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view of auditorium and courthouse Betsy Willcuts,July 2002 Bibliography: THE HEART OF OAKLAND, A Walking Guide to Lake Merritt by Leslie Flint, Sponsored by the Camron-Stanford House Preservation Association Under Mayor Mott (1905-1915) following the City Beautiful national movement, a park and several municipal buildings were constructed. However, it wasn't until the 1940s that the city council made formal plans for a new 16-building civic center. And with rising land values, changing plans and lack of money only part of this plan was constructed.