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The Key System (or Key Route) was a privately owned company that provided mass transit in the cities of Oakland, Berkeley, Alameda, [2] Emeryville, Piedmont, San Leandro, Richmond, Albany, and El Cerrito in the eastern San Francisco Bay Area from 1903 until 1960, when it was sold to a newly formed public agency, AC Transit.
Oakland Children's Fairyland, Inc. Theme. Fairy tales. Area. 10 acres (4.0 ha) Children's Fairyland, U.S.A. is an amusement park, located in Oakland, California, on the shores of Lake Merritt. It was one of the earliest "themed" amusement parks in the United States. [1] Fairyland includes 10 acres (4.0 ha) of play sets, small rides, and animals.
The Five Keys were an American rhythm and blues vocal group who were instrumental in shaping this genre in the 1950s. [1]They were formed with the original name of Sentimental Four in Newport News, Virginia, US, in the late 1940s, and initially consisted of two sets of brothers - Rudy West and Bernie West, and Ripley Ingram [2] and Raphael Ingram. [3]
m. Ralph Hubert " Sonny " Barger Jr. (October 8, 1938 – June 29, 2022) was an American outlaw biker who was a founding member of the Oakland, California chapter of the Hells Angels Motorcycle Club in 1957. [ 3 ] After forming the Oakland chapter, Barger was instrumental in unifying various disparate Hells Angels chapters and had the club ...
Monroe County runs five early voting sites in the Florida Keys from Monday, Oct. 21 through Saturday, Nov. 2. ... 6399 W. Oakland Park Blvd. Nob Hill Soccer Club, 10200 Sunset Strip, Sunrise.
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 Five Keys singles chronology. "Ling, Ting, Tong". (1954) " Close Your Eyes ". (1955) "My Love". (1955) " Close Your Eyes " is a song written by Chuck Willis and performed by The Five Keys. It reached number 5 on the U.S. R&B chart in 1955.
1975. 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.