Posted by Annalee on May 28th, 2006 under Historical
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Posted by randolph on May 19th, 2006 under Historical
1928 Telegraph was the site of Oakland Art [dot] com, a gallery, community arts center, entertainment venue and arts marketing facility. Since the location of the Oakland Box and now the Uptown Bar, OA.com was opened in 1998 and housed a digital printing facity, frame shop, photo lab and gallery/exhibition space. OA.com was […]
Posted by OLHP-Mills-College on May 10th, 2006 under Historical
Excerpt from an interview about the beginnings of Festival of the Lake in 1982. Interview conducted by Mills College student Claudia Rivas. Part of an oral history series on Lake Merritt, sponsored by the Oakland Living History Program at Mills College. The complete interview is available at the Oakland Public Library, Oakland […]
Posted by OLHP-Mills-College on May 9th, 2006 under Historical
Excerpts from an interview with Fairyland’s head puppeteer, Lewis Mahlmann on November 11, 2002. Mills College student Hazel Mottershead is the interviewer. Part of an oral history series on Lake Merritt, sponsored by the Oakland Living History Program at Mills College. The complete interview is available at the Oakland Public Library, Oakland History […]
Posted by Annalee on May 4th, 2006 under Historical
Join The Organic City film crew in a tour of Old Oakland led by Annalee Allen. Annalee 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. […]
Posted by Annalee on May 3rd, 2006 under Historical
Join The Organic City film crew in a tour of Old Oakland led by Annalee Allen. Annalee 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. […]
Posted by JimRatliff on April 29th, 2006 under Historical
The Cleveland Cascade was a stunning Italian-inspired water feature on the shores of Lake Merritt, built in 1923. Its water cascaded 100 feet down a steep hill– pouring through a sequence of ornate bowls– from the Cleveland Heights hill above almost into Lake Merritt below. Two flights of steps flanked the Cascade and are heavily […]
Posted by Annalee on April 27th, 2006 under Historical
Join The Organic City film crew in a tour of Old Oakland led by Annalee Allen. Annalee 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. […]
Posted by Annalee on April 24th, 2006 under Historical
Join The Organic City film crew in a tour of Old Oakland led by Annalee Allen. In this installment Annalee tells us about the history of Swans and some other local buildings on Clay St. between 9th St. and 10th St.
Annalee has coordinated the city sponsored Oakland Tours Program, promoting the efforts of volunteer guides […]
Posted by JimRatliff on April 23rd, 2006 under Historical
The Cleveland Cascade was a stunning Italian-inspired water feature on the shores of Lake Merritt, built in 1923. Its water cascaded 100 feet down a steep hill– pouring through a sequence of ornate bowls– from the Cleveland Heights hill above almost into Lake Merritt below. Two flights of steps flanked the Cascade and are heavily […]
Posted by Annalee on April 21st, 2006 under Historical
Join The Organic City film crew in a tour of Old Oakland led by Annalee Allen. In this installment Annalee and her tour stop at the corner of 10th St. @ Clay St. to see the variety of restaurants and hear the history of an unassuming official Oakland landmark built with Red Bricks.
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Posted by JimRatliff on April 18th, 2006 under Historical
The Cleveland Cascade was a stunning Italian-inspired water feature on the shores of Lake Merritt, built in 1923. Its water cascaded 100 feet down a steep hill– pouring through a sequence of ornate bowls– from the Cleveland Heights hill above almost into Lake Merritt below. Two flights of steps flanked the Cascade and are heavily […]
Posted by oakland_ear on April 18th, 2006 under Historical
As anyone who has been listening to the press recently knows, Today is the 100th anniversary of the 1906 earthquake.
The Chabot Observatory (which was at the time located in Lafayette Square Park) was one of the few locations in California with a seismograph and the record (see below) was included in the final report of […]
