tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16875947677417119282024-03-13T12:14:43.995-07:00Our OaklandOakland, CA love! Food, maps, signs, history, things to do, upcoming events, even some politics.Genehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10781731425470579255noreply@blogger.comBlogger985125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1687594767741711928.post-84606511334785203182022-02-13T09:54:00.005-08:002022-02-13T11:21:21.275-08:00Who was George Turner?<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://localwiki.org/media/cache/0e/f5/0ef55ef1419116dcb78eea8958cd883e@1.5x.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" height="400" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="385" src="https://localwiki.org/media/cache/0e/f5/0ef55ef1419116dcb78eea8958cd883e@1.5x.jpg"/></a></div>
<p><span class="dropcap">T</span>his photo shows up every once in a while, with variations on the same basic info:
<i>"A George J.P. Turner operated as bootblack from early 1900's to about 1918 according to Oakland City Directories. Had shops listed at various places including Narrow Gauge Depot on Franklin, 14th street and Clay street in Oakland."</i>
It's from the <a href="https://delivery.library.ca.gov:8443/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE248628">California State Library</a> (CSL).</p>
<p>Coming across the photo again, with a higher resolution than the usual copies, I decided to take a closer look at it, both literally and figuratively. Who was George Turner? Where and when was the photo taken?</p>
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<p>I started by trying to confirm the information above from CSL. I never did find a mention of a location on Clay St., but the rest seemed mostly accurate if a bit vague. The 1913 directory listed both 411 - 14th St. and 501 - 14th St. The latter was probably the source of the Clay St. mention, but the address was at the no longer extant intersection of Washington and 14th, across from city hall, a block from Clay. In any event, the directories all showed the 411 address, so we had a likely location for the photo.</p>
<p>Given that "George" and "Turner" are fairly common names, George was Black living in the early 1900s, and he was a shoe shiner not a politician or the like, I didn't expect to find much in the <i>Oakland Tribune</i> archives. But I got lucky, and found <a href="https://www.newspapers.com/clip/94633676/george-turner-shoe-shiner-dead/">his obituary from 1919</a>. This didn't give me many facts besides the date of his death, but it was a start. It also let me know that George was someone people remembered, and he had been in business for about 20 years.</p>
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<p>Next I found references to George being married, punctuated by <a href="https://www.newspapers.com/clip/94672747/judge-ellsworth-performs-first-marriage/">this vignette</a> about the ceremony in 1889. It was the first marriage performed by superior court judge John Ellsworth. It tells us Turner was married, and his wife's name was Josephine. Now we're getting somewhere! For the record, Judge Ellsworth says he did not kiss the bride as was the custom of Judge Gibson.</p>
<p>While continuing the search through the <i>Tribune</i> archive, I created a family tree on ancestry.com and started looking at the Sanborn insurance maps. I usually do the first when researching a person or family, and the second when researching the location of a home or business. Oakland has changed a lot over time, not the least of which are street names and street addresses (sometimes more than once), so finding historical locations for an address can sometimes be a bigger challenge than you might think.</p>
<p>Even knowing his wife's name, the approximate year of his birth, and the date of his death, researching the family tree didn't turn up much besides (probably) narrowing down George's birth to April 1861 in Virginia. But it did give some addresses for where the Turners lived, and suggested they probably didn't have any children.</p>
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<p>Looking at the Sanborn insurance maps proved a bit more fruitful. The 1911 Sanborn for 411 - 14th shows a location in a building between the <a href="https://oaklandwiki.org/MacDonough_Theatre">MacDonough Theatre</a> and the previously mentioned narrow gauge railroad station. Looking more closely at that showed a building labeled "Boot Black" immediately behind the station. OK! This along with the directory info suggested that sometime between 1911 and 1913 is when George moved his parlor from the near the station to 411 - 14th St. Refining the search in the <i>Tribune</i> archives turned up a classified notice confirming the move. In 1912, George was <a href="https://www.newspapers.com/clip/94668520/george-turner-forced-to-move-from/">compelled to move his stand</a> from near the train station to 411 - 14th St.</p>
<p>Did George start his business behind the train station? And if not, where? More searching turned up this <a href="https://www.newspapers.com/clip/94672406/resolution-permitting-george-turner-to/">notice of city council actions</a>, indicating that in 1903 they passed a resolution allowing George to build a metal building near the train station. Now we've got some better parameters. From c.1903 to 1912 he was near the train station, and from 1912 until at least 1918 he was at 411 - 14th St.</p>
<p>Based on the building in the photo, we can probably rule out the metal structure near the train station. So most likely we're looking at 411 - 14th St., unless it's the c.1913 location of 501 - 14th St. Looking at later photos of 501 doesn't suggest that, but doesn't rule it out, either. So I set about looking for photos of that area from the appropriate time, but with no luck. Other than the MacDonough Theatre at the corner of 14th and Broadway, I didn't know any building names or businesses to reference for refining the search.</p>
<p>But then I remembered the 1909 photo of <a href="https://oaklandwiki.org/Albert_Vander_Naillen%2C_Jr">Albert Vander Naillen</a> and Captain Park A. Van Tassell's launch of the <i>City of Oakland</i> balloon that shows that area. Suddenly it clicked, that the vague letter forms on the sign at the top of the original photo matched the "Tribune" sign visible in the 1909 photo. Bingo! The location matched, the time range matched...we have a location!</p>
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<p>The time range is still fairly broad, though. It could be any time after the 1912 move, and probably before George's death in 1919, but not necessarily. How do we narrow down the time? (Now we're starting to get into the serious history nerd range.)</p>
<p>If you look closely at the right side of the CSL photo, you'll notice a poster for the <a href="https://oaklandwiki.org/Pantages_Theatre">Pantages Theatre</a> which was nearby on 12th St. The sign is mostly illegible, but "Co-Eds" is visible near the top, and "Clara ??? Co." with a production called "Self Defense" is visible near bottom. Combining those with the date range turns up a brief article from October 1, 1914, describing the latest offerings at the Pantages, including "<i>The Fair Co-Eds</i>, Menlo Moore's newest musical tabloid of campus life" and "Clara Beyers and co. in a tense playlet entitled <i>Self Defense</i>."</p>
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<p>Before we can declare victory and say the photo is from 1914, consider that plays and theatrical performances sometimes run for a long time, and sometimes are revived at later dates. So looking closely at the photo again, notice the smaller poster near the center. That shows "D? Wolf" and "Trial by "Ju?". Narrowing the search with all the above, we come to <a href="https://www.newspapers.com/clip/94730484/opera-attracts-crowd-to-greek/">"Trial by Jury" featuring DeWolf Hopper</a>, playing at the Greek Theater in Berkeley. While this still doesn't pin the date down exactly, it's further evidence for late 1914.</p>
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<p>None of this is absolute, though the location of the CSL photo seems to be pretty conclusively at 411 - 14th. And the facts suggest late 1914 for the date. Like a lot of things in history, the day and time may never be known. But now at least we know where the photo was taken and have a pretty good idea on when.</p>
<p>But back to George and Josephine. We know when they were married, and when George died, but not much else. Did they have children? What did they do besides work?</p>
<p>Continuing the search in the <i>Tribune</i> archives turns up a <a href="https://www.newspapers.com/clip/94667923/obituary-for-george-turner/">death notice</a> for George. This is shorter than his colorful obituary, but tells us a bit more. George was a <a href="https://oaklandwiki.org/Freemasonry">Mason</a>. His body was prepared at the <a href="https://oaklandwiki.org/Hudson_and_Butler_Funeral_Home">Hudson and Butler Funeral Home</a>, and a funeral held at the <a href="https://oaklandwiki.org/First_African_Methodist_Episcopal_Church">First A.M.E. Church</a>, which was then on 15th Street. And his remains were interred at <a href="https://oaklandwiki.org/Evergreen_Cemetery">Evergreen Cemetery</a>. But no next of kin mentioned, adding credence to the theory that he and Josephine didn't have any children. And why isn't Josephine mentioned?</p>
<p>The same edition of the <i>Tribune</i> also turns up a brief article noting that George left a will, but it was <a href="https://www.newspapers.com/clip/94757458/will-of-george-jp-turner-invalid/">declared invalid</a>. Josephine had died about 6 months before, George died following an operation for appendicitis, and... they had two adopted children?</p>
<p>This is sadly where the trail goes cold, at least for now. I haven't found any further mentions of adopted daughter, Genevieve Howard, or adopted son, Brown. Hopefully more information will turn up over time. But at at least we know a little more about <a href="https://oaklandwiki.org/George_Turner">George and Josephine Turner</a>.</p>Genehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10781731425470579255noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1687594767741711928.post-42333143262663755932021-03-21T19:08:00.002-07:002021-05-27T11:57:20.901-07:00What Is History?<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://localwiki.org/oakland/media/cache/8d/dc/8ddcb6372b7f1f8ff29931819a2ee8a6@1.5x.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="400" data-original-height="780" data-original-width="800" src="https://oaklandwiki.org/media/cache/8d/dc/8ddcb6372b7f1f8ff29931819a2ee8a6@1.5x.jpg"/></a></div>
<p><span class="dropcap">W</span>hat is history? If you grew up when I did, history was likely taught as a series of boring sets of dates and names. Very American- and European-centric, and exceedingly white male dominated. Of necessity for time, history taught in grade school and high school was condensed to a subset of that.</p>
