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Tribune Building (1906) and Tower (1924) (409 - 13th St.) (22 floors). Oakland, CA. Style: Renaissance Revival. Architect: Edward T. Foulkes. | Tribune Tower is modeled on the Campanile in Venice. Oakland, CA. | Financial Center Building (1929) (401-415 14th St.)( 15 floors). Oakland, CA. Style: Gothic Revival & Art Deco. Architect: Walter Reed & William Corlett. | Terra cotta crown of Financial Center Building. Oakland, CA. |
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Gardens at base of 1111 Broadway. Oakland, CA. | 1111 Broadway (former APL Building) (1990). Oakland, CA. | 1111 Broadway & Clorox Building. Oakland, CA. | Clorox Building (1976) (24 floors) (1221 Broadway). Oakland, CA. Architect: Cesar Pelli. |
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1111 Broadway (former APL Building) (1990). Oakland, CA. | Lionel J. Wilson Flatiron Building (aka First National Bank of Oakland Building) (1908) (1401-1419 Broadway) (8 floors). Oakland, CA. Style: Beaux Arts. Architect: Llewellyn B. Dutton. | Key System Building (aka Security Bank & Trust Building) (1911) (1100-10 Broadway). Oakland, CA. Style: Beaux Arts. Architect: Frederick H. Meyer & Walter Reed. On National Register. | Crown of Key System Building (1100-10 Broadway). Oakland, CA. |
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Heritage commercial building (Broadway at 10th). Oakland, CA. | Heritage commercial building (Broadway at 10th). Oakland, CA. | Heritage commercial building (Broadway at 9th). Oakland, CA. | Brickwork on heritage commercial building. Oakland, CA. |
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Victorian storefront (489 8th St.). Oakland, CA. | Dunn's (721 Washington St.) & Bowman B. Brown's Building (Washington at 8th St.) buildings. Oakland, CA. | Dunn's commercial building (721 Washington St.) with cast iron facade by City Iron Works, Low & Chartrey of Fremont St., S.F. Oakland, CA. | City Iron Works, Low & Chartrey of Fremont St., S.F. cast iron sign on Dunn's building (721 Washington St.). Oakland, CA. |
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Antique MJB coffee sign painted on Dunn's building (721 Washington St.). Oakland, CA. | Victorian facade in heritage Oakland neighborhood. Oakland, CA. | Fa Yun Chan Temple (512 8th St.). Oakland, CA. | Infill housing in Oakland. Oakland, CA. |
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Scientific mural on Engineers & Scientists of California Building. Oakland, CA. | Streetscape of Oakland. Oakland, CA. | Urban mural. Oakland, CA. | Gooch Block (aka Ratto Block) (1876) (817-29 Washington St.). Oakland, CA. Architect: John S. Tibbals. |
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A.J. Snyder's Block (1879) (477-587 9th St.). Oakland, CA. Architect: Clinton Day. | Arlington Block (1860s) (492 9th St.) with below-grade entrances. Oakland, CA. | Arlington Block detail (1860s) (492 9th St.). Oakland, CA. | Nicholl Block (aka Arlington Hotel) (1876) (Washington at 9th St.). Oakland, CA. Architect: John Nicholl. |
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Gladstone Building (1860s) (469 9th St.). Oakland, CA. | Commercial block (480 9th St.). Oakland, CA. | Oakland Bank Building (1907-8) (1212 Broadway). Oakland, CA. Style: Beaux Arts. Architect: Charles W. Dickey + Reed & Corlett. | Oakland Bank Building portal (1212 Broadway). Oakland, CA. |
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Easton Building (1903-5) (1310 Broadway) & (1330 Broadway). Oakland, CA. | Crown of Easton Building (1903-5) (1310 Broadway). Oakland, CA. Style: Beaux Arts. Architect: Walter J. Mathews. | Entrance to BART 12th St. station on Broadway. Oakland, CA. | Oakland City Center Mall below-grade plaza off Broadway. Oakland, CA. |
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John B. Williams Plaza of Oakland City Center Mall links BART station to Broadway & urban landscape. Oakland, CA. | Oakland City Center Mall with Federal Tower Buildings beyond. Oakland, CA. | Fountain on Oakland City Center Mall. Oakland, CA. | Spires of Federal Tower Buildings (1994). Oakland, CA. |
