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The Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building complex is a federal building complex in Oakland, California, constructed as part of the Oakland City Center redevelopment project. In 1998, the United States Congress passed a bill naming the building for former mayor and Congressman Ronald V. Dellums. [4]
The property is bounded by Lakeside Drive, which terminates and joins Harrison Street at the site, 20th-, 21st-, and Webster-streets. When completed in 1960, it was Oakland's tallest building, as well as the largest office tower west of the Rocky Mountains. [5] A three-story office/retail building adjacent to the main tower was completed in 1963.
MacArthur station is served by several AC Transit routes: local route 57 on 40th Street, local route 18 on Martin Luther King Jr. Way to the west, and local route 6 and All-nighter route 800 on Telegraph Avenue to the east. Several shuttle routes stop on Walter Miles Way on the east side of the station entrance.
In 1923, EBMUD was founded due to the rapid population growth and severe drought in the area. The district constructed Pardee Dam (finished in 1929) on the Mokelumne River in the Sierra Nevada, and a large steel pipe Mokelumne Aqueduct to transport the water from Pardee Reservoir across the Central Valley to the San Pablo Reservoir located in the hills of the East Bay region.
Construction of a high-quality depot was one of the conditions set forth by the city for the ATSF to build through Oakland. [3] It opened on May 16, 1904. [3] Passenger service was cut back to Richmond after June 15, 1958, ending service at the station. [4] The station site was sold to developers in 1990 and was rebuilt as a shopping center. [5]
The Ordway Building (also known as One Kaiser Plaza) is a skyscraper located in downtown Oakland, California. The building lies close to Oakland's Lake Merritt and the tower contains 28 stories of office space. There are eight corner offices per floor, since the skyscraper has a H-shaped floor plan.
Oakland's night skyline viewed from Lake Merritt. The U.S. city of Oakland, California is the site of more than 95 high-rises, the majority of which are located in its downtown district. [1] In the city, there are 30 buildings taller than 200 feet (61 m). The tallest building is the 28-story Ordway Building, which rises 404 feet (123 m). [2]
10 Tenth Street April 3, 1979 28 Oakland City Hall: 1 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza June 19, 1979 29 St. Augustine's / Old Trinity Church: 29th Street & Telegraph Avenue December 4, 1979 30 Earl Warren House: 88 Vernon Street December 4, 1979 31 Oakland Hotel: 13th St., Harrison St., 14th & Alice Streets December 18, 1979 32 Caldecott Tunnel: Highway 24