Archive for March, 2010
Major Public Transit Change: AC Transit No. 13
Thursday, March 18th, 2010Effective Sunday, March 28th, the “No. 13” AC Transit line that has served our neighborhood for decades will be discontinued and replaced by the “BA line” which will be rerouted and now stop (terminate) at Wala Vista but only during weekday commute hours. While this might work for any weekday commuter whose final destination is San Francisco, it will come as a surprise to anyone else who occasionally uses the bus during the day to travel to downtown Oakland or BART. For Bus to BART during mid-day, you should plan on taking either the “NL” line at Lakeshore and Lake Park (runs at 15 minute intervals) or the Grand Avenue bus, the “No. 12”, across from the Grand Lake Theater (runs at 30 minute intervals).
Click Here to see new schedule
Fares remains unchanged:
Local:
Adults (18 – 64): $2.00
Youths (5 – 17): $1.00
Seniors (65+): $1.00
Transbay:
Adults (18 – 64): $4.00
Youths (5 – 17): $2.00
Seniors (65+): $2.00
Transfers are valid for one use within a 90 minute period and cost 25 cents
Rates for tickets for “10 Rides” and for “One Month” remain unchanged
For additional information, please call 511 or 510 817-1717 and say “AC Trannsit.”
Where was the Robert S. McNamara Residence? Mystery Solved?
Thursday, March 18th, 2010It’s well known that Robert S. McNamara grew up right here in Lakewood Park but many have been uncertain about his exact address. McNamara was the nation’s eighth Secretary of Defense under Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson and the person most often associated with the nation’s military strategies and decisions during the Viet Nam War. He was the son of Robert James McNamara and Clara Nell (Strange) McNamara (hence his Strange middle name). He graduated from Piedmont High School in 1933 and went on to earn a Bachelor of Arts degree from UC Berkeley in 1937. According to the city directories of the day, Robert J. and Clara Nell lived at 1036 Annerley Road, the current residence of Clinton and May Arndt who have lived there for the past 30 years. May told me that they purchased the home from a family that was unable to get their children into Piedmont School because the address is actually in Oakland. So how was it possible that Robert S. was able to attend Piedmont Schools? No one seems to known for sure. It could be that the school eligibility requirements at the time were more lenient or perhaps Clara Nell was employed by the City of Piedmont. His father, Robert J. was a sales manager at a wholesale shoe company in San Francisco.