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Oakland City Center Mall with Federal Tower Buildings beyond. Oakland, CA. | Federal Tower Buildings (1994) (Clay St. between 12th & 14th) (19 floors). Oakland, CA. Architect: Christopher Bollinger. | Facade of Federal Tower Building. Oakland, CA. | Facade of Federal Tower Building. Oakland, CA. |
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Elihu M. Harris State Office Building (1998). Oakland, CA. Architect: DMJM Keating, Hansen Murakami Eshima, et al.. | Oakland City Hall (1911-4) (1 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza). Oakland, CA. Style: Beaux Arts. Architect: Palmer & Hornbostel. On National Register. | Chandelier at Oakland City Hall. Oakland, CA. | De Domenico Building (aka Plaza Building) (1913-4) (200 Frank H Ogawa Plaza). Oakland, CA. Architect: O'Brien & Werner. On National Register. |
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Elihu M. Harris State Office Building over Oakland City Center Mall. Oakland, CA. | Elihu M. Harris State Office Building (1998). Oakland, CA. Architect: DMJM Keating, Hansen Murakami Eshima, et al.. | Westlake Building (1913) (350 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza) (11floors). Oakland, CA. | Caduceus plaque on Westlake Building (350 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza). Oakland, CA. |
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Coat of arms with squirrels plaque on Westlake Building (350 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza). Oakland, CA. | Heritage buildings at corner of San Pablo at 16th Streets. Oakland, CA. | Haley Building (former Maclise Drugstore) (1880s) (a tiny flatiron) (1633 San Pablo Ave.). Oakland, CA. | Chicago-style building (1955 San Pablo Ave.). Oakland, CA. |
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Roxie Theater (originally Dufwin Theater) (1928) (519 17th St.). Oakland, CA. Architect: Weeks and Day. | Heritage building & Gryphon Building (1633 &1644 Telegraph). Oakland, CA. | Gryphon Building (1644 Telegraph). Oakland, CA. | One of the murals of Oakland. Oakland, CA. |
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Columbia Outfitting Company building (1922) (1635 Telegraph Ave.). Oakland, CA. Style: Beaux Arts. Architect: Mel Schwartz & John B. Anthony. | Artwork beside BART subway entrance. Oakland, CA. | Fox Oakland Theater (1928) (1807 Telegraph Ave.) in Brahmanian Temple style. Oakland, CA. Architect: Weeks & Day + Maury I. Diggs. On National Register. | Oakland Floral Depot Building with deep blue terra cotta (1900 Telegraph Ave.). Oakland, CA. Style: Art Deco. |
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Art Deco blue terra cotta detail of tower of Oakland Floral Depot Building (1900 Telegraph Ave.). Oakland, CA. | Housing redevelopment at corner of Telegraph Ave. & William St. Oakland, CA. | Green terra cotta facade details of I. Magnin Building. Oakland, CA. | I. Magnin Building (1931) (2001 Broadway). Oakland, CA. Style: Art Deco. Architect: Weeks & Day. |
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Green terra cotta & serpentine facade details of I. Magnin Building. Oakland, CA. | Paramount Theatre (1930-1) (2025 Broadway). Oakland, CA. Style: Art Deco. Architect: Timothy L. Pflueger. On National Register. | Pacific Bell Building (1985) (2101 Webster St.) (20 floors). CA. Architect: Charles Pankow Builders. | John Breuner Furniture Co. Building (1931) (2201 Broadway). Oakland, CA. Style: Art Deco. Architect: Albert Roller. |
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Art Deco detail of Breuner Building. Oakland, CA. | Art Deco detail of printing press on Breuner Building. Oakland, CA. | The Grand Apartments (2008) (100 Grand Ave.). Oakland, CA. Architect: Architecture International. | Lake Merritt Plaza (1985) (1999 Harrison St.) (27 floors). Oakland, CA. Architect: Hellmuth, Obata & Kassabaum. |
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180 Grand Ave. (1982) (15 floors). Oakland, CA. | Ordway Building (1970) (2150 Valdez St.) (28 floors). Oakland, CA. Architect: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill. | Lake Merritt Tower (1990) (155 Grand Ave.). Oakland, CA. | Cathedral of Christ the Light (aka Oakland Cathedral) (2008) (2121 Harrison St.). Oakland, CA. |