<p>Even allowing for that condensing of events, history generally came across as series of "great men doing great things". This U.S. president did this thing, this rich guy did this thing, this general defeated that general in a battle. Some of that is self-promotion, some of that is "history is written by the victors", and some is information lost over time, but much of it is simply an accepted but distorted view of things.</p>
<p>The reality of history is far more intricate, and far more interesting. A president may have signed a bill into law or started a war or given a speech, but it was countless unnamed people who made that thing happn. A rich person did things of note, but much of the actual work was probably done by countless unnamed people. A battle may be won or lost because of the strategy of generals, but battles are fought by individuals who do brave things, cowardly things, and live or die during the battle.</p>
<p>As a historian, it's easy to fall into the trap. People were famous by standards of their time because of their political office, their wealth, their geneaology, and so they are the ones who appeared in newspapers, history books, and official documents. Those things lead to their names being given to cities, parks, streets, and geographical features. And they were the ones who could afford to document their families with paintings, photographs, and other tangible items. So naturally the references to those people are more numerous and easier to find. Much of that is systemic: men as head of household, white men as owners of property, holders of political office, and so on. But frequency doesn't necessarily mean importance.</p>
<p>It's important to always take a step back when researching a historical figure. Look at who raised them, where they went to school and who taught them, the people who worked with them and for them, and look backwards and forwards to where and how their parents and children lived, where they went to school, etc.</p>
<p>And most importantly, remember that those other people are a part of history, whether they were "famous" or not. Your great-grandparent or great-great-grandparent who you know little about? They were part of history. The ones who fought in wars, whether in the U.S, or elsewhere, whether they were were a foot soldier or an officer, they were part of history. The one who drove a truck or wagon, the one who worked in a shop or the open field, the one who died without much fanfare. They were not only part of history—they made history, even if they didn't make it into the history books and newspapers.</p>
<p>Check out this presentation from the Oakland History Center, "Revisiting Historical Narriaves through Genealogical Research":
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<p>And I strongly encourage you to work to preserve your family's history, through photos, letters, films, and so on. After all, your ancestors made history, too.</p>
<p>If they're part of Oakland history, the <a href="https://oaklandwiki.org/">Oakland Wiki</a> (<a href="https://oaklandwiki.org/">oaklandwiki.org</a>) is great place to document your family. Unlike Wikipedia, there's no requirement of them being "famous enough".</p>
<p>P.S. Those people in the photo are my great-grandparents. <a href="https://oaklandwiki.org/Andrew_Anderson">Andrew Anderson</a> came from Sweden to Oakland about 1880. Emma Williams (Anderson) came about the same time. He worked on one of the ferryboats that plied SF Bay before there was a bridge, and they lived on Myrtle Street in West Oakland. But I can't tell you much else...they weren't famous.</p>Genehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10781731425470579255noreply@blogger.com0Oakland, CA, USA37.8043514 -122.27116399.4941175638211561 -157.4274139 66.11458523617884 -87.1149139tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1687594767741711928.post-88914381231878761672020-02-07T14:26:00.000-08:002020-02-07T14:26:31.570-08:00Black Panther Power tours<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Steve McCutchen, Dr. Saturu Ned, Katherine Campbell at de Fremery House in Lil' Bobby Hutton Park</td></tr>
</tbody></table><span class="dropcap">T</span>here are a number of walking tours around Oakland, especially if food is your thing. When it comes to tours focused on history, there are fewer options: <a href="http://www.oaklandurbanpaths.org/">Oakland Urban Paths</a>, <a href="http://oaklandheritage.org/">Oakland Heritage Alliance</a>, <a href="https://www.oaklandca.gov/topics/walking-tours">city of Oakland walking tours</a>, and <a href="https://www.mountainviewcemetery.org/friends/tour-mountain-view-cemetery">Mountain View Cemetery</a>. And when it comes to black history tours, there's only one regularly scheduled tour, the city of Oakland's "New Era, New Politics" tour, which occurs on various Wednesday and Saturdays, May through October.<br />
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"New Era, New Politics" focuses on the political changes that came about in Oakland as African Americans started being elected to city council, mayor, and other positions. I've led it a number of times, and people are sometimes disappointed that it doesn't cover more about the Black Panther Party. When I give it, I talk about Bobby Seale's run for Oakland mayor, but there's too much to cover in 90 minutes.<br />
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So once a year, Oakland Urban Paths and the city of Oakland walking tours program team up to do a 2.5 hour walking tour on black history in Oakland. That gives time to talk about more people and cover more topics, though it's still not enough time to do more than give a taste. I always encourage people to find out more, with <a href="https://oaklandwiki.org/">OaklandWiki.org</a> a good starting point. But it's best to learn about a place from people who lived the history, and as well as I know Oakland history, I was too young when the Black Panther Party was active and I definitely didn't live the history.<br />
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That's why I was really excited to get an email from <a href="https://www.visitoakland.com/">Visit Oakland</a>, the local visitor's bureau, asking if I wanted to go on a Black Panther Party tour, led by a former BPP member. I went on a BPP tour of North Oakland a couple years ago (2014) with <a href="http://www.itsabouttimebpp.com/">It's About Time</a> and learned a ton, but as mentioned, there aren't regular tours, so I jumped at the chance to go on this.<br />
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And I wasn't disappointed. Saturu Ned, who started with the BPP in Sacramento led the tour, along with Kathy Campbell and Steve McCutchen. Each of them had stories to tell and personal details to add to their time with the BPP. We toured sites in West Oakland (e.g., the BPP party headquarters), North Oakland (e.g., Merritt College, where Huey Newton and Bobby Seale met and formed the BPP), East Oakland (e.g., the BPP Community School) and finished up back by Lake Merritt, where we could see the courthouse steps, site of the "Free Huey" protests, and 1200 Lakeshore, where Huey lived for a time under tight security.<br />
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If this wasn't enough, it wasn't just a one-off. It was in part to announce that Black Panther Power led by Saturu Ned will be giving regular (or at least more frequent) BPP history walking tours. The details haven't been announced yet, but you can add yourself to the email list at <a href="https://blackpantherpower.com/">blackpantherpower.com</a> to learn more.<br />
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Whether or not you go on the BPP history tours or not, there's lots to do for Black History Month in Oakland. Check <a href="https://www.visitoakland.com/black-history-month/">Visit Oakland's list of BHM events</a>, as well as the <a href="https://oaklandwiki.org/Black_History_Month/2020_Events">list on the Oakland Wiki</a>.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOOAQbf1PnuTSVP6L2xRtJSi8xhFEa8-E8ZJeFOFH6mO141qE4ysIAW_DM6lcI-ENmZUJ6Bq5VF88WX4vKuGC3M17BCxEGKt8pVm49dZAKhJDBZJSqqrHUSHpQ26ndUs-s_pC3jKqY_CQ/s1600/DSC_9256.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1060" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOOAQbf1PnuTSVP6L2xRtJSi8xhFEa8-E8ZJeFOFH6mO141qE4ysIAW_DM6lcI-ENmZUJ6Bq5VF88WX4vKuGC3M17BCxEGKt8pVm49dZAKhJDBZJSqqrHUSHpQ26ndUs-s_pC3jKqY_CQ/s320/DSC_9256.jpg" width="212" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYOZL65sLjWetVLPuP4pxCM5raaxAgikdpd97UsnmrZ2I9UtXcLY2cMkNCZGj7-CnovvlYHFid3AT4KzKoTUXnlu-DhCfhtykKkVIlOoT9C-Rz0gImvYW3rHebg2a8wZF1emNM7SGrgZ4/s1600/DSC_9278.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" data-original-height="1060" data-original-width="1600" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYOZL65sLjWetVLPuP4pxCM5raaxAgikdpd97UsnmrZ2I9UtXcLY2cMkNCZGj7-CnovvlYHFid3AT4KzKoTUXnlu-DhCfhtykKkVIlOoT9C-Rz0gImvYW3rHebg2a8wZF1emNM7SGrgZ4/s320/DSC_9278.jpg" width="320" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdqrt5EJDpKFbi-RGqr5wOloMNg0E2MwV2DUMD1p0JJr7pRpWFSV35YZ_Bt_CcbQ1v78cuccb1mq9gbAb91ILzp8Sr3NAGxjEG_a6n60hLC6Cm60mRNoVGRIKSPKI91hNyD-VNXkYIhKw/s1600/DSC_9288.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1060" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdqrt5EJDpKFbi-RGqr5wOloMNg0E2MwV2DUMD1p0JJr7pRpWFSV35YZ_Bt_CcbQ1v78cuccb1mq9gbAb91ILzp8Sr3NAGxjEG_a6n60hLC6Cm60mRNoVGRIKSPKI91hNyD-VNXkYIhKw/s320/DSC_9288.jpg" width="212" /></a>Genehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10781731425470579255noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1687594767741711928.post-55946443242883549002019-03-13T18:56:00.000-07:002019-03-13T18:56:53.185-07:00signs: McCaulou's<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf2D8A8cm0AgiANvLEtuQ4UO93XbAAhv12biBW20TSMjPpJ9M4KBPWU9Z8zECfuFgOdqdtZNEds_THpzpMy7noUf3FGLHsA2CyQGWkn5Kua4lUyOSVhVS6f9E-4WboC_AZsXLQTH5a2yg/s1600/IMG_20190312_142552344.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf2D8A8cm0AgiANvLEtuQ4UO93XbAAhv12biBW20TSMjPpJ9M4KBPWU9Z8zECfuFgOdqdtZNEds_THpzpMy7noUf3FGLHsA2CyQGWkn5Kua4lUyOSVhVS6f9E-4WboC_AZsXLQTH5a2yg/s400/IMG_20190312_142552344.jpg" width="400" height="297" data-original-width="1600" data-original-height="1186" /></a><br />
