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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Oakland, California
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15 Seconds
On October 17, 1989 at 5:04 pm the Loma
Prieta earthquake rocked the Bay Area.
Measuring 7.1 in magnitude, the earth
shook for 15 seconds. In those 15 seconds
a section of the Bay Bridge fell, a fire began
in the Marina and . . . — — Map (db m154538) HM
Growing up in Oakland Point/Prescott
"When I was growing up in West Oakland, California, a constant part of our environment was the sound of the freight and passenger trains rolling along the nearby rail lines. The heavy rumble of the . . . — — Map (db m177504) HM
The Shorey House is one of the oldest buildings in West Oakland, built in 1872-73 at Oakland Point “where rail and water meet.” It became home to the Shorey family in 1888.
Captain William Thomas Shorey (1859-1919) was born in Barbados. As a . . . — — Map (db m177498) HM
Oakland Point
Originally known as Oakland Point, for the westward bulge of the shoreline, this area was later called Prescott after the school. It developed from 1869 in tandem with the trans-continental railroad. The Central Pacific/Southern . . . — — Map (db m177514) HM
On or near this site in June 1968 more or less was staged the first Wild Oats Underdone Asparagas Boil where strong kidneys gave way to strong appetites and stronger streams - perpetuated by:
Mark Kelley, Boiler
Harry Anthony, . . . — — Map (db m194710) HM
American Bag and Union Hide Company pioneered the vacuum cleaning and machine mend-
ing of used burlap bags which it resold as "Guaranteed Amerbags” with an unconditional guarantee, an
unusual practice at the time. The company also made new . . . — — Map (db m145515) HM
This one story brick warehouse served as the showroom and service garage for The Autocar
Sales & Service Company, an Ardmore, Pennsylvania car and truck manufacturer that pioneered the
mass production of forward control trucks (cab-over design). . . . — — Map (db m145495) HM
Looking up Broadway from the wharf, 1854
The waterfront at the foot of Broadway was the site of the first rents and small wooden buildings that became the ciy of Oakland. Settlers began
arriving in 1850 during the Gold Rush. When Oakland . . . — — Map (db m185869) HM
I am the Master of my fate / I am the Captain of my soul
Sculptor: Carol Tarzier
Funded by Federal Transportation Enhancement Activities Grant
Commissioned by City of Oakland Public Works Agency
encircling the base
1923 - . . . — — Map (db m71326) HM
The Cincinnati-based C. L. Greeno Company built the C. L. Greeno Pacific Coast
Headquarters warehouse to receive upholstery and bedding supplies via rail from its Ohio factory for distribution throughout the area west of Denver. Favorable rail . . . — — Map (db m145493) HM
The marine terminal you are facing is the easternmost of the Port of Oakland’s container shipping facilities. Howard Terminal is operated as a joint venture of SSA Terminals and Matson Navigation Company, the principal carrier of containerized . . . — — Map (db m71327) HM
A tiny wholesale grocery firm was the first occupant of this warehouse built on speculation
for developers Hyman Davis and M. Parker. Founded in San Francisco in 1896 by Samuel Sussman, and
Gustav and Samuel I. Wormser, Sussman Wormser & Company . . . — — Map (db m145505) HM
Railroads & Industries
Railroads and shipping set the stage for Oakland's industrial development. Transcontinental trains have been rumbling down the Embarcadero (old First Street) since 1869, and oceangoing vessels have been calling at . . . — — Map (db m92790) HM
Oakland’s waterfront has been rebuilt many times in response to changes in marine technology. In 1900 coal-laden schooners discharged their cargo into bunkers on Howard Terminal’s pier. Dockside warehouses, known as transit sheds, held break-bulk . . . — — Map (db m71328) HM
This building served as the corporate headquarters of Safeway Stores, Inc. from 1929 until 1997.
