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Uptown Wayfinding Sign Program Description December 2014 DISCOVER St. 580 27th GREATNEIGHBORHOODS Street 26th O Broadway AIRPORT R Waverly Street St. D « « e 25th Street Main strip: Hegenberger Rd. Who you’ll fi nd walking around: Athletes, pilots, in-transit Sycamor VALDEZ N Valdez Street A Neighborhood giant: Oakland International Airport (OAK) and the Oracle Arena & O.co Coliseum NORTH Webster Street E 98th Ave. 98th complex « Best airport meal: A mini version of Heinold’s First and Last Chance Saloon in Terminal 1 L 25th St. th Street ADAMS POINTD Ave. 85th 24 N YMCA Harrison Street AIRPORTInternational Blvd.N A S KONO CHINATOWN K 24th St. Grand Avenue Main strip: 8th Street (near Webster) « Main architecture: California bungalows built in the early 20th A Quality Inn & San Jose The Comfort Inn Silicon Valley Motel 6 « « reet O century Neighborhood giant: Pacifi c Renaissance Plaza Well-known residents: Amy Tan, Bruce 23rd St Grand AvenueCathedral of Christ 880 Lee « Where to mingle with locals: Madison Park, Pacifi c Renaissance Plaza, Restaurant Peony the Light La Quinta Inn Hegenberger Expy. Hegenberger Davis St. Davis UPTOWN Telegraph Lake Merri Children’s San Leandro St. Wildlife Sanctuary Main strip: Broadway and Telegraph Days Hotel Enterprise Way. Best Western Ordway Fairyland Edes Ave. KE CHABOT (between 17th and 25th streets) « Bldg DIAMONDDISTRICT Coliseum/ Oakland Airport Main strip: Fruitvale Avenue (at MacArthur) « Architecture: 1920s bungalows, Mission Revivals « Main architecture: Early to mid 1900s, Ave. 66th W. Grand « with loads of Art Deco masterpieces Street Marrio Neighborhood giant: Dimond Canyon and Sausal Creek Best Salvadorian pupusa: Tamales Mi Lupita 21st . Courtyard oolile Dr. 98th Ave. 98th Kaiser py D Yosemite Ex (featured by Anthony Bourdain) close to Fruitvale « Where to mingle with locals: Caff e Diem, Dimond « r Neighborhood giants: Paramount et Center Kaiser e & Bldg Lakeside nberg Park, Farmer Joe’s Econo Lodge « 22nd Stre e and Fox theaters Oracle Arena Best burger: Plum Gardens O.co Coliseum O Park CHABOT REGIONAL PARK Pleasanton, Livermore & . Heg R «Where to mingle with locals: Sweet t St Holiday Inn Express 580 Paramount akpor D Theater O Bar Bakery, the Bodega at Duende, N 21st Street DOWNTOWN A Dogwood BART to Airport Silicon Valley & San Jose Connector E 20th St. Berkeley Main strip: Broadway (from 8th to 17th streets) « Main architecture: Mid 1800s to 1940s storefronts Red Lion L 880 County San Francisco & Greyhound L Hilton Social Services et Snow akesideDowntown Oakland, Dr. Holiday Inn « « with some gorgeous examples of Art Deco Neighborhood giant: Frank Ogawa Plaza at City Hall N Bus Station Stre REGIONAL Park OYSTER BAY 20th SHORELINE A MLK JR. Well-known icons: The Cathedral Building, the best example of Gothic Revival in the U.S., and The S Dunsmuir-Hellman NORTH REGIONAL Historic Estate 20th St. SHORELINE Tribune Tower, former home base for the Oakland Tribune « Where to mingle with locals: Awaken San Leandro Henry J. William Street Dr. Airport Kaiser Cafe, City Center, Tribune Tavern, Oaklandish Park UPTOWN 880 PARK 19th Street 19th Street r. Fox D KNOWND S Theater Lake Doolile an Museum ZOO Merri Hourly/ P Daily BAY KE MERRITT FRUITVALE ablo Ave Hotel GREATER « «OAKND 19th St. th St. Main strip: International Blvd. Architecture: 1920s bungalows, Mission Revivals Neighborhood 18 17th St. Center SAN LEANDRO Economy « Oakland Aviation giant: Fruitvale Public Market and the Village Best ceviche: Mariscos La Costa « Where to. mingle Oakland Rental Car e 2 Ice Center 17th Street with locals: Mexican bakeries like Bakery El Sol Av 98th KESIDE Terminal Franklin Street Franklin Webster Street Webster Harrison Street Harrison Alice Street Alice Jackson Street Jackson Madison Street Madison Scoish OAKND 17th St. Rite AIRPORT Temple Terminal 1 Lake Chalet REGIONAL OYSTER BAY Martin Luther King Jr. Way Jr. King Luther Martin Jefferson Street Jefferson Clay Street SHORELINE Latham Boat House INTERNATIONAL GLENVIEW 16th St. 16th St. Square Ron Cowan Pkwy. « « « Rotunda Main strip: Park Boulevard Architecture: Bungalows Neighborhood giant: Dimond Park State Dalziel Bldg. or aim your nearest A Blackberry Bistro Where to mingle with locals: 580 Castro Street Castro Bldg. Bldg. 15th Street D 27th St. E 15th St. M Camrom San Leandro St. Frank H. Stanford House OPEN SPACE #OAKLANDLOVEIT City Hall Ogawa GRAND KE/ KESHORELEONA REGIONAL er Expy. Plaza A g 73rd Ave. 73rd er African American Main strips: Grand & Lakeshore avenues « Main architecture: Art Deco to 1950s fl ats « nb . e Museum & Library 14th St. d Heg v Airport Neighborhood giants: Lake Merri and Grand l Lake Theater « Best Boot & Shoe Service « slice: Connector Oakland B Otis Dr. A OAKND Public e Where to mingle with locals: Lakeside Park, the Saturday farmers market, and, at night, The Alley AIRPORT D n Library i l Coliseum/Airport E EAST OAKND Preservation Federal y k INTERNATIONAL 13th Street S Park Bldg. M r. Tribune Harbor Bay Pkwy. Alameda Alameda e. Post D 481 Water Street Bldg County County Office le 510-839-9000 A JACKLONDON Av Seminary Mills College Administration Courthouse SHORELINE li Main strip: Embarcadero « Main architecture: A combination of warehouses and storefronts from the o 12th Street Oracle Arena 12th Street O.co Coliseum/ o MLK JR. REGIONAL Jack London D CITY CENTER BAY 1880s to 1980s « Neighborhood giant: Jack London Square « Well-known icon: The signature cranes Oakland, CA 94607 Pardee Street Oak Ho Way Jr. King Luther Martin me Street Jefferson Clay Street Oakland in the distance at the Port of Oakland « Where to mingle with locals: Beer Revolution, Chop Bar, Blue Museum 11th Street 11th Street of Peralta Bo le Coff ee SAN FRANCISCO Oakland California Henry J. Kaiser Park Lafayee Marrio Lincoln Park Convention Park Convention Center Hotel Center REDWOOD REGIONAL PARK High St. Ave. International University Holy Names . OLDOAK ND St. Fallon . 10th Street e 10th Street 10th Street v UREL d visitoakland.org! MONTC IR A v Renaissance h l Chabot SpaceScience & Center t 5 DISTRICT Main strip: Washington (between 8th 3 Marrio B Plaza Main strip: Mountain Blvd. « Storybook co ages, manicured manses « Courtyard Main architecture: r Woodminster u « Amphitheater and 9th) Main architecture: 1880s Hotel h « t « Neighborhood giant: Montclair VillageJOAQUIN Well-known resident: Governor Jerry Brown Where to CHINATOWN r Franklin Street Franklin Webster Street Webster Harrison Street Harrison Alice Street Alice Jackson Street Jackson Madison Street Madison into early 20th