H96.1.88

Oct-50
7 in HIGH x 12.5 in WIDE
(17.78 cm HIGH x 31.75 cm WIDE)
The Oakland Tribune Collection, the Oakland Museum of California. Gift of ANG Newspapers
H96.1.88


Handwritten on the back of the photo, "Key system Car barns- E. 18th & 2nd Ave. Oak. Torn down between Oct. 1950 & Jan. 1951." Photo shows a building with only the studs of the walls showing and the roof, the back part of the building has already been torn down is is laying in a pile on the ground. This building is behind several other buildings lining a dirt road. The road has been blocked off at either end, where the roads are paved from then on. Several cars are parked near the blocked off area.

Used: Oakland Tribune

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