The building, affectionately known as "4th & J" by it's occupants, was built in 1929 for Safeway by
the Clinton Construction Company and was designed . . . — — Map (db m145376) HM
The District's Fourth Street streetscape has changed very little since 1954, the end of the
period that qualifies the District for the National Register. The later warehouses - beginning at the
northeast corner of Fourth and Harrison Streets and . . . — — Map (db m145554) HM
Two plaques are placed on Heinold's First & Last Chance Saloon. above
National Register of Historic Places
Heinolds’ First and
Last Chance Saloon
in continuous operation on this site
since 1883 and closely associated
with . . . — — Map (db m71296) HM
Ferry service between Oakland and San Francisco has played a vital role over 145 years. The earliest licensed operator was Captain Thomas Gray who started his stern-wheeler river boat, the “General Sutter”, from a landing at the foot of . . . — — Map (db m71255) HM
In 1886, ten year old Jack London traveled to Oakland with his family and led the rough and ready life of countless other working class lads of that era. Though he labored at menial jobs, the world of books captured his imagination at an early age . . . — — Map (db m71230) HM
Oakland’s famed native son was the noted author of “The Call of the Wild”, “The Sea Wolf” and “South Sea Tales”. He was at various times a sailor, Alaskan gold miner, salmon fisher and longshoreman.
For a time he was politically involved in . . . — — Map (db m71295) HM
The building behind you was the Port of Oakland headquarters from late 1961 until 1990. An aluminum skin now covers what was a 1920s cold storage building, the Haslett Warehouse. One third of the original building was demolished to allow . . . — — Map (db m71272) HM
In 1968 Russ Kingman, an area businessman with a passion for Jack London, headed an expedition to the Alaskan wilderness to authenticate a tiny cabin discovered in the woods on the north fork of Henderson Creek. The cabin was said to be the . . . — — Map (db m71293) HM
This Monument marks the
approximate location of a building
in the loft of which
Live Oak Lodge U.D.
Free and Accepted Masons of Calif.
was instituted on Aug. 19. 1854
That meeting was the beginning of
Masonic activities in . . . — — Map (db m71213) HM
The Oakland Plumbing Supply Company warehouse and showroom was one of the few buildings constructed in the District during the 1920s that did not serve a wholesale grocery purpose. The company was nevertheless a significant Port of Oakland customer . . . — — Map (db m145506) HM
The Oakland Portal's elaborate Beaux Arts façade conceals eight massive fans that draw in
fresh air and expel foul air to prevent carbon monoxide buildup in the George A. Posey Tube, an underwater automobile tunnel that runs under Harrison Street . . . — — Map (db m145508) HM
The railroad industry transformed Oakland from an oak forest to a thriving city. Rapid growth began when the Central Pacific Railroad absorbed local rail lines in 1868 and was granted right-of-way to build a freight and ferry pier. The Oakland Long . . . — — Map (db m19209) HM
Railroad Heritage
The opening of the transcontinental railroad in 1869 reduced travel time between the East and West Coats from as much as four months by sea to just six days. The Central Pacific made Oakland its western terminus. In 1871, . . . — — Map (db m71297) HM
This is the approximate site of the first wharf authorized by the town of Oakland and constructed by Horace W. Carpenter at the foot of Main Street (now Broadway) in 1852. The wharf was used for shipping lumber and supplies. — — Map (db m71235) HM
In 1850, a twenty-six year old New Englander named Edson Adams set his sights on 480 acres of oak covered shore at the foot of what is now Broadway, on the banks of San Antonio Creek. Although the land was part of the Peralta family rancho he and . . . — — Map (db m71271) HM
Dedicated April 23, 1999
Jack London Square
By Port of Oakland, William Campbell Family, Dreyers Grand Ice Cream, Alameda/Oakland Ferry Service, Waterfront Plaza Hotel & Jacks, Sportsman's Hall - Pollock Pines Pony Express Home . . . — — Map (db m19017) HM
In 1985, this warehouse was renamed "The Egghouse” after the building's first use as an
egg distribution center for Poultry Producers of Central California. Poultry Producers originated the
Nulaid® brand name, a brand employed today to market egg . . . — — Map (db m145511) HM
After leaving its leased location at 255 Third St. and constructing this warehouse, S&W Fine
Foods, Inc. adopted the name that is today one of the oldest food brands in the United States. S&W grew
to become one of the country's largest packagers . . . — — Map (db m146200) HM
Sirloin steak sold for 20 cents a pound when Safeway Stores established its first headquarters in this warehouse. An adjacent Western Pacific Railroad spur line and nearby Port of Oakland shipping
facilities allowed Safeway to receive inventory and . . . — — Map (db m146199) HM
The Port of Oakland was formed on November 10, 1925 when citizen passed bonds for the development of port facilities. On February 12, 1927, the first permanent Board of Port Commissioners was sworn in by Mayor John L. Davie, The Port’s headquarters . . . — — Map (db m71270) HM
"United We Buy ... Individually We Sell” was the marketing tag line of United Grocers, Ltd.,
a wholesale grocer that supplied 1,460 retail outlets in northern California and Nevada and posted $1 billion in annual sales by the time it was purchased . . . — — Map (db m145499) HM
Completed in 1934, the Coast Guard Cutter Electra was converted to the presidential yacht and commissioned as a U.S. Navy Vessel, USS Potomac, in 1936. The 165-foot ship, which weighs 376 gross tons and has a cruising speed of . . . — — Map (db m19056) HM
The West Coast's largest and oldest paint company built the District's first warehouse. W.
