Landmarks: Packard Building, May 28, 2006 under Historical
Landmarks: Nature Rotary Center, May 28, 2006 under Historical
Landmarks: Tribune Tower, May 28, 2006 under Historical
Landmarks: Children’s Fairyland, May 28, 2006 under Historical
Landmarks: Oakland City Hall, May 28, 2006 under Historical
Landmarks: Kaiser Center, May 28, 2006 under Historical
Landmarks: Bellevue-Staten Building, May 28, 2006 under Historical
Landmarks: Cameron Stanford House, May 28, 2006 under Historical
Walking Tours: Old Oakland II, May 04, 2006 under Historical
Walking Tours: Old Oakland I, May 03, 2006 under Historical
Walking Tours: Swans Market Cohousing, Apr 27, 2006 under Historical
Walking Tours: Swans, Apr 24, 2006 under Historical
Walking Tours: Restaurant Row, Apr 21, 2006 under Historical
Walking Tours: Lafayette Square Park III, Apr 17, 2006 under Historical
Walking Tours: Lafayette Square Park II, Apr 15, 2006 under Historical
Walking Tours: Lafayette Square Park I, Apr 13, 2006 under Historical
Walking Tours: Pardee Home Museum, Apr 11, 2006 under Historical
Walking Tours: Preservation Park, Apr 09, 2006 under Historical
Walking Tours: African American Museum, Apr 07, 2006 under Historical
Walking Tours: 1st Unitarian Church, Apr 05, 2006 under Historical

Annalee Allen is a weekly columnist with the Oakland Tribune, writing on topics relating to landmarks, tours, and local history. She currently serves on the Alameda County Parks Recreation and Historical Commission whose members are appointed by the county’s Board of Supervisors. She also serves on the Board of the Alameda County Historical Society and is a Trustee of the Pardee Home Museum in Oakland. Since 1996 she has coordinated the city sponsored Oakland Tours Program, promoting the efforts of volunteer guides who lead walking tours of Oakland’s downtown . In addition to leading tours for schools and other groups, Annalee recruits and trains potential new volunteers. The Oakland Tours Program is sponsored by the city’s Cultural Arts and Marketing Department. Annalee is a past president of the Oakland Heritage Alliance, and previously served on the city of Oakland’s Landmarks Preservation Advisory Board. Annalee was born in San Francisco, grew up in Berkeley and graduated from UCLA with a bachelor’s degree in Art History. Married with three sons, she is a 25 year resident of Oakland’s Rockridge neighborhood.