<span class="dropcap">N</span>ot the best sign ever by any stretch, but definitely a sign of the times. After who-knows-how-many-decades, the McCaulou's in Montclair Village is moving out of its distinctive building on Medau Place for smaller quarters nearby on Mountain Blvd.Genehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10781731425470579255noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1687594767741711928.post-1355333574980268172019-03-11T14:25:00.000-07:002019-03-13T18:57:16.455-07:00Town Folk Project<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-TzOFJH9OCKyq3QpuodNPWX5XWGBlqYXxeMyt6NyZf_lLJ-tfQJWyGv_IRU33b8A6OWQesonKS7T6dNNRyVaDODQr1-MyRxsWWiHdqoN0wVkVf9o_RJqioHrkHayOS5YvrUu9UueM8xM/s1600/townfolk1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-TzOFJH9OCKyq3QpuodNPWX5XWGBlqYXxeMyt6NyZf_lLJ-tfQJWyGv_IRU33b8A6OWQesonKS7T6dNNRyVaDODQr1-MyRxsWWiHdqoN0wVkVf9o_RJqioHrkHayOS5YvrUu9UueM8xM/s400/townfolk1.jpg" width="400" height="352" data-original-width="1024" data-original-height="902" /></a></div><span class="dropcap">T</span>here's a relatively new photo project / blog called the <a href="https://townfolkproject.org/">Town Folk Project: A photo project focused on the people & stories that made Oakland what it is today</a>. Includes photos and short interviews with people all over Oakland—go check it out! <a href="https://townfolkproject.org/">townfolkproject.org</a>Genehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10781731425470579255noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1687594767741711928.post-35934352682895080582019-01-31T12:19:00.000-08:002019-01-31T12:36:06.549-08:0052nd California International Book Fair - Feb. 8-10<div><i>The following is a guest post from Denise Lamott. I love history, and I love books, so what's not to like about old books?</i></div><br />
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<a href="https://cabookfair.com/">The 52nd California International Antiquarian Book Fair</a>, recognized as one of the world's largest and most prestigious exhibitions of antiquarian books, returns to Northern California, <b>Friday, February 8 through Sunday, February 10, 2019 at the Oakland Marriott City Center</b>. <br />
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Sponsored by the <b>Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America (ABAA) </b>and the <b>International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB)</b> and featuring the collections and rare treasures of nearly 200 booksellers from dealers from around the world, the three-day Book Fair offers a rich selection of manuscripts, early American and European literature, modern first editions, children's books, maps and autographs, as well as antiquarian books on history, science, law, architecture, cooking, wine and a wide range of other topics. <br />
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This year's Book Fair will include a special exhibit by the <a href="http://www.bccbooks.org/"><b>Book Club of California</b></a>, an active association of over 800 major California collectors with interests in rare books and manuscripts of all types. Founded in 1912, the Club's library is dedicated to collecting and sharing works of California fine printers; resources on book making, book design, and book history; and books of historical significance. One side of this bi-faceted exhibit will display a selection of materials by California women printers and book artists, with a spotlight on Jane Grabhorn's test prints for the illustrations of the Grabhorn Press' Shakespeare plays. Also on display will be some of the Club's oldest and most sought-after publications. <br />
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Joel Harris, a local member of the <b>International Wizard of Oz Club</b>, will be loaning a portion of his collection for a curated exhibit of first edition books by <b>L. Frank Baum</b> and the subsequent authors of the "Wizard of Oz" series. The theme of a Saturday lecture jointly sponsored by the Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America and the Bibliographical Society of America will be <i>Cyclone on the Prairies: The Magic of the Land of Oz</i>. <br />
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Other highlights of the Book Fair include an interactive and entertaining exhibition that showcases local artists and organizations specializing in book arts. Calligraphers, bookbinders and a small press operator will once again be creating unique souvenirs for attendees to take home. <br />
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The Book Fair is the perfect introduction for those new to the world of rare books. Sunday, February 10, will present a variety of seminars and discussions. During <b><i>Book Collecting 101</i></b>, visitors can learn to create a strategy for collecting books, as well as how to spot a "first edition," judge a book's condition, and learn bookish terms and jargon. Presented by ABAA president Vic Zoschak, Jr., Tavistock Bookshop. During <b><i>What's This Book Worth</i></b>, Zoschak will discuss the primary factors that give books commercial and monetary value, as well as strategies for appraising and selling books. <b><i>Discovery Day</i></b> is the public's chance to discover if those old books gathering dust are worth something. The public will receive free, expert oral appraisals on up to three books. Appraisals are limited to a first come, first served basis – within the scheduled times. <br />
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Designed with the budding collector in mind, "Book Fair Finds" is a program in which dealers spotlight items priced at $100 or less. Visitors can look for the Book Fair Finds sign in participating booths. <br />
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For the full schedule, visit <a href="http://cabookfair.com/">cabookfair.com</a> and plan your visit today! <br />
February 8th 3 - 8 | February 9th 11 - 7 | February 10th 11 - 5<br />
<b>Oakland Marriott City Center, 1001 Broadway, Oakland, CA. </b><br />
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Tickets are available <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/52nd-california-international-antiquarian-book-fair-tickets-54248393405">online</a> or at the door. Friday admission tickets are $25; Saturday and Sunday tickets are $15 and all tickets allow return admission for the remainder of the fair. For more information about tickets or exhibiting, visit <a href="http://cabookfair.com/">cabookfair.com</a>.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08542931247957198888noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1687594767741711928.post-58847016911165430122018-12-15T13:48:00.000-08:002018-12-21T14:20:06.498-08:00Oakland Urban Paths: Walk of the Dead<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYi7Wrr1B7Sq0hFIVfjQ7FFf2vZxWj6dM1oCssdyytAczqG8FQiVJgFywnR6ZYPY8YPS0UmG-YK3B5lEllusGIWee9rSpR0-bJJxzJrPCcXAn08jOjhhVBzsLKSqus5TIHcOIvlgZtZgY/s1600/IMG_20181208_111258109_HDR.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYi7Wrr1B7Sq0hFIVfjQ7FFf2vZxWj6dM1oCssdyytAczqG8FQiVJgFywnR6ZYPY8YPS0UmG-YK3B5lEllusGIWee9rSpR0-bJJxzJrPCcXAn08jOjhhVBzsLKSqus5TIHcOIvlgZtZgY/s640/IMG_20181208_111258109_HDR.jpg" width="640" height="480" data-original-width="1600" data-original-height="1200" /></a><br />
<span class="dropcap">A</span>fter the smoke from the fires up north forced a reschedule, we had a small but "lively" group for the Walk of the Dead. In addition to clearer skies in December, we also had great weather—sunny and not too warm. After talking a bit about customs around death like the Day of the Dead, a brief glossary of terms, and some of the symbols we might see on grave markers, we headed off.<br />
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Our first stop was <a href="https://oaklandwiki.org/Chapel_of_Memories">Chapel of Memories</a>, also known as the Oakland Columbarium. It opened in 1901 as an independent business, but now is run by nearby Chapel of the Chimes. The buildings are mostly full of smaller niches. While a few are tagged "before need", most are occupied.<br />
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Just up Howe St. is Oakland's oldest existing cemetery, <a href="https://oaklandwiki.org/Saint_Mary%27s_Cemetery">St. Mary's Cemetery</a>, a Catholic cemetery which started a bit before nearby Mountain View Cemetery. There were earlier cemeteries closer to downtown, but as Oakland grew, they got in the way of development. The Oakland Cemetery (1852-1857) was at 8th and Oak. The Webster St. Cemetery (1857-1867) was between Webster and Snow Park. <i>Most</i> of the residents<br />
moved to Mountain View or St. Mary's c.1872-76, but not all:<br />
<blockquote><i>An excavating machine hit a metal coffin and spilled the contents: “the left hand and arm<br />
nearly to the elbow protruded from the ground, the hand drooped over gracefully from the<br />
wrist. Portions of the coat and vest were visible, as were the outlines of the face, but over these<br />
still rested a coating of fine earth.”</i> Oakland Tribune April 28, 1877</blockquote><br />
After a brief stop at <a href="https://oaklandwiki.org/4460_Howe_Street">4460 Howe Street</a>, which was home at different times to a superintendent of St. Mary's, a florist, and a granite and marble showroom, we went in the top entrance of <a href="https://oaklandwiki.org/Chapel_of_the_Chimes">Chapel of the Chimes</a>. That took us into the newer areas, but down some flights of stairs and around a couple of corners, and we were into an older part, which was designed by noted architect <a href="https://oaklandwiki.org/Julia_Morgan">Julia Morgan</a>. Five different architecture firms worked on the structure over the years. The oldest part was originally a station for the streetcar which stopped at the top of Piedmont Avenue.<br />
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From there it was through the gates of Mountain View Cemetery, but into <a href="https://oaklandwiki.org/Home_of_Eternity_Cemetery">Home of Eternity Cemetery</a>, a Jewish cemetery run by Temple Sinai. They purchased land from Mountain View in 1865. Besides more familiar religious symbols on the grave markers, there we saw some kohanim hands, which mean the person was of the priestly tribe of Aaron. Leonard Nimoy used a modified version of the gesture as the Vulcan greeting in Star Trek.<br />
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Stepping past a row of trees took us into <a href="https://oaklandwiki.org/Mountain_View_Cemetery">Mountain View Cemetery</a>, which at 224 acres, is by far the largest cemetery in Oakland.<br />
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First we went into one of several large mausoleums on the Mountain View grounds, which contains the remains of Oakland city council member <a href="https://oaklandwiki.org/Frank_Ogawa">Frank Ogawa</a> and his family. He and his wife were imprisoned in an internment camp along with other Japanese Americans during WWII. Their daughter, Nancy Lynne Ogawa, was born in the Topaz camp and died there. That mausoleum also contains the remains of my grandparents, my aunt and uncle, and my aunt's father, <a href="https://oaklandwiki.org/Edward_M._Lundegaard">Dr. Edward Lundegaard</a>. Dr. Lundegaard served as a surgeon in the county coroner's office from 1946 to 1954, and then was elected coroner in 1954.<br />