P. Fuller Paint Company used the warehouse to distribute paint and window glass throughout the western United States. Although the company has been sold many . . . — — Map (db m145502) HM
First Western Pacific transcontinental passenger train drawn by Engine No. 94 arrived in Oakland via Scenic Feather River Route August 22, 1910. Famed California Zephyr began operation in 1949. Adapted to restaurant in 1975. — — Map (db m72109) HM
After winning a legal challenge to Southern Pacific Railroad's 50-year stranglehold on the
Oakland waterfront, Western Pacific Railroad Company inaugurated freight service in December 1909
and opened the Western Pacific Freight Office at Third and . . . — — Map (db m145512) HM
Western States Grocery Company roasted over 250,000 pounds of coffee a year in the
basement of this warehouse. In addition to coffee, Western States distributed a full line of grocery products. Western States competed on price (“one case or a . . . — — Map (db m145498) HM
On August 1, 1987
This stoplight was
installed as a result of
a community initiative
spearheaded by the
Black Panther Party Side 2
After several students from Santa Fe
Elementary School nearby were killed at
this busy . . . — — Map (db m72395) HM
Original Residents: The Ohlone
For more than 2,500 years before the Spanish
missionaries first arrived in the Bay Area in
the 1770s, dozens of small, politically independent native "tribelets” belonging to the
Ohlone language group . . . — — Map (db m135691) HM
Marker:
Governor Juan Bautista Alvarado
02/14/1809 – 7/13/1882
Juan Bautista Valentin Alvarado y Vallejo was born in Monterey, Alta California under Spanish rule. His family came with the Portola-Serra Expedition to settle Alta . . . — — Map (db m220002) HM
Before Spanish missionaries came to the Bay Area in 1775, the Huchiun
Ohlones had been living off the land's bounty in this part of the East Bay
for some 3,000 years. By 1810, the last Huchiuns were gone, and in their
place came the Californios, . . . — — Map (db m154533) HM
The name Trestle Glen dates back to 1893 when Francis Marion "Borax” Smith's Oakland Traction Company extended a trolley line from downtown Oakland, up Park Boulevard to Grosvenor
Place. From a point just above where Holman Road crosses Grosvenor . . . — — Map (db m185171) HM
From Oakland they came, their gifts many.
Caguate
1733-1803
Jalquin Bay Miwok, the last Oakland area tribal woman to join the Missions, 1808
Jausate
1764-1784
Huchiun Ohlone, first Oakland area tribal woman to move to Mission Dolores, . . . — — Map (db m220278) HM
Imagine! Right where you are standing one of the world's longest interurban electric railroads called the Sacramento Northern Railway once ran. Along 185 miles of track, it operated between Oakland and Chico from 1912 to 1957. Service on this line . . . — — Map (db m153763) HM
The tragic events of September 11, 2001, compelled Mario Chiodo to create the Remember Them monument. Embedded deep within its foundation is an original steel fragment from the New York World Trade Center. A sculpted replica of the fragments . . . — — Map (db m218474)
Designer: A.W. Smith
Construction Date: 1920, Remodeled 2019
Architectural Style: Early 20th century commercial
The Autocare Sales & Service Co. showroom with a service garage was built here in 1920. Autocar’s central location . . . — — Map (db m227689) HM
Designer: W.K. Owen
Construction Date: 1923
Architectural Style: early 20th century with Beaux Arts and Arts and Crafts elements
The C. L. Greeno Company built this elaborate Pacific Coast Headquarters to receive upholstery and . . . — — Map (db m227691) HM
The District’s Fourth Street streetscape has changed very little since 1954, the beginning of the period that qualifies the District for the National Register. The later warehouses beginning at the northeast corner of Fourth and Harrison Streets and . . . — — Map (db m228118) HM
Designe: Henry H. Meyers
Construction Date: 1925-28
Architectural Style: Beaux Arts derivative/Art Deco
The Oakland Portal’s elaborate Beaux Arts façade conceals eight massive fans that draw in fresh air to the Posey Tube, an . . . — — Map (db m227915) HM
