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The City of Piedmont

LindaRD, Registered Dietitian/Nutritionist counsels many families that reside in Piedmont CA.

The City of Piedmont is a charter city of approximately 11,000 residents located in the beautiful Oakland Hills, overlooking the San Francisco Bay. The city, which is virtually built out, consists of established, high-quality single family homes on quiet tree-lined streets. Piedmont is centrally located within a few minutes from Oakland and San Francisco on the West and Concord and Walnut Creek on the East. Within Piedmont’s 1.7 square-mile area there are five city parks and numerous landscaped areas which offer wooded picnic facilities.

In the Roaring Twenties Piedmont was known as the “City of Millionaires” because there were more millionaires per square mile than in any city in the United States.

Piedmont became a charter city under the laws of the State of California on December 18, 1922. The charter was adopted by the voters on February 27, 1923 and can only be changed by another vote of the people.

In 1950 the Veteran’s Building was built next door to City Hall on land that had been used as a small park. By 1976, the city needed a new middle school. The school district tore down the Leander Redmon estate on Magnolia Avenue and built the current Middle School on that property. The Redmon’s tea house, which had been in the back yard, was moved to Piedmont Park and placed in the exact spot where an earlier tea house had been built by Frank Havens in 1890.

In the 1980’s and 90’s, Piedmont restored its existing parks and created three new ones. Over $350,000 was spent to clean up Piedmont Park and build a new overlook behind the Community Hall. The city received a gift for Crocker Park, a large statue of a bear and her cubs designed by Benny Bufano. There were three new parks built, Linda Park, Dracena Park and Coaches Playfield. The newest park project is the Hampton Field Building which will be used as a pre-school and for recreation programs for Piedmont children.

Piedmont Unified School district also did major building projects at each school in Piedmont during the 1990’s and rebuilt Witter Field at Piedmont High School.

As Piedmont starts a new century, there are many names from the past that are still part of everday life. Havens School is named for the man who rebuilt Piedmont Park. Blair Avenue is named for the the farmer and businessman who first settled here and Craig Avenue is named for the man who led the fight to become a city. Highland Avenue and Requa Road remember one of the first seven families to settle in our community.

A charming downtown on Highland Avenue has 3 banks and the popular country style grocery store, Mulberry. Piedmont is a special town that deserves a special, one-of-a-kind neighborhood market. Mulberry’s Market fits the bill. Modeled on the time-honored tradition of a neighborhood store, Mulberry’s Market is the place Piedmont families can depend on for high quality groceries and prepared foods in a friendly, community environment.

Whether you’re in the market for a great cup of coffee before work, sandwich platters for your working lunch, an after-school snack, or dinner on the go, Mulberry’s is building a reputation for combining quality with convenience. Our promise is to treat Piedmont right. The name “Mulberry’s Market” is a tribute to Piedmont’s one and only manufacturing facility which thrived at the turn of the century: the Piedmont Ladies’ Silk Culture Club. Hungry silkworms feasted on mulberry leaves — their only food source — from the mulberry orchard that blanketed central Piedmont. While we don’t need to be your sole source of food, we hope Mulberry’s can keep the citizens of Piedmont as happy and well fed as those silkworms!

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