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These 10 tuneful landmarks offer a glimpse of Bay Area rock ‘n’ roll history.
1 The Metallica Mansion
3132 Carlson Blvd., El Cerrito
The top-selling Bay Area band of all time lived here from late 1982 through 1986, ironing out much of the material that would end up on the amazing “Ride the Lightning” and “Master of Puppets” albums.
2 Green Day house
2243 Ashby Ave., Berkeley
Before they hit multiplatinum heights, the Green Day guys lived in this communal space –where the video for “Longview” was filmed.
3 “Mid-Century Monster”
Lake Merritt area, Oakland
The 1952 Robert Winston sculpture, located off Bellevue Avenue near Lake Merritt, was featured on the cover of the 1968 Sly and the Family Stone album, “Dance to the Music.”
4 Tupac Shakur’s Apartment
275 MacArthur Blvd., Oakland
The talented rapper moved into this apartment complex in 1991, the same year he released his debut album, “2Pacalypse Now.”
5 Grateful Dead house
710 Ashbury St., San Francisco
This is arguably the most famous address in Bay Area rock ‘n’ roll lore, drawing countless tie-dyed tourists to see where the beloved jam band lived in the 1960s.
6 Jefferson Airplane house
2400 Fulton St., San Francisco
The address might ring a bell. It was used as the title of the band’s 1987 compilation album, “2400 Fulton Street.”
7 Janis Joplin house
635 Ashbury St., San Francisco
The legendary vocalist lived in a number of different locations in the City by the Bay, including a second floor apartment in this lovely Victorian located just steps from the famed HaightAshbury intersection.
8 Grace Slick house
1310 Greenwood Ave., Palo Alto Slick (who was known as Grace Wing at the time) lived in this house with her family from the early 1950s until she left for college at the University of Miami.
9 Eagles birthplace
4926 El Camino Real, Los Altos
Linda Ronstadt put together a very special backing band – including Glenn Frey, Don Henley and Randy Meisner – for a show at the Los Altos venue, Chuck’s Cellar, in 1971. Those three men, of course, went on to form the Eagles.
10 Doobie Brothers house
285 S. 12th St., San Jose This spot, where the Doobies got their start, was designated a historic landmark by the San Jose City Council in August.
BY MARTHA ROSS