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Downtown Oakland in Alameda County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
 

Asian Resource Center

 
 
Asian Resource Center Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Barry Swackhamer, March 27, 2014
1. Asian Resource Center Marker
Inscription.
1922
A neo-gothic
Code Machine Factory
never realized

On the top floor
Women of Chinatown
sewed parachutes for
WWII

 
Erected by 10,000 Steps.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Asian AmericansIndustry & CommerceWar, World II. A significant historical year for this entry is 1922.
 
Location. 37° 47.975′ N, 122° 16.2′ W. Marker is in Oakland, California, in Alameda County. It is in Downtown Oakland. Marker is at the intersection of 9th Street and Harrison Street, on the left when traveling west on 9th Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 301 9th Street, Oakland CA 94607, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Oakland’s Chinatowns (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); A Chinese Junk Boat for Oakland (about 500 feet away); Masters of Navigation (about 500 feet away); Fourth Street Circa 1962 (approx. ¼ mile away); Saroni Wholesale Sugar & Rice (approx. ¼ mile away); George A. Posey Tube Oakland Portal (approx. ¼ mile away); Western States Grocery (approx. ¼ mile away); Oakland Plumbing Supply, P.E. O’Hair & Co. (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Oakland.
 
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Asian Resource Center Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Barry Swackhamer, March 27, 2014
2. Asian Resource Center Marker
Asian Resource Center image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Barry Swackhamer, March 27, 2014
3. Asian Resource Center
Formerly the Lyon Storage Building.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 4, 2014, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 539 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on April 4, 2014, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.

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