- The Chandler Building
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Coordinates: 37°51′54.9″N 122°15′31.37″W / 37.86525°N 122.2587139°W
the chandler building
front doorThe Chandler Building (sometimes called the Chandler Apartments) is a historic building at the corner of Dwight Way and Telegraph Avenue in Berkeley, California. It is 4 stories tall. It was built in the 1920's.
The building has received some literary fame, being featured prominently in the 2002 mystery novel The Chandler Apartments by Owen Hill, who wrote the book while living there.
It is also the former residence of Jonathan Lethem, a novelist and MacArthur Fellowship recipient.
It is the current residence of Tom Toro, New Yorker cartoonist.
External links
- [1] a review of Owen Hill's "The Chandler Apartments."
- [2] Chandler Building facebook group of past and current residents.
Citations
The information about Jonathan Lethem comes from a current resident of the Chandler Building (circa 2006).
Categories:- Buildings and structures in Berkeley, California
- Apartment buildings in the United States
- Alameda County, California geography stubs
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