Designer: Edward A. Eames
Construction Date: 1929, Remodeled 1998
Architectural Style: Early 20th century utilitarian with Beaux Arts elements
This building was one of the few built in the District during the 1920s that did not . . . — — Map (db m227914) HM
Where Rail, Road & Water Meet
The Waterfront Warehouse District developed as an intermodal distribution hub for the post, the railroads, and the local and regional roads. Coffee, rice, sugar, produce, meat, hides, burlap bags, paper, paint, . . . — — Map (db m228137) HM
Designer: H.C. Baumann
Construction Date: 1929
Architectural Style: Early 20th century utilitarian with Art Deco elements
1926 was a profitable year for the Poultry Producers. Pooled resources created “orderly marketing” to . . . — — Map (db m228121) HM
Designer: Donald K. Olsen
Builder: Edward Smith
Construction Date: 1953, addition 1967
Architectural Style: Mid 20th century utilitarian
Built in 1953 as a restaurant and warehouse for Davidson Port Products, this warehouse . . . — — Map (db m227687) HM
Marker One:
Designer: Hugh C. White
Construction Date: 1926-27, remodeled 1994
Architectural Style: Early 20th century utilitarian with Gothic and Art Deco elements
The 1927 S&W Fine Foods warehouse was renamed Tower . . . — — Map (db m227684) HM
Designer: Couchot, Rosenwald & Roeth
Construction Date: 1929-30, remodeled 2000-01
Architectural Style: Early 20th century utilitarian with Beaux Arts elements
Sirloin steak sold for 20 cents a pound when Safeway Stores . . . — — Map (db m228134) HM
Designer: R. Vane Woods
Construction Date: 1922, remodeled 1992
Architectural Style: Early 20th century utilitarian
The Saroni family were San Francisco candy makers and sugar wholesalers who lost their home and business in the . . . — — Map (db m228119) HM
Designer: Unknown
Builder: Nick Wierh
Construction Date: 1926, replaced 2004
Architectural Style: Early 20th century utilitarian
Before condominiums were built on this corner, a large one-story warehouse housed many . . . — — Map (db m227693) HM
Designer: Walter D. Reed
Construction Date: 1914, additions 1937, 1945 & 1950
Architectural Style: Early 20th century utilitarian
W.P. Fuller paint company built and occupied the District’s first warehouse, distributing paint and . . . — — Map (db m228127) HM
Welcome to the Waterfront Warehouse District
For most of the 20th century Oakland’s Waterfront Warehouse District was a center for the collection and distribution of food products, capitalizing on Oakland’s strategic position as a center of . . . — — Map (db m228126) HM
Welcome to the Waterfront Warehouse District
For most of the 20th century Oakland’s Waterfront Warehouse District was a center for the collection and distribution of food products, capitalizing on Oakland’s strategic position as a center of . . . — — Map (db m228130) HM
Welcome to the Waterfront Warehouse District
For most of the 20th century Oakland’s Waterfront Warehouse District was a center for the collection and distribution of food products, capitalizing on Oakland’s strategic position as a center of . . . — — Map (db m228138) HM
The photo above overlays the 1909 Western Pacific Freight Depot in its original location, arguably the catalyst for developing the Waterfront Warehouse District as an intermodal Distribution hub.
After winning a legal challenge to Southern . . . — — Map (db m228122) HM
Designer: Couchot, Rosenwald & Roeth
Construction Date: 1926, remodeled 1991
Architectural Style: Early 20th century utilitarian
Western States Grocery Company roasted over 250,000 pounds of coffee a year in the basement of this . . . — — Map (db m227692) HM
Spine of West Oakland
The elevated BART tracks are the latest link in Seventh Street's long history as the transportation spine of West Oakland. The street once led to the long Wharf and Mole on the western waterfront where the . . . — — Map (db m92787) HM
Honoring the rich musical heritage of the Blues, Jazz and Gospel artists who played on 7th Street
Come explore and learn about a glorious brea in Oakland's musical history! The music they played on 7th Street, Oakland Walk of Game pays . . . — — Map (db m92754) HM
