Arch 179: American Architecture Shanken UCB Fall, 2005

Oakland Tour

Part I: Lake Merritt *Park behind the Scottish Rite Temple, on Madison) Directions: 1. Gayley to Piedmont Ave., 2. Follow Piedmont past Ashby and onto Claremont Ave….pass the taqueria on the left 3. Take 24 West toward Downtown Oakland, 4. Merge onto I-580 E. toward Hayward, 5. Take the Harrison St./Oakland Ave. Exit, 6. Take the Harrison St. ramp, 7. Turn slight right onto Harrison St., 8. Harrison St. becomes Lakeside Dr., and 9. Turn right onto Madison St. and look for the parking lot.

1. Scottish Rite Temple: Carl Werner, 1927 (1558 Madison St, Oakland) 2. Public Library (Miller and Warnecke, 1949); Alameda County Courthouse (W. G. Corlett and James W. Plachek, 1935); Museum (Kevin Roche, John Dinkeloo, Assoc) (14th and the lake) 3. Auditorium of the City of Oakland: John J. Donovan, 1915 4. Post Office (14th and Jackson): 1932

Part II: Downtown (Parking at 20 th and Telegraph, or street parking if possible) 5. Paramount Theater (21st and Broadway): Miller and Pflueger, 1931 6. I. Magnin (20th and Broadway): Weeks and Day, 1931 7. Great Western Power Co. of California (20th and Telegraph) 8. California Bank and Trust (20th and Franklin): originally Sumitomo Bank by Shigenori Iyama, 1968 9. Fox Theater (19th and Telegraph): M.I. Diggs, Weeks and Day, 1928 10. Floral Depot (19th and Telegraph): Abert Evers, 1931 11. Longines Building (18th and Telegraph) 12. Art Deco façade (17th and Telegraph) 13. Cathedral Building (17th and Telegraph): Benjamin McDougall, 1913 14. Fountain (17 and Telegraph) 15. First Church of Christ Scientist, 1889 (17th and Franklin): Walter J. Mathews,

16. City Hall and Plaza: Palmer, Hornbostel and Jones, 1911-14 17. Model of Oakland, in 250 Frank Ogawa Place (the Dalziel Building), 3rd fl. 18. Tribune Building (13th and Franklin): Edward T. Foulkes, 1923 19. 10th and 9th streets, commercial blocks (if we have time….) 20. YWCA (15th and Webster): Julia Morgan, 1915 Numbers Paramount Theater 510-893-2300 First Church of Christ Scientist 510-451-8822 Scottish Rite Temple: 510-451-1903 YWCA (CCAC-1-800-447-1278-ask for Enrollment Services for tours) Aimee 562-618-2143