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Oakland Technical High School is a Title I school and approximately 53% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced price lunches. The total school enrollment in 2016-17 was 2,037 students. Tech is a highly diverse school, with students comprising a range of racial, ethnic, and socio-economic backgrounds.
Oakland City Hall: 1914 1 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza Oakland, California: Palmer & Hornbostel [5] [12] Oakland Technical High School: 1914 4351 Broadway Oakland, California: Palmer & Hornbostel [35] Hartford City Hall: 1915 550 Main Street Hartford, Connecticut: Palmer & Hornbostel; Davis & Brooks [24] Arthur S. Dwight residence 1915 King's Point ...
Downtown and West Oakland are located entirely in the flatlands, while North and East Oakland incorporate lower hills and flatlands neighborhoods. This hills/flatlands division extends beyond Oakland's borders into neighboring cities in the East Bay's urban core such as Berkeley, Hayward, San Leandro, and Richmond.
The history of high-rises in Oakland began with the completion of the nine-story Bank of America Building in 1907. A nine-story section was later added to the same building. [3] It remained the tallest building in the city until 1914, when the Oakland City Hall, at 320 feet (98 m), became the tallest. [4]
This is a list of Oakland, California elementary schools. The list includes current and former schools, public, and charter. Oakland's public elementary schools are part of the Oakland Unified School District.
The Bank of America Building, also called Oakland Bank Building and Oakland Bank of Savings, is a 69 m (226 ft) high-rise located in downtown Oakland, California.The building was originally constructed with nine floors, and the 18-story tower was annexed later.
Jack London Square is located at the south end of Broadway, across the Oakland Estuary from Alameda. [citation needed]The name has also come to refer to the formerly industrial neighborhood surrounding Jack London Square now known as the Jack London District, which has undergone significant rehabilitation in the last decade, including loft conversions and new construction.
Piedmont Avenue also has "the Bay Area's Book Row," with multiple independent bookstores concentrated within a six-block radius; [9] the Piedmont Theatre, which is the oldest still-operating theater in Oakland (built in 1917); [10] and the 1893 ice cream parlor Fentons Creamery, which was featured in Pixar's 2009 movie Up.