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We wound our way up the hill to "Millionaire's Row", where the likes of <a href="https://oaklandwiki.org/Francis_Marion_%22Borax%22_Smith">"Borax" Smith</a>, mayor <a href="https://oaklandwiki.org/Samuel_B._Merritt">Samuel Merritt</a>, and the Crockers of Crocker Bank fame are buried in some sizable and lovely mausoleums. The air quality was better than November, but it was hazy enough it didn't show off the great view. That view, plus the park-like setting (MVC was designed by Frederick Law Olmsted, who designed Central Park in New York City) are part of why people used to visit their grave sites before they needed them, and countless Oaklanders still walk, run and admire the views today.<br />
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We finished by the Infant's Plot by the Main Mausoleum, in view of the Pauper's Plot. We didn't have time to continue down Piedmont Avenue and check out the cemetery-related businesses, including florists, grave marker carvers (former), and funeral homes, but we got a nice overview of part of Oakland inhabited mostly by the dead.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08542931247957198888noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1687594767741711928.post-4372095347371358972018-04-17T08:34:00.001-07:002018-05-04T11:56:55.781-07:00Oakland Urban Paths: downtown murals<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXirG-7J-ILJ11XdfWbhyphenhyphenAce_3l3PilyOWP6dsixmR2vEnt05uIeA6tVx0vwb99wcCCze4G2mui_7EKDxhqDTnk6JAQz62FRi4rNooS_nhYQ5IGYmnSXVndLOwz2G_pFOOH35w9oQxrD4/s1600/IMG_3123.JPG" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXirG-7J-ILJ11XdfWbhyphenhyphenAce_3l3PilyOWP6dsixmR2vEnt05uIeA6tVx0vwb99wcCCze4G2mui_7EKDxhqDTnk6JAQz62FRi4rNooS_nhYQ5IGYmnSXVndLOwz2G_pFOOH35w9oQxrD4/s640/IMG_3123.JPG" width="640" height="480" data-original-width="1600" data-original-height="1200" /></a><br />
<span class="dropcap">S</span>aturday was a walking tour of some of the murals downtown, organized by Oakland Urban Paths and our parent organization, <a href="http://wobo.org/">Walk Oakland Bike Oakland</a>, and led by local artist and organizer Sorell Raino-Tsu. The walk was originally scheduled for March, but rescheduled for this month because of the weather. And the weather definitely cooperated—it was warm and sunny, not too hot, perfect for a walk around downtown.<br />
After an introduction and safety reminder by WOBO president Chris Hwang, Sorell led us up Telegraph to view the first mural.<br />
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On the back of the Cathedral Building is the United Nations Mural. Sorell told us about the challenges in getting permission (separate permission for every floor of the building) and painting it (the height caused the crane to start tipping). And in an echo of the past, the mural was originally intended for San Francisco. But the artist Zio Zigler wanted to do it in Oakland, and Sorell helped make it happen. The mural was probably intended for San Francisco because that's where the United Nations Conference on International Organization was held in 1945. But in 1966 when it came time to fly the UN flag, San Francisco said no, and <a href="https://oaklandwiki.org/United_Nations">the flag ended up</a> in at Jack London Square in Oakland.<br />
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Then it was up a ways and over to Broadway to view another large piece, by far the largest of the <a href="https://oaklandwiki.org/Beacon_Mural_Series">Beacon Mural Series</a> by Joshua Mays. On 19th near Flora is a smaller piece by Argentinian artist Pastel (aka Francisco Diaz), featuring his trademark deadly flowers. On <a href="https://oaklandwiki.org/Thomas_L._Berkley">Thomas L. Berkley Way</a> on the back the I. Magnin building is a large, striking mural of flowers by Jet Martinez. it's painted in shades of green to echo the green terra cotta tiles of the building shown at the start of the post. On Franklin St. there are two notable murals on opposite sides of the same building: <a href="https://oaklandwiki.org/Water_Writes_Mural">Water Writes</a> on one side, painted by Estria and crew, and a striking human rights mural on the other, painted by Ricky Lee Gordon from South Africa. Over on Webster, there's a combination fence and ground-based mural by Brett Flanigan. Brett broke his foot during the painting, and finished the job with help from others while he was in a wheelchair!<br />
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Near 19th and Webster is a large mural sponsored by the Oakland A's, painted by Illuminaries. Going down Webster a bit we passed a temporary mural by Sorell on a construction fence. Across the street on the back of Howden Market is another piece by Zio Zigler. It was painted shortly after he broke up with his girlfriend, and so fittingly, it features a man with his heart being ripped out. A couple doors down on the side of the former <a href="https://oaklandwiki.org/Oakland_Business_and_Professional_Women%27s_Club">Oakland Business and Professional Women's Club</a> building is a piece by Irot. And across the parking lot is a work in progress called Elevate. And next door to that was our final mural, a somewhat disturbing rabbit mural painted by Nychos, an artist from Austria.<br />
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Thanks to WOBO for organizing the walk, and to Sorell for sharing his knowledge!<br />
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See the <a href="http://www.athenbgallery.com/murals/">Athen B Gallery website</a> for lots more photos, including some of the murals in progress.<br />
See <a href="https://photos.app.goo.gl/1e6XC4cVWNoXRRP83">here for more photos from the walk</a>.<br />
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</span> <span class="dropcap">M</span>ountain View Cemetery's 2018 Black History Month tour began at 10 a.m., on February 24th, in front of the cemetery's administrative office. I arrived a few minutes early and easily found a place to park. (Free and easy parking is to me as rare and valuable as pirate-treasure.) I saw people walk inside the office, and a woman stood in the lobby with a clipboard. I assumed that the woman was the tour organizer, and if not, a clipboard made anyone look official and attention-worthy. I followed the others up the steps and inside.<br />
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I opened the wide door and paused, not wanting to bump another person who stood inside the doorway. I waited as that person moved, and then I slid inside. I felt grateful for the warmth. The sun fell warmly, and I dressed warmly, but not warmly enough. The temperature hovered between 55 and 60 degrees. I wished I had a scarf to add to my long-sleeve shirt, sweater, jacket, and gloves.<br />
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"Sign the clipboard to get on our mailing list." The woman lifted her clipboard into the air. My eyes followed the upward movement, but kept going, to the vaulted ceiling. I knew nothing about the architectural style that surrounded us but guessed that it was Victorian, or Gothic. I noticed that behind me stood a miniature model of the cemetery. I noted the tiered layout of the grounds, or the model's way of representing significant changes in elevation. Either way, the cemetery expanded over the nearby hillsides. In fact, the model showed minimal flat ground.<br />
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More people arrived outside. Those that stood with me in the lobby were a mix of ages, men and women, black and white. If I were to guess, I would say that there were a few more women than men, and about 30 people total. I anticipated that the tour would begin soon, given the nearness to the hour, and went back outside. I found a sunlit patch of sidewalk and stood and tried to ignore the cold.<br />
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"There will be vans, or you can drive yourself, or you can ride with one of us," Lydia said. Lydia was the woman with the clipboard, professionally dressed for a Saturday. She had a scarf, which I envied.<br />
"Can we walk?" Someone expressed what others likely felt -- the expectation that the tour was a walking tour.<br />
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"You can, but we will wind our way up and around. You'll have to follow our caravan, and it's quite a trek." I spied the nearest white van with the cemetery logo on the side and edged toward it. "Anna is here," Lydia sang. "Good."<br />
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I looked for 'Anna,' but did not see her. Anna blended into the background until she spoke. She did not raise her voice, and the group quieted. Anna introduced herself as a docent and tour-guide. Finished, she moved from where she stood on the steps next to Lydia.<br />
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I edged closer to the van, but Lydia said that we had a "stop, just over here." We moved a few yards from the office steps, and Lydia pointed to a stone structure behind her, about 200 yards away. Five or six rows of large, square, stacked sections rose four or five sections high. I did not know the cemetery-term for the structure, which obviously entombed remains. I found out later that the structure was a mausoleum. "The last time we gave this tour, last year, we said that this cemetery was never segregated," Lydia said. "We were wrong. We only just found out the truth, from records we uncovered."<br />
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In 1955, or thereabouts, Clara Mae Long, a black woman, intended to lay her husband to rest inside a mausoleum at Mountain View Cemetery. The cemetery denied Ms. Long's request, because that particular mausoleum was set aside for whites. Ms. Long sued, and the resulting case, <i>Long v. Mountain View Cemetery Association (1955)</i>, ended in a California Court of Appeal. The Court of Appeal upheld the lower court's ruling, affirming that though Civil Code Sections 51 and 52 ensured all citizens equal access to public accommodations, the law's provisions did not include cemeteries.<br />
However, the presiding judge wrote that he could not resist a word of protest:<br />
<blockquote class="tr_bq">"I cannot believe that a man's mortal remains will disintegrate any less peaceably because of the close proximity of the body of a member of another race, and in that inevitable disintegration I am sure that the pigmentation of the skin cannot long endure. It strikes me that the carrying of racial discrimination into the burial grounds is a particularly stupid form of human arrogance and intolerance. If life does not do so, the universal fellowship of death should teach humility. The good people who insist on the racial segregation of what is mortal in man may be shocked to learn when their own lives end that God has reserved no racially exclusive position for them in the hereafter." </blockquote>I felt uplifted by this story and the judge's sentiment, if not by the Court's decision. I liked that Lydia and Anna chose to bring the story and the judge's assertion to our attention. Others murmured their approval, and someone chuckled at the situation's audacity. On that note, it was time to board the tour-caravan.<br />
