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Frank H. Ogawa Plaza is located where San Pablo Avenue converges with Broadway and 14th Street. The west side of the plaza is the site of Oakland City Hall and a city office building. Around the plaza are several Beaux-Arts styled commercial buildings from the early 20th century. [ 1 ]
The Downtown Oakland area is sometimes expanded to refer to the industrial and residential Jack London Square and Jack London warehouse district areas, the Lakeside Apartments District, which are a largely residential neighborhood on the west side of Lake Merritt, the Civic Center district, Chinatown, and the south end of Oakland's Broadway ...
Oakland City Center is an office, shopping and hotel complex in Downtown Oakland, Oakland, California. The complex is the product of a redevelopment project begun in the late 1950s. The complex is the product of a redevelopment project begun in the late 1950s.
The Paramount Theatre is a 3,040-seat Art Deco concert hall located at 2025 Broadway in Downtown Oakland. When it was built in 1931, it was the largest multi-purpose theater on the West Coast, seating 3,476. [4] [5] Today, the Paramount is the home of the Oakland East Bay Symphony and the Oakland Ballet.
The Henry J. Kaiser Center for the Arts is a historic, publicly owned multi-purpose building located in Oakland, California. The facility includes a 5,492-seat arena, a large theater, and a large ballroom. [2] The building is #27 on the list of Oakland Historic Landmarks., [3] and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2021. [4]
[5] [6] The 390 feet (119 m) Kaiser Center surpassed the height of the City Hall in 1960, and was the tallest building for a decade. [7] In 1989, Ordway Building became the tallest building in the city. As of April 2022, the tallest building currently under construction is the 36-story, 395 ft (120m) skyscraper at 1900 Broadway. [8]
1857 map of Oakland. In 1851, three men—Horace Carpentier, Edson Adams, and Andrew Moon—began developing what is now downtown Oakland. [28] In 1852, the Town of Oakland was incorporated by the state legislature. [29] During this time, Oakland had 75–100 inhabitants, two hotels, a wharf, two warehouses, and only cattle trails.
3900 Broadway November 4, 1980 45 Morcom Rose Garden: Oakland-Piedmont line between Oakland Avenue and Jean Street November 4, 1980 46 Second Church of Christ Scientist Parks Chapel A.M.E. Church 476 34th Street February 24, 1981 47 James White House: Original Location: 702 11th Street Present Location: Preservation Park. April 14, 1981 48