century « Neighborhood 9th Street A OLD Pisburg/Bay Point 9th St. MILLER PARK c mingle with locals: Montclair Egg Shop, Farmstead Cheeses & Wine, Joaa quin Miller Park suggestions of great things to do in our great 880 Broadway giant: The mini-food hall, Swan’s Market Madison Laney M Fruitvale Square Mormon Temple « OAKND College Peralta Best sandwich: The Italian combo at Hacienda 8t North Concord/Martinez Station h Street 8th Street . Timed Transfer Station Dublin/Pleasanton e v Ra o’s International Market and Deli, A End of Line le Ave. n l Apx Travel Time (min) o c n OLDOAK ND i uitva L Fr opened in 1897 « Where to mingle with Main strip: Washington (between 8th and 9th) « Main architecture: 1880s into early 20th century « . FRUITVALE CHINATOWN d locals: Miss Ollie’s, Friday farmers mar- v « DIMOND 7th Street 7th Street Neighborhood giant:l The mini-food hall, Swan’s Market Best sandwich: The Italian combo at Ra o’s Concord DISTRICT Main strip: 8th Street (near Webster) B ket, The Trappist International Markete and Deli, opened in 1897 « Where to mingle with locals: Miss Ollie’s, Friday 101+ Jefferson Police n Harrison i « West Dublin/ Cathedral Co Main architecture: California bunga- Pleasanton l E. 12th St. Square Park unty Department Square y farmers market, Thek Trappist Courts Greek Orthodox lows built in the early 20th century « S Pleasant Hill/Contra Costa Centre 13 Neighborhood giant: Pacifi c Renaissance Blvd. Park For Plaza « Well-known res Amy REGIONAL PRESERVE city visit our ces offi in idents Ave. : HUCKLEBERRY BOTANTIC Fremont GLENVIEW th 4 webbrowser to PIEDMONTAVENUE 1 EAST BAY 5th Street Tan, Bruce Lee « Where to mingle with A Union City « « Walnut Creek Main strip: Piedmont Avenue Architecture: Stately manors, Cra sman Neighborhood giants: MONTCIR D locals: Madison Park, Pacifi c Renaissance T Julia Morgan-designed Chapel of the Chimes and Frederick Law Olmsted’s Mountain View Cemetery E JACKLONDON N Castro Street Castro Walnut Creek Martin Luther King Jr. Way Jr. King Martin Luther Jefferson Street Jefferson Clay Street M Washington Street Washington Broadway Street Broadway Franklin Street Franklin Webster Street Webster Harrison Street Harrison Plaza, Restaurant Peony Alice Street Alice Jackson Street Jackson Madison Street Madison Oak Street Oak South Hayward « Best ode to a potato: Gregoire’s crispy potato puff « Where to mingle with locals: Fentons Main strip: Embarcadero « Main archi- 4th Street O Castro Valley o Lafayee e. v M A r th th Creamery, Gaylord’s Caff e Espresso, Piedmont Theatre 5 tec A combina e ture: tion of warehouses A Hayward D d a E c and storefronts from the 1880s to 1980s r 24 I Grand Lake a Theater Laney College b Orinda P « 3rd St. m Neighborhood giant: Jack London e Bay Fair (San Leandro) E ROCKRIDGE v Inn at Jack A Square « Well-known icon: The signa- San Leandro KESHORE London d KE « GRAND KE/ t. n Main strip: College Avenue Main architecture: California bungalowse built in the early 20th centuryOak S v MERRITT Square a A ture cranes in the distance at the Port of r Coliseum/Oakland Airport JACK LONDON Rockridge (Oakland) d 580 2nd Street « « n « a G Neighborhood giant: Market Hall Best burger: Wood Tavern l Where to mingle with locals: k a Oakland « Where to mingle with locals: Regal AMTRAK O Fruitvale (Oakland) St.