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En route, our driver explained that the cemetery stretched for 230 acres. That sounded large, but I felt more impressed by the variety of headstones and monuments on display – modest ones, ornate ones, and ones laden with unfamiliar symbols. It took less than two minutes to wind our way up to our first stop, and that timing remained true for the tour's entirety. We visited the grave of local hero Captain <a href="https://oaklandwiki.org/William_Shorey">William T. Shorey</a>, a.k.a. The Black Ahab, and local legend <a href="https://oaklandwiki.org/Bobby_Hutton">Bobby Hutton</a>, the first member of the Black Panthers. At each stop, we learned about people who enriched or affected the lives of many and thus, did the same for Oakland's history. <br />
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I came away with a sense of what I would like my eulogy to say, a realization I valued. But, in truth, I attended the tour for a purpose. I sought <a href="https://oaklandwiki.org/Jennie_Prentiss">Virginia Prentiss's</a> final resting place and an answer to a question on her behalf: How could Ms. Prentiss, a significant member of Oakland's historic black community and Jack London's surrogate mother, be laid to rest without a headstone?<br />
"Virginia Prentiss was buried here," Anna said, on our third of fourth stop. She gestured to the ground. "Probably about right... there." Anna pointed to the feet of a fellow tour-goer. He laughed and took his cap off and pressed it to his chest. <br />
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In that moment, I felt grateful for the cemetery's well-kept records. Otherwise, we simply stood at the top of a hill, under a tree, a few feet from a burial site for Elks-Club members. The rest of what Anna said about Ms. Prentiss, I already knew: that Ms. Prentiss was born a slave in 1832, escaped soldiers of the Civil War, married Alonzo Prentiss, and found her way to California, where she raised her children and became a mother-figure to an icon of American literature. She died in 1922.<br />
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I wanted to approach Anna as she stood under Ms. Prentiss's tree, but decided to wait. Just prior to the tour's end, and when I thought I could no longer tolerate my cold-induced sniffles, we found Alonzo Prentiss's grave. Mr. Prentiss lay in the veteran's section, near a Civil War memorial and burial plot.<br />
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"Why weren't Alonzo and Jennie Prentiss buried together?" I asked Anna as soon as I saw an opening to approach her, as the tour concluded, and the others departed. Anna shrugged and said something like, no one expects to outlive their children. I remembered then that the Prentiss children died young. So, their plot had room for mother and children only. Then, I asked my big question.<br />
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"I know," Anna agreed, "why spend the money on a plot and not include a headstone?" She shrugged. "I don't know the answer."<br />
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At that moment a woman with owl-rimmed glasses, who rode in Anna's car from one place to the next on the tour, interrupted us. Unsure that I hid my disappointment in her answer well enough, I left Anna to climb back up the hill with the elk statue at its peak. I shunned the paths for the direct route, wondering about graveyard customs along the way. Was it disrespectful to walk over a grave? Was it poor form to snack in a graveyard? One should not pick a flower that grew in a graveyard, I felt, (though I am not superstitious). I wondered what Ms. Prentiss would think about Black History Month, knowing that she viewed whites as ungodly, given their un-Christian treatment of black people.<br />
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I reached the unmarked plot for the second time and felt grateful for the solitude. I took pictures and hoped to share them with other Oakland-history buffs, who may also feel unsettled by Ms. Prentiss's unsung status in the cemetery. I resolved to return to Mountain View Cemetery, perhaps for one of their other tours. I hoped to build on what I knew about Ms. Prentiss:<br />
<ul><li>Virginia Prentiss died at around 91 years old, at Napa State Hospital</li>
<li>Jack London's will included provisions for Ms. Prentiss's burial expenses</li>
<li>Charmian Kitteridge, Jack London's second wife, was the executor of his estate</li>
<li>Ms. Prentiss died on Ms. Kitteridge's 51st birthday, in 1922</li>
</ul><br />
Thanks to the tour, I learned that the wealth of history that resides at Mountain View Cemetery cannot be overemphasized. Of course, one also cannot overemphasize the wealth of information that resides on the internet, which provided the breadcrumbs that led me to the cemetery. However, the internet lacks a place where you can place your feet on the ground and stand in honor and wonder of what lies beneath. <a href="http://www.mountainviewcemetery.org/friends/tour/tour-mountain-view-cemetery/">Mountain View Cemetery provides free, bi-monthly tours</a>. Dress warmly, or according to the internet.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08542931247957198888noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1687594767741711928.post-58846611672498448832017-11-30T16:36:00.001-08:002017-11-30T16:36:06.787-08:00photo of the week: King Block alley<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsrLOmFkycZ1YPm9tqR3OEbTtK7I_jy1kWaJuIPawY3RJkGlKmP_IHeHBNkmX_ikeF-vMgUVsTgnRy-MAWhLYQzjoa_SEUFh1qXm1YLFd4G0HwcKI7xfnmoR9LgRITALor1BS3ArugKE4/s1600/IMG-0751.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsrLOmFkycZ1YPm9tqR3OEbTtK7I_jy1kWaJuIPawY3RJkGlKmP_IHeHBNkmX_ikeF-vMgUVsTgnRy-MAWhLYQzjoa_SEUFh1qXm1YLFd4G0HwcKI7xfnmoR9LgRITALor1BS3ArugKE4/s640/IMG-0751.jpg" width="640" height="480" data-original-width="1600" data-original-height="1200" /></a><br />
<span class="dropcap">T</span>he other day I was downtown for a meeting at AAMLO, and after some lunch, I happened by this bit of juxtaposition off Harrison Street, the Tribune Tower and Clorox building against a bright blue sky, and the wildness of the graffiti-covered brick alleyway.Genehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10781731425470579255noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1687594767741711928.post-70449570840252944092017-11-16T15:28:00.000-08:002018-01-08T11:14:42.462-08:00Oakland Urban Paths: Lake Merritt<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdDifjAseLAU8GfLfIPFvE3W8GG2YV7rJGn0uMBCdqq4prKXHAlupUSQMnr7KsP_ZiQP1JqyEhEt9dqBfenaIoBUFDEQsxAKtVAqa2Z8xAcY_iFlp6sLTWWn-ui_itB9S3H3rwE8iWkQ/s640/2017-11-11_10-43-25.jpg" width="640" /></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://al4kosh.com/">courtesy Alan Forkosh</a></td></tr>
</tbody></table><span class="dropcap">S</span>aturday we had near-perfect weather for an <a href="http://www.oaklandurbanpaths.org/">Oakland Urban Paths</a> walk around Lake Merritt. Unfortunately the sound system died, but the group wasn't too large, so hopefully everyone could hear me OK. My cellphone battery had died, but regular OUP walker Alan Forkosh was there and took some great photos. See <a href="http://photos.al4kosh.com/Landscapes/Lake-Merritt-Oakland-Urban-Paths-2017-11/">Alan's website</a> for lots more photos from the walk.<br />
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Alan's photos include some amazing panoramas of the lake, like this one:<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="507" data-original-width="1600" height="203" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkfc7IYjchs24QDbzCwMhXU0GA63ZbV7OcBcQz2OlHSNu8rFRY1S-EHAcsQIlDKlDvu9FXN3QqY6n8Nlj7S_c807PwhQGiiOzX1xlOwLxr1u8jf6Wr4V6j3G_EoTW21QxxG-8a_m5-mg/s640/2017-11-11_10-27-44.jpg" width="640" /></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://photos.al4kosh.com/Landscapes/Lake-Merritt-Oakland-Urban-Paths-2017-11/">courtesy Alan Forkosh</a></td></tr>
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Starting with <a href="https://oaklandwiki.org/Lake_Merritt">Lake Merritt</a> not being a lake but a tidal slough, up through some of the Measure DD work still going on, we covered a wide variety of topics about the lake over its history.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://clevelandcascade.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Cascade1931.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://clevelandcascade.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Cascade1931.jpg" data-original-height="795" data-original-width="466" height="400" width="234" /></a></div><ul><li><a href="https://oaklandwiki.org/Oakland_Trust_for_Clean_Water_and_Safe_Parks_%28Measure_DD%29">Measure DD</a></li>
<li><a href="https://oaklandwiki.org/Samuel_B._Merritt">Dr. Samuel Merritt</a></li>
<li><a href="https://oaklandwiki.org/Peralta_Playland">Peralta Playland</a></li>
<li><a href="https://oaklandwiki.org/Lake_Merritt_Monster">Lake Merritt Monster</a></li>
<li><a href="https://oaklandwiki.org/Huey_P._Newton">Huey Newton</a></li>
<li><a href="https://oaklandwiki.org/Black_Panther_Party">Black Panther Party</a></li>
</ul><div><ul><li><a href="https://oaklandwiki.org/Lake_Merritt_Boat_Landing">Lake Merritt Boat Landing</a></li>
<li><a href="https://oaklandwiki.org/Once_Upon_A_Time%2C_Happily_Ever_After_Project">Once Upon A Time project</a></li>
<li><a href="https://oaklandwiki.org/Lake_Merritt_Institute">Lake Merritt Institute</a> (volunteer cleanups)</li>
<li><a href="https://oaklandwiki.org/Lakeshore_Apartments">Lakeshore Apartments</a></li>
</ul></div><div><ul><li><a href="https://oaklandwiki.org/Cleveland_Cascade">Cleveland Cascade</a></li>
<li><a href="https://oaklandwiki.org/Lake_Merritt_Floating_Christmas_Tree">Floating Christmas Tree</a></li>
<li><a href="https://oaklandwiki.org/Our_Lady_of_Lourdes_Church">Our Lady of Lourdes Church</a></li>
<li><a href="https://oaklandwiki.org/Oakland_Pergola_and_Colonnade">Pergola</a></li>
<li><a href="https://oaklandwiki.org/Walter_Reed">Walter Reed</a></li>
</ul></div><div><ul><li><a href="https://oaklandwiki.org/Bellevue-Staten_Building">Bellevue-Staten Building</a></li>
<li><a href="https://oaklandwiki.org/The_Bellevue_Club">Bellevue Club</a></li>
<li><a href="https://oaklandwiki.org/Lake_Merritt_Wild_Duck_Refuge">Wildlife Refuge</a></li>
<li><a href="https://oaklandwiki.org/Rotary_Nature_Center">Rotary Nature Center</a></li>
<li><a href="https://oaklandwiki.org/Paul_Covel">Paul Covel</a></li>
<li><a href="https://oaklandwiki.org/Geodesic_Bird_Dome">Geodesic Bird Dome</a></li>
</ul></div><div><ul><li><a href="https://oaklandwiki.org/The_Gardens_at_Lake_Merritt">Gardens at Lake Merritt</a></li>
