downtown

1862

Sacramento during flood.  K Street east from Fourth Street. Stereo View Cards.  Title: Sacramento Floods.  The dates of the flood are a little vague. But Sacramento did flood as...

1951
11/01/85

An aerial view of Acorn Plaza with downtwon Oakland in the background. City Hall is one of the major buildings in the background. The Tribune clipping, dated Friday November 1, 1985, attached to...

16-Apr-70

Description: Photo focuses on debris lying on a Berkeley downtown sidewalk. Looks to be mostly rocks. Beyond it three police in riot gear talk to two men. The area is deserted except for two boys...

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Betsy Willcuts, Feb. 2002

Bibliography: THE HEART OF OAKLAND, A Walking Guide to Lake Merritt by Leslie Flint, Sponsored by the Camron-Stanford House Preservation Association

Lake...

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1873

Belonged to C.E. Wickham. This photo is a modern reproduction of an original print.

(D. Curry, 8/4/99) Photo shows the exterior of the Ghirardelli & Petar General Depot of California...

Photographs, progress report of Oakland's City Hall. Report from architects to Mayor Mott. From first excavation to completion. "Oakland City Hall, Feb. 14th, 1912"; (photo shows juxtaposition of...

c.1970

A view of a contemporary office building, with large glass panels stretching horizontally across the facade and with no visible exterior adornment. The building faces Lake Merritt, not shown....

1956

A night time view of virtually the same scene as in 2000.2.48, with fewer cars parke on the streets. The photo is taken slightly farther back than in the daytime scene, so that a billboard,...

1956

A day time view of a street lined on both sides by commercial buidlings of varying heights, but none taller than 5 storeys. It may well be 14th St. in downtwon Oakland. Some automobiles are...

1920-1980

A nighttime view of the fireworks over Lake Merritt during a July 4 celebration. In the background, downtown Oakland's buildings are ablaze with lights. Both the Tribune Tower and City Hall...

24-Apr-57

Caption on back "Tuning up for Parade-With Oakland's skyline forming an imposing background, seven boats from the Oakland Yacht Club fleet take a trial run on the Estuary in preparaton for the...

2-Dec-55

Caption on back "Waterfront Scene - The freighter Taigen Maru, aided by the tug Sea Scout, noses up to an Oakland Estuary dock near Frederick St. In the background is Government Island and...

20-Aug-50

Caption on back "Port of Oakland's Grove Street peir with the city in the background." Photo shows aerial view of small section of Oakland waterfront looking west to Oakland Hills. View of...

15-May-71

Description: Young men and women hover under an awning at the Rexall drug store along a Berkeley sidewalk. Police in riot gear and with gas masks are throwing a gas canister at them. Further down...

16-Feb-70

Description: A large crowd is standing on a business street in Berkeley. A young man is running past some police in front of the crowd and has just thrown the large white white of an effigy at one...

22-Oct-83

Depiction: A very large crowd of primarily men march through a downtown street in Manilla. A few carry signs, and there is a large banner at the front of the crowd. There are neon signs along each...

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