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Interior of Cathedral of Christ the Light. Oakland, CA. | Ceiling of Cathedral of Christ the Light. Oakland, CA. | Cathedral of Christ the Light on Lake Merritt. Oakland, CA. | Veterans' Memorial Building (1926) (200 Grand Ave.). Oakland, CA. Architect: Henry H. Meyers. |
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Apartments along Lakeside Dr. on Lake Merritt. Oakland, CA. | Office buildings along Lakeside Dr. on Lake Merritt. Oakland, CA. | Cormorants spread wings on Lake Merritt. Oakland, CA. | Park Bellevue Tower (565 Bellevue Ave.) (25 floors). Oakland, CA. |
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Bellevue-Staten Building (1929). Oakland, CA. Style: Art Deco & Spanish Colonial. Architect: Herman Carl Bauman. On National Register. | The Skip Mural (1935) by R. Howden at Oakland Lawn Bowling Club. Oakland, CA. | Bowling Mural (1935) by R. Howden at Oakland Lawn Bowling Club. Oakland, CA. | Band shell on park on Lake Merritt. Oakland, CA. |
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Birds on Lake Merritt. Oakland, CA. | Shoreline of Lake Merritt. Oakland, CA. | Bechtel Building through Lake Merritt Plaza over Lake Merritt. Oakland, CA. | Lake Merritt Plaza & Kaiser Center over Lake Merritt. Oakland, CA. |
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Bechtel Building (1926) (244 Lakeside Dr.) (12-floor). Oakland, CA. Style: Beaux Arts. Architect: Maury Diggs. | Essex at Lake Merritt (2002) (One Lakeside Dr.). Oakland, CA. | Park Bellevue Tower & Bellevue-Staten Building over Lake Merritt. Oakland, CA. | View of Oakland across Lake Merritt. Oakland, CA. |
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View of Oakland across Lake Merritt. Oakland, CA. | View of Oakland across Lake Merritt. Oakland, CA. | View of Oakland across Lake Merritt. Oakland, CA. | Gnarled tree over Lake Merritt. Oakland, CA. |
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Essex at Lake Merritt (2002) (One Lakeside Dr.). Oakland, CA. | Scottish Rite Center (1926-7)( 1547 Lakeside Dr.). Oakland, CA. | Symbolic facade of Scottish Rite Center. Oakland, CA. | Lake Chalet boat landings on Lake Merritt. Oakland, CA. |
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Lake Chalet docks with restaurant tables. Oakland, CA. | Lake Chalet docks with restaurant tables. Oakland, CA. | Camron-Stanford House museum (1876) (1418 Lakeside Dr.). Oakland, CA. | Front porch of Camron-Stanford House. Oakland, CA. |
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Alameda County Court House (aka René C. Davidson Courthouse) (1934-6) (1225 Fallon) (12 floors) built by WPA. Oakland, CA. Style: WPA Moderne. Architect: William Corlett, Henry Minton, James Plachek, William Schirmer, & Carl Werner. | Facade of Alameda County Courthouse (1935). Oakland, CA. | Entrance details of Alameda County Courthouse. Oakland, CA. | Relief of WPA style eagle on Alameda County Courthouse. Oakland, CA. |
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Oakland Main Post Office (1675 7th St.). Oakland, CA. | Hotel Oakland (1910-2) (260 13th St.) now a senior's home. Oakland, CA. Style: Italian Renaissance Revival. Architect: Walter Bliss & William Faville. | Lobby ceiling of Hotel Oakland. Oakland, CA. | Neoclassical facade details of Grand Lake Theater. Oakland, CA. |
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Pardee Home Museum (1868) (672 11th St.) former family home of George C. Pardee, Governor of California (1903-7). Oakland, CA. Style: Italianate. Architect: Hoagland & Newsom. On National Register. | Entrance gate at Preservation Park opposite Pardee Home. Oakland, CA. | Cohen-Bray museum house (1883-4) (1440 29th Ave.). Oakland, CA. Style: Victorian. On National Register. | Cohen-Bray museum house (1883-4) (1440 29th Ave.). Oakland, CA. |
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Iron gate at Cohen-Bray House. Oakland, CA. | Iron gate makers mark by Iron Fence & Gate Co. of Decatur, Texas at Cohen-Bray House. Oakland, CA. |
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