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Lake Merritt is a lake located in a large tidal lagoon basin in the center of Oakland, California, just east of Downtown. It is named after Samuel Merritt, Oakland's mayor in 1867–1869, who had the lagoon dammed turning the varying tidal lagoon into a stable salt-water lake. It is surrounded by parkland and city neighborhoods.
The Lake Merritt Plaza is a high-rise located in downtown Oakland, California, United States.It has 27 stories and stands at 371 ft (113 m) tall. [1] [2]The building, developed by Transpacific Development Co., is designed by architect Bill Valentine. [3]
"Lake Merritt" is used to refer to the lake itself, and to the residential neighborhoods and commercial districts in its vicinity. Adams Point; Eastlake/Merritt; Grand Lake (A portmanteau of Grand and Lakeshore Avenues) Lake Merritt (the body of water) Lakeside Apartments District; Westlake/Oak Glen Park
East Oakland stretches between Lake Merritt in the northwest and San Leandro in the southeast. It generally has a diagonal layout. East Oakland has numbered avenues (1st to 109th) that run northeast to southwest, and numbered streets (East 7th to East 38th) that run northwest to southeast. Interstates 580 and 880 also run northwest to southeast.
Kaiser Center, also called the Kaiser Building, is a 28-story office building located at 300 Lakeside Drive, adjacent to Lake Merritt, in downtown Oakland, California, designed by the architectural firm of Welton Becket & Associates of Los Angeles. The property is bounded by Lakeside Drive, which terminates and joins Harrison Street at the site ...
The René C. Davidson Courthouse (originally, Alameda County Court House) is the main courthouse, part of the Alameda County Superior Court system. The art deco style courthouse was completed in 1934 and is located in the county seat of Oakland, California, USA. [1]
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Downtown Oakland is the central business district of Oakland, California, United States. It is located roughly bounded by both the Oakland Estuary and Interstate 880 on the southwest, Interstate 980 on the northwest, Grand Avenue on the northeast, and Lake Merritt on the east.