<li><a href="https://oaklandwiki.org/Autumn%20Lights%20Festival">Autumn Lights Festival</a></li>
<li><a href="https://oaklandwiki.org/Lake_Merritt_Breakfast_Club">Lake Merritt Breakfast Club</a></li>
<li><a href="https://oaklandwiki.org/Children%27s_Fairyland">Children's Fairyland</a></li>
<li><a href="https://oaklandwiki.org/William_Penn_Mott%2C_Jr.">William Penn Mott, Jr.</a></li>
<li><a href="https://oaklandwiki.org/Lewis_Mahlmann">Lewis Mahlmann</a></li>
<li><a href="https://oaklandwiki.org/Frank_Oz">Frank Oz</a></li>
<li><a href="https://oaklandwiki.org/C._J._Hirschfield">C. J. Hirschfield</a></li>
</ul></div><div><ul><li><a href="https://oaklandwiki.org/Lake_Merritt_Bandstand">Edoff Memorial Bandstand</a></li>
<li><a href="https://oaklandwiki.org/Oakland_Municipal_Band">Oakland Municipal Band</a></li>
<li><a href="https://oaklandwiki.org/%22Mid-Century_Monster%22_sculpture">Mid-Century Monster sculpture</a></li>
</ul></div><div><ul><li><a href="https://oaklandwiki.org/Veterans%27_Memorial_Building">Veterans' Memorial Building</a></li>
<li><a href="https://oaklandwiki.org/Glen_Echo_Creek">Glen Echo Creek</a></li>
<li><a href="https://oaklandwiki.org/Cathedral_of_Christ_the_Light">Cathedral of Christ the Light</a></li>
<li><a href="https://oaklandwiki.org/Earle_C._Anthony_Packard">Earle C. Anthony Packard Showroom</a></li>
<li><a href="https://oaklandwiki.org/Kaiser_Roof_Garden">Kaiser Roof Garden</a></li>
</ul></div><div><ul><li><a href="https://oaklandwiki.org/Lake_Merritt_Hotel">Lake Merritt Hotel</a></li>
<li><a href="https://oaklandwiki.org/Scottish_Rite_Center">Scottish Rite Center</a></li>
<li><a href="https://oaklandwiki.org/Lake_Chalet">Lake Chalet</a></li>
<li><a href="https://oaklandwiki.org/Municipal_Boathouse">Municipal Boathouse</a></li>
<li><a href="https://oaklandwiki.org/Lake_Merritt_Rowing_Club">Lake Merritt Rowing Club</a></li>
<li><a href="https://oaklandwiki.org/Gondola_Servizio">Gondola Servizio</a></li>
<li><a href="https://oaklandwiki.org/Oakland_Women%27s_Rowing_Club">Oakland Women's Rowing Club</a></li>
</ul><ul><li><a href="https://oaklandwiki.org/Camron-Stanford_House">Camron-Stanford House</a></li>
<li><a href="https://oaklandwiki.org/Oakland_Public_Museum">Oakland Public Museum</a></li>
<li><a href="https://oaklandwiki.org/Oakland_Museum_of_California">Oakland Museum of California</a></li>
</ul><div>Looking at all the items on the list, it's no wonder we weren't all the way around the lake in 2.5 hours.</div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08542931247957198888noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1687594767741711928.post-21611397313944427952017-06-26T15:02:00.002-07:002017-06-26T15:06:42.423-07:00photo of the week: angles<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgAuHoCnw4zQLs6c8aShxxxLK5fCOArP0wX_3wVNHacUystVLHLPFoZvhQPMWe5t9NHXEcYSv1UvvFebwKQfRU4tWP-5lKpahyphenhyphenAwR8JROwl6b0rbZ30Vn8BW8ak05u2zxQVyw8th2UZg/s1600/DSC_6062.JPG" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgAuHoCnw4zQLs6c8aShxxxLK5fCOArP0wX_3wVNHacUystVLHLPFoZvhQPMWe5t9NHXEcYSv1UvvFebwKQfRU4tWP-5lKpahyphenhyphenAwR8JROwl6b0rbZ30Vn8BW8ak05u2zxQVyw8th2UZg/s640/DSC_6062.JPG" width="424" height="640" data-original-width="1061" data-original-height="1600" /></a><br />
<span class="dropcap">I</span>'ve been laid up with a nasty summer cold, so you get a photo from last month. The <a href="https://oaklandwiki.org/De_Domenico_Building">Plaza Building</a>, <a href="https://oaklandwiki.org/Oakland_City_Hall">city hall</a>, the "Vitality" sculpture by long-time local artist <a href="https://oaklandwiki.org/Bruce_Beasley">Bruce Beasley</a>, and the Dalziel Building all add their own angles and stories.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08542931247957198888noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1687594767741711928.post-42989364263244357062017-06-06T08:54:00.000-07:002017-06-06T09:52:41.679-07:00UCB: downtown history + city planning<a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/iEdRoq9muGrnfrVek9XadmMllu5hZFoUNJv5vqdKjZo7Y-DwN8Jgb8wzqL4T6_gYNTu1ZGDPFTxucXEoQngmhdVWX9tc8CK3NNN3NieaVrnADT-JsSDkwt2gqCP7o7W_YT9YKXCp8BTJeNWgRQl2wzsjdRD5w8TAQ9N9G4bO-m5Pv8pYUKPiNHkitv1nVCDJsN7P2UhrBnwdt1ptdt-9TlGFJ1wlgcbYMyTFEM5__FMlAGr83HMQhDYOWmhqiGajlJLZXF43QL_-neoRejlALAaCOd51y9BSeuzeN9bh1PZ2YwkzndGjKuIFbIgGRpJELQUVX4RmS2oSjT6deq5TXZq0E5Gc2X6A6UxWhljrO48pmUyDQnxRDOqIlyWUact8jCaigZahG527IU7PRfXXqeclst19zJMvxlfmT4KhLDSILNLRrjCqGDQuyJuWyzGqqq7GPW2Xm9ugs7Yyx5wDQKAxVaq27ESLppg9-kTa_Mp9pLNCnbqY8Gl8Tm3-y_BkWsvKGmg7KCzFmBhMk36JwePjqCBO46NUPxEpubahcYcK1T3p3sHWU7AzIgUxsGtAls7w26fxt0Yr_NMYrTz40bY97sM8s0GpgbvN34gmXPtn_mM0yl9C=w1435-h950-no" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/iEdRoq9muGrnfrVek9XadmMllu5hZFoUNJv5vqdKjZo7Y-DwN8Jgb8wzqL4T6_gYNTu1ZGDPFTxucXEoQngmhdVWX9tc8CK3NNN3NieaVrnADT-JsSDkwt2gqCP7o7W_YT9YKXCp8BTJeNWgRQl2wzsjdRD5w8TAQ9N9G4bO-m5Pv8pYUKPiNHkitv1nVCDJsN7P2UhrBnwdt1ptdt-9TlGFJ1wlgcbYMyTFEM5__FMlAGr83HMQhDYOWmhqiGajlJLZXF43QL_-neoRejlALAaCOd51y9BSeuzeN9bh1PZ2YwkzndGjKuIFbIgGRpJELQUVX4RmS2oSjT6deq5TXZq0E5Gc2X6A6UxWhljrO48pmUyDQnxRDOqIlyWUact8jCaigZahG527IU7PRfXXqeclst19zJMvxlfmT4KhLDSILNLRrjCqGDQuyJuWyzGqqq7GPW2Xm9ugs7Yyx5wDQKAxVaq27ESLppg9-kTa_Mp9pLNCnbqY8Gl8Tm3-y_BkWsvKGmg7KCzFmBhMk36JwePjqCBO46NUPxEpubahcYcK1T3p3sHWU7AzIgUxsGtAls7w26fxt0Yr_NMYrTz40bY97sM8s0GpgbvN34gmXPtn_mM0yl9C=w1435-h950-no" width="640" height="424" data-original-width="1434" data-original-height="950" /></a><br />
<span class="dropcap">F</span>riday morning I led a group of two dozen UCB city planning students on a brief walking tour of downtown, City Center, Chinatown, Old Oakland and Preservation Park. A lot to pack into 90 minutes, but the group was enthusiastic and small enough to travel quickly, so we managed to fit it all in. We started in front of city hall, and finished 90 minutes later at the Federal Building.<br />
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Some of the topics we touched on and things we saw:<br />
<a href="https://oaklandwiki.org/Oakland_City_Hall">City Hall</a> | <a href="https://oaklandwiki.org/Frank_Ogawa">Frank Ogawa</a> | <a href="https://oaklandwiki.org/Wartime_Control_Administration_Station">Japanese internment</a> | <a href="https://oaklandwiki.org/Loma_Prieta_earthquake">1989 Earthquake</a> | Alignment of <a href="https://oaklandwiki.org/San_Pablo_Avenue">San Pablo Ave.</a> | <a href="https://oaklandwiki.org/Telegraph_Avenue">Telegraph Ave.</a> | <a href="https://oaklandwiki.org/History_of_Annexation">Annexations</a> | <a href="https://oaklandwiki.org/Kahn%27s_Department_Store">Kahn's Department Store</a> | <a href="https://oaklandwiki.org/Latham_Square">Latham Square</a> realignment | <a href="https://oaklandwiki.org/Latham_Fountain">Latham Fountain</a> | <a href="https://oaklandwiki.org/Cathedral_Building">Cathedral Building</a> | <a href="https://oaklandwiki.org/Oakland_City_Center">City Center</a> | <a href="https://oaklandwiki.org/Gertrude_Stein">Gertrude Stein</a> | <a href="https://oaklandwiki.org/%22There%22_Sculpture">"There" Sculpture</a> | SRO Housing | <a href="https://oaklandwiki.org/Dragon_School_Murals">99 Dragons murals</a> | <a href="https://oaklandwiki.org/Pacific_Renaissance_Plaza">Pacific Renaissance Plaza</a> | <a href="https://oaklandwiki.org/Oakland_Asian_Cultural_Center">Oakland Asian Cultural Center</a> | Chinese family associations | <a href="https://oaklandwiki.org/Crosswalks">Chinatown "scrambles"</a> | informal vendors | <a href="https://oaklandwiki.org/Old_Oakland">Old Oakland</a> | <a href="https://oaklandwiki.org/Old_Oakland_Farmers_Market">Old Oakland Farmers Market</a> | <a href="https://oaklandwiki.org/Oakland_Convention_Center">Oakland Convention Center</a> | <a href="https://oaklandwiki.org/Golden_State_Warriors">Warriors</a> | <a href="https://oaklandwiki.org/Clay_Building">repair of earthquake damage to historical buildings</a> | <a href="https://oaklandwiki.org/Lafayette_Square_Park">Lafayette Square Park</a> | <a href="https://oaklandwiki.org/Mosaic_Tile_Trash_Cans">mosaic trash cans</a> | new development | <a href="https://oaklandwiki.org/Interstate_980">I-980 freeway</a> | <a href="https://oaklandwiki.org/Pardee_Home_Museum">Pardee Home Museum</a> | <a href="https://oaklandwiki.org/Preservation_Park">Preservation Park</a> | <a href="https://oaklandwiki.org/Ronald_V._Dellums_Federal_Building">Federal Building</a> | <a href="https://oaklandwiki.org/Ronald_V._Dellums">Ron Dellums</a> | <a href="https://oaklandwiki.org/C._L._Dellums">C.L. Dellums</a> | <a href="https://oaklandwiki.org/Brotherhood_of_Sleeping_Car_Porters">Pullman Porters</a><br />
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<a href="https://goo.gl/photos/aExCuth3jMVTrLFd7">More photos here</a>.<br />
<a href="https://www.google.com/maps/@37.8035657,-122.2752583,17z/data=!4m2!6m1!1s1ffi1WA2zd1cxO8luINyKJV78cns?authuser=1">A map of our route here</a>.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08542931247957198888noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1687594767741711928.post-85984417267965322192017-05-16T19:43:00.001-07:002017-05-16T19:43:18.747-07:00Oakland Urban Paths: Highland Hospital area steps<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvUUySNdMlV3eWWLNDK16zRWGzvjg_u40dsHd3hkOB3aNtu3xSOuWqplRJEj3I9XS4z69341ijfwRBq4BxBdzJx1C5GzavksriijXKxqFvC8HdRgsDYLpyfWBJYTbudPUjMiiI7zUuc9c/s1600/DSC_5971.JPG" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvUUySNdMlV3eWWLNDK16zRWGzvjg_u40dsHd3hkOB3aNtu3xSOuWqplRJEj3I9XS4z69341ijfwRBq4BxBdzJx1C5GzavksriijXKxqFvC8HdRgsDYLpyfWBJYTbudPUjMiiI7zUuc9c/s640/DSC_5971.JPG" width="640" height="424" /></a><br />
<span class="dropcap">S</span>aturday a group of about 30 people gathered for an <a href="http://www.oaklandurbanpaths.org">Oakland Urban Paths</a> walk exploring some of the stairways and pathways near <a href="https://oaklandwiki.org/Highland_Hospital">Highland Hospital</a> and the <a href="https://oaklandwiki.org/Central_Reservoir">Central Reservoir</a>.<br />
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We started at Highland Hospital, where Paul told us a bit about the hospital (built 1927, designed by <a href="https://oaklandwiki.org/Henry_H._Meyers">Henry Meyers</a>; grounds designed by <a href="https://oaklandwiki.org/Howard_Gilkey">Howard Gilkey</a>) which was built as part of a countywide plan for health care. After a look at the old <a href="https://oaklandwiki.org/Key_System">Key System</a> stop in front of the hospital, we crossed 14th Avenue to our first set of steps.<br />
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Our route took us up and down the hills, and past numerous beautiful Victorians, including the <a href="https://oaklandwiki.org/Whitaker_House">Whitaker House</a>, designed by prolific architect <a href="https://oaklandwiki.org/Charles_Mau">Charles Mau</a>, and the <a href="https://oaklandwiki.org/John_C._McMullen_House">John C. McMullen House</a>.<br />
