Comments on: Oakmartre http://oaklandgeology.wordpress.com/2008/12/29/oakmartre/ focused on, near and under Oakland, California Wed, 22 May 2013 03:36:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Lizzz http://oaklandgeology.wordpress.com/2008/12/29/oakmartre/#comment-540 Mon, 02 Feb 2009 02:07:33 +0000 http://oaklandgeology.wordpress.com/?p=346#comment-540 a great observation–I first saw the resemblance after a Monday morning (oodles of broken bottles and high-pressure street sweepers) hike all over Montmarte, ending at the top of Basilique Sacre Coeur (and followed by a memorable and well-earned meal at Table D’Anvers).

Try the streets above Grand Avenue near Lakeshore, especially Burke and the walkways from Grand up to Valle Vista.

]]> By: dmc http://oaklandgeology.wordpress.com/2008/12/29/oakmartre/#comment-510 Mon, 05 Jan 2009 03:35:50 +0000 http://oaklandgeology.wordpress.com/?p=346#comment-510 I live a few blocks from here on the other side of 580, and for me the shot exemplifies the irreparable damage done to Oakland’s neighborhoods by having freeways cut through them. But I also see what you mean about the resemblance to Montmartre, with the skinny hillside street, the church on top of the hill, etc. I totally agree with you about human history and geology. In fact, I think I am probably interested in geology only insofar as humans experience it and interact with it. That’s what makes your blog so fascinating — the interplay between the geologic history and the very human city that we dwell in on a day to day basis.

]]> By: Tommy Williams http://oaklandgeology.wordpress.com/2008/12/29/oakmartre/#comment-507 Tue, 30 Dec 2008 18:59:56 +0000 http://oaklandgeology.wordpress.com/?p=346#comment-507 I see the resemblance, too, and I think it’s the combination of the slender pines and the crenelated tower, coupled with the narrow alley. Or something. But I absolutely see what you’re talking about.

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