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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1DU5_oakland-war-memorial_Oakland-CA.html
In memory of the heroes of theCivil War, Spanish War and theWorld War who gave their lives that liberty shall not perishJune 14, 1920
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1DOZ_latham-memorial-fountain-unveiled_Oakland-CA.html
Edith Latham and her brother Milton had been gathering the memory of their parents in drawers, cabinets and living rooms until there was no longer space. Their need for a permanent storage site and longing to share the memories led them to imagine…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1DOQ_oakland-city-hall_Oakland-CA.html
Begun in 1911 and completed in 1914, this is Oakland's fifth City Hall. Its construction was funded with a $1.15 million bond issue passed in 1909. The Beaux Arts design was by the New York firm of Palmer and Hornbostel, winners of a national desi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1DOP_1946-general-strike_Oakland-CA.html
Site of the 1946 GeneralStrike when Woman Retail Clerks foughtFor the Right toOrganize a Union
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1D8O_alameda-county-courthouses_Oakland-CA.html
These five panels tell the stories of Alameda County's five courthouses.
Alameda County's 1st CourthouseAlvarado · 1853-1855Alameda County's first courthouse was a converted loft space above a general store in the frontier town of Alvara…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM10KS_paramount-theatre_Oakland-CA.html
This is a superior rendering of the "Art Deco" or "Moderne" style of movie palace built during the rise of the motion picture industry. The Paramount, which opened on December 16, 1931, is the most ambitious theatre design of architect Timothy L. …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMCMJ_site-of-college-of-california_Oakland-CA.html
University of California, chartered March 23, 1868. Located between Franklin and Harrison, 12th and 14th Streets, from 1869 to 1873. Using buildings of former College of California, successor to Contra Costa Academy founded by Henry Durant, June 1…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMCBH_preservation-park_Oakland-CA.html
Oakland in the late 19th century was a thriving waterfront city, the second largest in the state. A center of commerce and industry, it was also known for advanced notions of civic improvement. Public schools and academies, convenient transit, and…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMCAI_first-unitarian-church-of-oakland_Oakland-CA.html
Designed in 1889 by Walter J. Mathews, this solid masonry Romanesque church departed radically from California's traditional Gothic wood frame construction. Noted for its world famous stained glass windows produced by Goodhue of Boston, and for ar…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMC97_charles-s-greene-library_Oakland-CA.html
Dedicated in 1902 as the Oakland Public Library, this was the first Carnegie Library built in Oakland. Designed in the American Beaux Arts style by architects Bliss and Faville (who later designed the Hotel Oakland), it was Oakland's main library …