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Oakland, CA

Fox Oakland Theatre

The Fox Oakland Theatre is an Art Deco movie palace on Telegraph Avenue in downtown Oakland, California, opened in 1928 and brought back to life as a live music venue in 2009. It is one of the best-known landmarks of the…

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Oakland City Hall

Oakland City Hall is the white, tiered tower on Frank H. Ogawa Plaza in downtown Oakland, California. Completed in 1914 and designed by the New York firm Palmer & Hornbostel, it is often described as the first high-rise …

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Tribune Tower

Tribune Tower is a clock tower at 409 13th Street in downtown Oakland, California, built in 1923 on top of an older base as the home of the Oakland Tribune. For much of the twentieth century it was the newspaper's headqu…

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Rotunda Building

The Rotunda Building is a seven-story Beaux-Arts landmark at 334 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza in downtown Oakland, California. Completed in 1912 as home to Kahn's Department Store, it is known for the elliptical dome that rises …

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Frank H. Ogawa Plaza

Frank H. Ogawa Plaza is the public square in front of Oakland City Hall in downtown Oakland, California. It is named for Frank Ogawa, the first Japanese American on the Oakland City Council, and it has long been the city…

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