Downtown Oakland in Alameda County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
Crossroads
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, November 10, 2020
1. Crossroads Marker
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Crossroads. . Latham Square is actually a triangle, an accidental space created by the meeting of new and old roads. Broadway did not extend above 14th Street until the late 1880s, when it was needed to channel the city's expansion to the north. Telegraph Avenue was an older country road and telegraph route that linked Oakland to Berkeley and the UC campus.
Horse car and cable car lines were established during the late 19th century, and electric streetcars ran regularly along both Telegraph and Broadway. Riders arrived in the heart of Oakland's business, civic, and entertainment district. City Hall, an early high-rise government building, opened in 1914, and bank and office towers lined Broadway. Kahn's department store, now the Rotunda Building, opened in 1914, and Roos Brothers, a branch of the department store chain, opened across Broadway in 1923.
Latham Square is actually a triangle, an accidental space created
by the meeting of new and old roads. Broadway did not extend
above 14th Street until the late 1880s, when it was needed to
channel the city's expansion to the north. Telegraph Avenue was
an older country road and telegraph route that linked Oakland to
Berkeley and the UC campus.
Horse car and cable car lines were established during the late 19th century, and electric streetcars ran regularly along both
Telegraph and Broadway. Riders arrived in the heart of Oakland's business, civic, and entertainment district. City Hall, an early high-rise government building, opened in 1914, and bank and office towers lined Broadway. Kahn's department store, now the Rotunda Building, opened in 1914, and Roos Brothers, a branch of the
department store chain, opened across Broadway in 1923.
Location. 37° 48.335′ N, 122° 16.235′ W. Marker is in Oakland, California, in Alameda County. It is in Downtown Oakland. Marker is at the intersection of Telegraph Avenue and Broadway
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, on the left when traveling south on Telegraph Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Oakland CA 94612, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, November 10, 2020
2. Crossroads Marker - wide view, looking north
The Crossroads marker is the closest one on the left; the Cathedral Building is in the background.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 21, 2020, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 165 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on November 21, 2020, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
