I have lived in Bay Area all my life and had never been inside Oakland's City Hall. It is not as famous as San Francisco's and the plaza outside (Frank Ogawa Plaza) is best known for the riot during the Occupy protest a couple years but I found out that it is a beautiful place and has a lot of heart.
We will start outside:
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| Frank Ogawa who the plaza is named after |
And now the inside:
They had pictures up of all the city council members that have served the city. I had to share this one:
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| Frank Youell- An undertaker who was a big sports fan. The city built Frank Youell Field to house the Oakland Raiders in early 60's while they were building the Oakland Coliseum |
Oakland City Hall has a lot of heart just like the city.
Nice pics..!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful place with great architectural details...
ReplyDeleteI agree with Anila ..beautiful place interesting too nice photos
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Beautiful structure - so elegant.
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I lived in the bay area for 15 years, and worked in Oakland for years, and I was never in the city hall either.
ReplyDeleteAmazing building it looks brand new! I love the marbled floors!
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beautiful city hall, thanks for the tour!
ReplyDeleteIt is a beautiful building both inside and out.
ReplyDeleteI've only been in Frank Ogawa once, when we delivered sandwiches to the Occupy participants.
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ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing these fabulously fantastic photos.
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The building looks massive. I love visiting places like this!
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What interesting architecture! Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteA history lesson! Thanks!
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ReplyDeleteIt's lovely. I've not been there, but we're not that far from Oakland.
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Oakland always gets a bad rap, but I think it has some great gems!
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I love all of the cool little architectural details of old buildings! Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteMost cities have hidden architectural treasures waiting to be discovered by those willing to seek them out. Nice images.
ReplyDeleteHey guess what! I was in Oakland once back in 1964. My Mom, SIL, and I were there to see my brother he was stationed there on the U.S.S. ALUDRA & U.S.S. Mars and we got to go on the ship and everything back then. He was in the Navy on a supply ship during the Viet Nam War. It was tons a fun! Oakland is a great place. Thanks for sharing the pics and bring back old memories.
ReplyDeletereally love the city hall..and the details are lovely as well. I like the clock tower..so elegant!
ReplyDeleteAmazing! Pinned and tweeted. Thanks for coming to our party and sharing such an amazing masterpiece! I hope to see you next Monday @7 because we love to party with you! Happy Thursday! Lou Lou Girls
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful building! I love the top of the structure; it's so ornate. Thanks for sharing the tour with us at Together on Tuesdays :)
ReplyDeleteI love how white and beautiful this building is. Such beauty against the blue sky. Thank you for sharing with us at Sitting Among Friends on Wednesdays.
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ReplyDeleteWhat beautiful architecture! Thanks for sharing with #SocialButterflySunday! Hope to see you link up again this week :)
ReplyDeleteGreat pictures as always - thank you for stopping by Pin worthy Wednesday
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