LOOK CLOSER
The Gloriously Specific Details
Location history
• The 1925 private residence appears to survive; the public marker is coarse.
Interaction circle
• Haagen-Smit’s Caltech chemistry connected directly to California air-pollution policy and the emerging regulatory system.
Map disclosure
• The marker is a coarse area point, not the residence or parcel.
CONFIRMED · HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION
The 1925 private residence appears to survive; the public marker is coarse.
INTERPRETATION · IDEA NETWORK
Haagen-Smit’s home makes environmental chemistry intensely local: experiments connected automobile and industrial emissions to the haze residents breathed.
UNDERSTAND THE PLACE
Context Without a Doorstep
Public location
South Berkeley Avenue area (approximate)
Hours
Not applicable to a context-only record. A related public institution may have its own event schedule.
Access
Private residence or private residential area. The public point is deliberately coarse; do not route to, approach, or photograph a home.
Map disclosure
The marker identifies a general area, not a house or parcel.
Photography
Do not photograph residents, windows, or private property, and do not linger.
Read the primary research source ↗