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The next stops were the <a href="https://oaklandwiki.org/Central_Reservoir">Central Reservoir</a> and then <a href="https://oaklandwiki.org/William_D._Wood_Park">William Wood Park</a>, which are strangely linked. The reservoir was built by the <a href="https://oaklandwiki.org/People%E2%80%99s_Water_Company">People's Water Company</a> (one of the predecessors of EBMUD) back in 1910. Seepage from the reservoir and undercutting from nearby Sausal Creek led to a major landslide in the 1950s. That destroyed some homes and closed McKillop Road, and eventually the land was turned into Wood Park. More recently, undercutting from Sausal Creek has led to more slides in the area, but it appears to have come through the rainy 2016-2017 winter OK.<br />
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A quick trip across 580 to the <a href="https://oaklandwiki.org/The_Altenheim">Altenheim</a> and then back across 580 took us down the other side of the Central Reservoir, then past the Manzanita Recreation Center and back to our start near the hospital.<br />
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A long but great walk. Thanks to Paul for leading us and Charlie for being the sweeper. Next up is a special walk in conjunction with the Oakland Walking Tours program. This Saturday, May 20th, we'll be doing an <a href="http://www.oaklandurbanpaths.org/event/asian-history-walk">extended version of the Chinatown tour</a> in honor of Asian Heritage month. <a href="http://www.oaklandurbanpaths.org/event/asian-history-walk/">More info here</a>.<br />
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<a href="https://goo.gl/photos/u7PvgRLrPxrdmu9k8">More photos from the walk can be seen here</a>.<br />
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<span class="dropcap">L</span>ast week I was doing a test walk in Golden Gate for next month's Oakland Urban Paths walk. The brightly colored house didn't look so out of place given the bright blue skies.Genehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10781731425470579255noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1687594767741711928.post-33085334087053710652017-04-21T09:27:00.000-07:002017-04-21T09:27:28.907-07:00Lake Temescal<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXhKqHohTcuDy_CNCYwKub3S9gTT03FIhzk5O8HaomoO9RqpkVjq0RwLQ_Wt2BugCFouN0W4yqFI4VCHIbQnMIJv4zqsksmR3yduyA8tINDvSITgtfyVwu7EMz76xPvNPH2CQHIMH7MDE/s1600/30B734F3-BF40-412D-BF5C-157A7AA9788F1.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXhKqHohTcuDy_CNCYwKub3S9gTT03FIhzk5O8HaomoO9RqpkVjq0RwLQ_Wt2BugCFouN0W4yqFI4VCHIbQnMIJv4zqsksmR3yduyA8tINDvSITgtfyVwu7EMz76xPvNPH2CQHIMH7MDE/s640/30B734F3-BF40-412D-BF5C-157A7AA9788F1.jpg" width="640" height="480" /></a><br />
<span class="dropcap">T</span>he other day between storms I was treated to this lovely view of Lake Temescal on my bike ride home.Genehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10781731425470579255noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1687594767741711928.post-18300601665016391212017-03-27T18:08:00.002-07:002017-03-27T18:08:51.126-07:00Oakland Urban Paths: Women's History walk<a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/xhElr5HlnBtJ6E_EtJrsvSSkaNsvFRTuXj1jhvFyB830FZBpeZqh26ZaMpuxdKrpScypiQTiZd9UAZpIqDXAi850MnR_F44jaNf-k03-GLZw5tgckdjupbc0tJIXnpmYdMEKxMuVC0XMDidGQPbBlK4hMPiJr55u0Mc8dVHI9BLbiHAqVFnYO-Op-Oj_bg8KDu18j08prN9HMghTJOLIuyUcAYjZ0aysF2_k2Tg5HR6bapbh5xJ3TfgmsXHbtjwSIxPAY8fD41SiXoebcUdo7hUK065bzkkmaK6xeTf6wJAakBc9FmxetkHniwTGTpGT3FNKvzs07pl1XQwMjhUunau1mnYRxazw2l-JX_tJyBw1oDGWuasEeIYrlI4rIyQeHwx1N0dh1jTvLAQic7cwygvkj-ghEeKhStfRA2R9J2W5AI1CWEtFr1-kjEtNz_eNaRef3C3RH2nCDOS6Ta9jzWG8CMKPlZ_N3M5aDCzoPFWvkflMKMDvdGbBZ3WPLDjo9Q9vxEb1pbKxOtVJd6PhKMuWt_kUq0xIgFgSNFsLYpeg6aaBAhY2u9Qy8RoLOCGzEwgw3RpAWKGIYxAye-DedI0KmdwU2b4NJ4ZwKJHUBxs83VcSyJHp=w1435-h950-no" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/xhElr5HlnBtJ6E_EtJrsvSSkaNsvFRTuXj1jhvFyB830FZBpeZqh26ZaMpuxdKrpScypiQTiZd9UAZpIqDXAi850MnR_F44jaNf-k03-GLZw5tgckdjupbc0tJIXnpmYdMEKxMuVC0XMDidGQPbBlK4hMPiJr55u0Mc8dVHI9BLbiHAqVFnYO-Op-Oj_bg8KDu18j08prN9HMghTJOLIuyUcAYjZ0aysF2_k2Tg5HR6bapbh5xJ3TfgmsXHbtjwSIxPAY8fD41SiXoebcUdo7hUK065bzkkmaK6xeTf6wJAakBc9FmxetkHniwTGTpGT3FNKvzs07pl1XQwMjhUunau1mnYRxazw2l-JX_tJyBw1oDGWuasEeIYrlI4rIyQeHwx1N0dh1jTvLAQic7cwygvkj-ghEeKhStfRA2R9J2W5AI1CWEtFr1-kjEtNz_eNaRef3C3RH2nCDOS6Ta9jzWG8CMKPlZ_N3M5aDCzoPFWvkflMKMDvdGbBZ3WPLDjo9Q9vxEb1pbKxOtVJd6PhKMuWt_kUq0xIgFgSNFsLYpeg6aaBAhY2u9Qy8RoLOCGzEwgw3RpAWKGIYxAye-DedI0KmdwU2b4NJ4ZwKJHUBxs83VcSyJHp=w1435-h950-no" width="640" /></a><br />
<span class="dropcap">S</span>aturday, March 18th, <a href="http://www.oaklandurbanpaths.org/">Oakland Urban Paths</a> and the <a href="http://www.oaklandnet.com/walkingtours">Oakland Walking Tours program</a> led the 4th annual Women's History walk. About 60 people (and 3 dogs) joined us for a walk to learn about a few of the women who have shaped Oakland.<br />
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We had some special stops and some bonuses. Thanks to Tom at <a href="https://uuoakland.org/">First Unitarian Church</a> for telling us a bit about the church; Luan at <a href="http://www.laurelbookstore.com/">Laurel Bookstore</a> for the book display and pass-through; Alfred at the <a href="https://oaklandwiki.org/Oakland_Business_and_Professional_Women%27s_Club">Oakland Business and Professional Women's Club</a> for showing us around mid-remodel; and Ann at <a href="http://www.cshouse.org/">Camron-Stanford House</a>, for coming in and opening up on a Saturday for us.<br />
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The following have links to the <a href="https://oaklandwiki.org/">Oakland Wiki</a> for more information. Some of the women, organizations, and places we talked about (more or less in order):<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/Ina_Coolbrith_portrait_with_signature.jpg/432px-Ina_Coolbrith_portrait_with_signature.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/Ina_Coolbrith_portrait_with_signature.jpg/432px-Ina_Coolbrith_portrait_with_signature.jpg" height="320" width="230" /></a></div><ul><li><a href="https://oaklandwiki.org/First_Unitarian_Church_of_Oakland">First Unitarian Church</a></li>
<li><a href="https://oaklandwiki.org/Isadora_Duncan">Isadora Duncan</a></li>
<li><a href="https://oaklandwiki.org/Ina_Coolbrith">Ina Coolbrith</a></li>
<li><a href="https://oaklandwiki.org/Jack_London">Bessie London</a></li>
</ul><br />
<ul><li><a href="https://oaklandwiki.org/African_American_Museum_and_Library">African American Museum and Library of Oakland</a></li>
<li><a href="https://oaklandwiki.org/Tarea_Hall_Pittman">Tarea Hall Pittman</a></li>
<li><a href="https://oaklandwiki.org/Eugene_Pasqual_Lasartemay">Ruth Lasartemay</a></li>
<li><a href="https://oaklandwiki.org/Marcella_Ford">Dr. Marcella Ford</a></li>
</ul><br />
<ul><li><a href="https://oaklandwiki.org/Preservation_Park">Preservation Park</a></li>
<li><a href="https://oaklandwiki.org/Lillian_Remillard">Lillian Remillard</a></li>
</ul><br />
<ul><li><a href="https://oaklandwiki.org/Ronald_V._Dellums_Federal_Building">Federal Building</a></li>
<li><a href="https://oaklandwiki.org/Barbara_Lee">Barbara Lee</a></li>
<li>Kamala Harris</li>
</ul><br />
<ul><li><a href="https://oaklandwiki.org/Oakland_City_Center">City Center</a></li>
<li><a href="https://oaklandwiki.org/Gertrude_Stein">Gertrude Stein</a></li>
<li><a href="https://oaklandwiki.org/%22There%22_Sculpture">"There" sculpture</a></li>
</ul><br />
<ul><li><a href="https://oaklandwiki.org/Tribune_Building_and_Tower">Tribune Tower</a></li>
<li><a href="https://oaklandwiki.org/Delilah_Beasley">Delilah Beasley</a></li>
<li><a href="https://oaklandwiki.org/Mollie_Conners">Mollie Conners</a></li>
</ul><br />
<ul><li><a href="https://oaklandwiki.org/Oakland_City_Hall">City Hall</a> and <a href="https://oaklandwiki.org/Jack_London_Oak">Jack London Oak</a></li>
<li><a href="https://oaklandwiki.org/Wilhelmine_Yoakum">Wilhelmine Yoakum</a></li>
<li><a href="https://oaklandwiki.org/Jean_Quan">Jean Quan</a></li>
<li><a href="https://oaklandwiki.org/Jennie_Prentiss">Jennie Prentiss</a></li>
</ul><br />
<ul><li><a href="https://oaklandwiki.org/Kahn%27s_Department_Store">Kahn's Department Store</a></li>
<li><a href="https://oaklandwiki.org/1946_Oakland_General_Strike">1946 General Strike</a></li>
<li><a href="https://oaklandwiki.org/Laurel_Bookstore">Laurel Bookstore</a></li>
</ul><br />
<ul><li><a href="https://oaklandwiki.org/Joyce_Gordon">Joyce Gordon Gallery</a></li>
<li><a href="https://oaklandwiki.org/Jewish_Cultural_Experience_Mural">Jewish Cultural Experience mural</a></li>
</ul><br />
<ul><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/05tuV6-PWdE2XHkNWIZVuMnsa-EiLqqXe8S5x9lt7qP_0Ku0kKcFd9S6v9LdGfkCo3B_NszweLGQkin_8tnYvCVEE0zP3EMlNOI2dVrdV7PTKS1U3Iuz_NG3ezbVtSl2rCsav0hsH6bNwR3PW9iBkx-DlsCPRdPNZq18BWXhVFeSqv8bPCQwOfajITLsfuQDOrqsrDsHVkFqsQps_MOqae9w2Z5shYAGnuLhnKIRoq8YR-qfRMcF8YlJtWUvKBobPgk4G9TkghPa6Hk-clOqySvwuDMAKZQdZqN1C7VLc1doFQ1YlETWHc-XdvFF_wCEecv5KtVYoqtsG_OBXKQ3CY22xvHcMximevq4JDTJi5_RGN3zDjjVCxBDtstWyIv_VDk3tsxkW12fU41y3kwQZYTpkbgxWkz9-YVA1qAd1WgCDyy0dJuScUDPvQu_Bsyt8vdBAIeVJaMrBWalMwgLFB0b1qE3kAlQnYq4MwVFl60wkWAUNOn0WqqCSW-65ONKDiRGbV5vihmXT871LiJ8t1VxDWfrallgJKEO7yNxwgBQOe9aoRNaCW0_1SUfUBkpJdZNQRCPgWzgYezOordLV7kThMqVIjnFHb82xbONcgHAuSQOUKke_8H_acRXqFgiuKNgJ8AzBrmpjBDO3JgCQ6BIWhdtappzxFpj71UCag=w1435-h950-no" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="132" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/05tuV6-PWdE2XHkNWIZVuMnsa-EiLqqXe8S5x9lt7qP_0Ku0kKcFd9S6v9LdGfkCo3B_NszweLGQkin_8tnYvCVEE0zP3EMlNOI2dVrdV7PTKS1U3Iuz_NG3ezbVtSl2rCsav0hsH6bNwR3PW9iBkx-DlsCPRdPNZq18BWXhVFeSqv8bPCQwOfajITLsfuQDOrqsrDsHVkFqsQps_MOqae9w2Z5shYAGnuLhnKIRoq8YR-qfRMcF8YlJtWUvKBobPgk4G9TkghPa6Hk-clOqySvwuDMAKZQdZqN1C7VLc1doFQ1YlETWHc-XdvFF_wCEecv5KtVYoqtsG_OBXKQ3CY22xvHcMximevq4JDTJi5_RGN3zDjjVCxBDtstWyIv_VDk3tsxkW12fU41y3kwQZYTpkbgxWkz9-YVA1qAd1WgCDyy0dJuScUDPvQu_Bsyt8vdBAIeVJaMrBWalMwgLFB0b1qE3kAlQnYq4MwVFl60wkWAUNOn0WqqCSW-65ONKDiRGbV5vihmXT871LiJ8t1VxDWfrallgJKEO7yNxwgBQOe9aoRNaCW0_1SUfUBkpJdZNQRCPgWzgYezOordLV7kThMqVIjnFHb82xbONcgHAuSQOUKke_8H_acRXqFgiuKNgJ8AzBrmpjBDO3JgCQ6BIWhdtappzxFpj71UCag=w1435-h950-no" width="200" /></a></div><li><a href="https://oaklandwiki.org/Oakland_Business_and_Professional_Women%27s_Club_Mural">Oakland Business and Professional Women's Club</a></li>
<li><a href="https://oaklandwiki.org/Gladys_H._Barndollar">Gladys Barndollar</a></li>
</ul><br />
<ul><li><a href="https://oaklandwiki.org/Oakland_YWCA_Building">YWCA</a></li>
<li><a href="https://oaklandwiki.org/Julia_Morgan">Julia Morgan</a></li>
<li><a href="https://oaklandwiki.org/El_Campanil">El Campanil</a></li>
</ul><br />
<ul><li><a href="https://oaklandwiki.org/Ebell_Society">Ebell Society Clubhouse</a></li>
<li><a href="https://oaklandwiki.org/Ina_Coolbrith">Ina Coolbrith</a></li>
<li><a href="https://oaklandwiki.org/Mary_R._Smith">Mary R. Smith</a></li>
<li><a href="https://oaklandwiki.org/Mollie_Conners">Mollie Conners</a></li>
