TOURS are scheduled MAY through OCTOBER on TOUR 1 TOUR 2 TOUR 3 TOUR 4 WEDNESDAYS and SATURDAYS. All tours start at 10 a.m. and last approximately 90 minutes. See tour schedule for dates. Reservations are recommended but not required. City Center Uptown to the

Call the OAKLAND TOURS HOTLINE at (510) 238- 3234 to make reservations or visit www.oaklandnet.com/ walkingtours. This tour explores the 1870s business district where Turn-of-the-century landmarks alongside modern high- Surrounded by many new restaurants and clu7bs, On this tour, view fine details of the Victorian style elegantly restored, brick commercial buildings now house rises are the focus of this tour. Explore the upbeat style Oakland’s vibrant -era landmarks, including the architecture of several 19th century houses that have All tours are accessible by BART, AC TRANSIT and the free Broadway Shuttle. Transit info at www.511.org and offices, galleries and eateries. The historic district is a of the modern City Center Square and discover a “there” Fox Oakland Theater, the Paramount Theatre and the been relocated and restored as a nonprofit office and www.Bshuttle.com. visible reminder of Oakland’s designation in 1869 as the there. Examine symbols of Oakland’s arrival as a jazzy blue and siver terra cotta Floral Depot Building, meeting complex in a tranquil garden stting. Other tour SPECIAL TOURS are available for a fee. Combine Western Terminus of the Transcontinental Railroad. modern 20th century metropolis-the Beaux-Arts-style are the focus of this tour. The tour also features the highlights include the landmark First Unitarian Church, features of various tours on a day and time that is City Hall and Rotunda Building, the and ’s “secret” rooftop garden overlooking the Museum and the African American Meet in front of Ratto’s Market & Deli, 821 Washington convenient for your group. Street. the art deco Financial Center Building. . Museum and Library at Oakland, housed in a former SCHOOL FIELD TRIPS– Our “Know Your City” tours Parking is available at the Oakland Convention Center. Carnegie library which served as Oakland’s Main – are offered year round. Chaperons must be provided by Meet in front of , One Frank H. Ogawa Meet in front of the Paramount Theatre, 2025 Broadway. Enter at 11th and Clay streets. Plaza. Library for nearly 50 years. the school at a 1 to 5 adult-to-child ratio. Parking is available at Telegraph Plaza Garage, Telegraph Parking is available at the Clay Street Garage (free on Avenue between 21st and 22nd streets. BECOME A WALKING TOUR GUIDE! Meet at the entrance to Preservation Park, 13th and Martin Saturdays). Enter on Clay Street between 14th and 15th Luther King Jr. Way. For more information, call (510) 238-3234. streets. Parking is available at the Clay Street Garage (free on Tour schedule to change. Check website for updates Saturdays). Enter on Clay Street between 14th and 15th streets. 5 TOUR TOUR TOUR 6 7 TOUR 8 F R E E

Oakland Chinatown Waterfront Churches and Temples New Era/New Politics

Explore this pan-Asian downtown district packed with Visit historic places of worship and learn about their This tour highlights African-American leaders who 90-Minute Guided Follow the footsteps of Oakland’s famous literary son Jack shops, restaurants and cultural institutions and learn about architecture and influence on the development of helped shape present-day Oakland. Learn how Lionel London and see some of his favorite haunts. Visit a the contributions made by Chinese and other Asian Oakland. Among those highlighted are First Presbyterian Wilson, Delilah Beasley, Robert Maynard, Byron wholesale produce market that has been in operation since WALKING immigrants to the history of the Bay Area and California. Church, First Congregational Church, Temple Sinai, the Rumford and others changed the city and the Bay Area. the early 1900s, alongside newly built residential loft Stroll along sidewalk markets filled with fresh fish, exotic Oakland Catholic Diocese and the Cathedral of Christ TOURS developments. Also featured, a look at the USS Meet in front of the African American Museum and fruits and vegetables. the Light. Library at Oakland, 659 14th Street. POTOMAC, the restored yacht of President Franklin D.

Meet at Pacific Renaissance Plaza fountain, entrance at 388 Roosevelt. Meet in front of the First Presbyterian Church, 2619 Parking is available at the Clay Street Garage (free on Saturdays). Enter on Clay Street between 14th and 15th Ninth Street. Broadway. Meet by the entry arch, at the foot of streets. Parking is available at curbside meters. Parking is available at Pacific Renaissance Garage. Enter on Broadway. Webster or Franklin Street between 9th and 11th streets. Parking is available at various garages and surface lots in the area.