used CDs, DVDs,
tapes and records (yes, lots of vinyl).
Moe's
BOOKS
510-849-2087; 2476 Telegraph Ave;
10am-10pm)