<li><a href="https://oaklandwiki.org/Mollie_Conners">Hotel Harrison</a></li>
<li><a href="https://oaklandwiki.org/Hotel_Oakland">Hotel Oakland</a></li>
</ul><br />
<ul><li><a href="https://oaklandwiki.org/Alice_Street_Mural_Project">Alice Street Mural</a></li>
<li><a href="https://oaklandwiki.org/Clara_Elizabeth_Chan_Lee">Clara Elizabeth Chan Lee</a></li>
<li><a href="https://oaklandwiki.org/Ruth_Beckford">Ruth Beckford</a></li>
<li>Destiny Muhammad</li>
<li><a href="https://oaklandwiki.org/Jerri_Lange">Jerri Lange</a></li>
<li><a href="https://oaklandwiki.org/Jean_Quan">Jean Quan</a></li>
<li>Carla Service</li>
</ul><br />
<ul><li><a href="https://oaklandwiki.org/Oakland_Public_Library">Oakland Public Library</a></li>
<li><a href="https://oaklandwiki.org/Ina_Coolbrith">Ina Coolbrith</a></li>
<li><a href="https://oaklandwiki.org/Mabel_Thomas">Mabel Thomas</a></li>
<li><a href="https://oaklandwiki.org/Oakland_History_Room">Oakland History Room</a></li>
</ul><br />
<ul><li><a href="https://oaklandwiki.org/Camron-Stanford_House">Camron-Stanford House</a></li>
<li><a href="https://oaklandwiki.org/W.W._Camron">Alice Marsh Camron</a></li>
<li><a href="https://oaklandwiki.org/Oakland_Women%27s_Rowing_Club">Oakland Women's Rowing Club</a></li>
</ul><br />
<a href="https://goo.gl/photos/DBEEsK1bzTXZJkwc7">See more photos here</a>.<br />
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<a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XpMWHmo6Dqk/WNRNdQEk6cI/AAAAAAAACfE/IoCcB3ZiQng8dpU680Ql4KlW2BSLhckcwCPcB/s1600/DSC_5562.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="132" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XpMWHmo6Dqk/WNRNdQEk6cI/AAAAAAAACfE/IoCcB3ZiQng8dpU680Ql4KlW2BSLhckcwCPcB/s200/DSC_5562.JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-h7kF1tFp8aI/WNRNhHleOqI/AAAAAAAACfE/Dd4vY1Ip5ysoliV9x1WGm3M6ixWrSvixwCPcB/s1600/DSC_5575.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="132" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-h7kF1tFp8aI/WNRNhHleOqI/AAAAAAAACfE/Dd4vY1Ip5ysoliV9x1WGm3M6ixWrSvixwCPcB/s200/DSC_5575.JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-h3qrFoFn0wU/WNRNh3clg4I/AAAAAAAACfE/tfRlgUWlEQc7weSrh_fH6gDkpT4OQK6_ACPcB/s1600/DSC_5577.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="132" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-h3qrFoFn0wU/WNRNh3clg4I/AAAAAAAACfE/tfRlgUWlEQc7weSrh_fH6gDkpT4OQK6_ACPcB/s200/DSC_5577.JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-e1NXneTJpZs/WNRNkS1fKVI/AAAAAAAACfE/1Crx_glAKTU0s_ah3ONICv22LFpXqPJ1QCPcB/s1600/DSC_5583.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="132" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-e1NXneTJpZs/WNRNkS1fKVI/AAAAAAAACfE/1Crx_glAKTU0s_ah3ONICv22LFpXqPJ1QCPcB/s200/DSC_5583.JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-PwHfhS9MXx8/WNRNpY5GuPI/AAAAAAAACfE/wGf5hMT4giM9rlptStrkfhMJ8mx9sgjMgCPcB/s1600/DSC_5590.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="132" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-PwHfhS9MXx8/WNRNpY5GuPI/AAAAAAAACfE/wGf5hMT4giM9rlptStrkfhMJ8mx9sgjMgCPcB/s200/DSC_5590.JPG" width="200" /></a>Genehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10781731425470579255noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1687594767741711928.post-81416291164981245102017-01-29T16:25:00.000-08:002017-01-29T18:21:07.173-08:00Print Public 2016-2017<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzlKyW8_vCUU8fTSEhw5cRS81tH-LZAsql0-sFQ1VcYaZPSPD5kkMiWXUEwdsapZ5H3OxBOxSxiyYPPn8DsbEjLue5BgZACjgXYc9XF4LlsZQoISYyCLKqfy9GtqFMWnAT4aVvameka4I/s1600/KALA+January+2017.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzlKyW8_vCUU8fTSEhw5cRS81tH-LZAsql0-sFQ1VcYaZPSPD5kkMiWXUEwdsapZ5H3OxBOxSxiyYPPn8DsbEjLue5BgZACjgXYc9XF4LlsZQoISYyCLKqfy9GtqFMWnAT4aVvameka4I/s640/KALA+January+2017.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<span class="dropcap">T</span>hursday night was an opening reception for <b>Print Public</b> 2016-2017 at <a href="http://www.kala.org/">Kala Art Institute</a>. The current artists that are part of Print Public are:<br />
<ul><li>Drew Cameron</li>
<li>Ramekon O’Arwisters</li>
<li>Mildred Howard</li>
<li>Marksearch (Sue Mark and Bruce Douglas)</li>
<li>Kelly Ording and Jet Martinez</li>
<li>Jenifer K. Wofford</li>
</ul>Although Kala is in Berkeley, a number of the artists are from Oakland. The exhibit runs through March 25, so check it out when you get a chance.<br />
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See <a href="https://goo.gl/photos/33Bp1jTE87691dHX9">more photos here</a>.Genehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10781731425470579255noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1687594767741711928.post-30407618450362412262017-01-24T09:25:00.000-08:002017-01-24T09:32:29.649-08:00Oakland Restaurant Week<br />
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<span class="dropcap">L</span>ike many others, I've been a bit distracted by current events, and by the weather. One of my few outings was to do bike parking for the Women's March in Oakland with <a href="http://bikeeastbay.org">Bike East Bay</a>. Other than a few drops of rain, the march was thankfully dry and peaceful, and pretty awesome to see the huge turnout, not just in Oakland, but all over the country.<br />
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But we're in the midst of the 7th annual <a href="http://www.oaklandrestaurantweek.org">Oakland Restaurant Week</a>, which runs until January 29th. Which I'd sort of forgotten about, until I received an email that caught my eye: <a href="https://theroadtohannah.com/digital-diary/post/oakland-restaurant-week-1">The Vegan's Guide to Oakland</a>. Also check out <a href="http://blog.sfgate.com/storystudio/2017/01/10/explore-downtown-oaklands-bustling-food-scene-during-oakland-restaurant-week/">Explore Oakland’s bustling food scene during Oakland Restaurant Week</a> on SFGate.<br />
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Whatever your dining tastes, Oakland Restaurant Week is a great chance to check out some the over 100 restaurants taking part, and get some nice deals with $20, $30 and $40 prix-fixe lunch or dinner options. Some restaurants are even donating some of their proceeds to support the <a href="http://www.accfb.org/">Alameda County Community Food Bank</a>. What restaurant week specials have you tried this year?Genehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10781731425470579255noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1687594767741711928.post-2405316453596980122016-12-26T11:04:00.000-08:002016-12-26T11:19:30.765-08:00Oakland Trails: Dimond to Chabot<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VSxkHVqMroE/WGBDZQQPZBI/AAAAAAAACRg/W2knv7gWi5My8w-8uoOLOvkQB4823AYrwCPcB/s1600/DSC_4885.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VSxkHVqMroE/WGBDZQQPZBI/AAAAAAAACRg/W2knv7gWi5My8w-8uoOLOvkQB4823AYrwCPcB/s640/DSC_4885.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><span class="dropcap">Y</span>esterday, K and I joined Stan Dodson and a small, hearty group to hike from Dimond to Chabot Space and Science Center. Stan is the manager of La Farine Bakery on Fruitvale where we began the hike. But he's also the founder of <a href="http://oaklandtrails.org/">OaklandTrails.org</a> and the producer of the documentary <i>Trailhead: Discovering Oakland's Gateway to the Redwoods</i>. We were joined on the hike by local historian (and <a href="http://legendarylocals.ouroakland.net/">Legendary Local</a>) Dennis Evanosky, who is also part of the documentary.<br />
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It didn't take long from our start before we were in Dimond Park. There we got our first look at Sausal Creek. A restoration project that was completed earlier this year included daylighting a 180 foot section of the creek that had been culverted for decades. It's made a huge difference in the park, adding both the to visual beauty but also the support for local wildlife. We continued up the Sausal Creek watershed into Dimond Canyon, and saw some of the projects that the OaklandTrails.org volunteers have been involved in. Stan's fundraiser for the <i>Trailhead</i> documentary was so successful that he had some money left to have trail markers made for the route, too. Which is a good thing, as the route takes a few non-obvious turns.<br />
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We stopped at various points to catch our breath, hear some info from Stan or some history from Dennis, or just admire the views. Even with the stops, we finished the 5.5 mile, 1,500+ foot climb in about 2.5 hours. At Chabot, we hopped on an AC Transit bus for a 10-minute ride back to our start on Fruitvale Ave. It's amazing to have such a beautiful, natural area within the bounds of Oakland, and that can be reached on foot, by transit or by car. From the trails near Chabot, you can connect to hundreds of miles of trails, including the 550-mile Bay Ridge Trail.<br />
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Stan leads the hikes not just for the general public, but for school groups, after-school programs and others. And OaklandTrails.org does trail maintenance, patrols the parks to help users and looks for fallen trees and other hazards, and works to improve the trails. To donate or volunteer, check out <a href="http://oaklandtrails.org/">OaklandTrails.org</a> to learn more. You can watch the <i>Trailhead</i> documentary there, too. You don't need to wait for one of Stan's guided hikes, though. Maps are available online, trail markers are there, so get out and explore some of the natural beauty here in Oakland!<br />
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See the photos full-size <a href="https://goo.gl/photos/bh7tXCmNNyi2YkZ68">here</a>.Genehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10781731425470579255noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1687594767741711928.post-9950559621540750942016-11-23T17:56:00.001-08:002016-11-23T17:56:51.162-08:00Oakland Urban Paths: Buffers and Boundaries<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRqRkelGtlBCEFxU6ScIfjc8bD2Pcs4ZOuTsj-t1XWQq5SARo9jZyuMKo9bheS7OQ4_98LeDy40YSyLuRfmjCb5zgLSLe4eOG4C2jhAT4j3wTEbGqbd52F4f-QvN1mFKwcvPB1T_VFVVM/s1600/OUP+Buffers+and+Boundaries.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRqRkelGtlBCEFxU6ScIfjc8bD2Pcs4ZOuTsj-t1XWQq5SARo9jZyuMKo9bheS7OQ4_98LeDy40YSyLuRfmjCb5zgLSLe4eOG4C2jhAT4j3wTEbGqbd52F4f-QvN1mFKwcvPB1T_VFVVM/s640/OUP+Buffers+and+Boundaries.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<span class="dropcap">T</span>he other Saturday urban planner Ruth Miller led about 50 people (and one dog!) on an <a href="http://oaklandurbanpaths.org/">Oakland Urban Paths</a> walk exploring some buffers and boundaries in Oakland. We started the walk at MacArthur BART with option return by AC Transit bus, making it easily the most transit-friendly walk we've done.<br />
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At MacArthur BART we looked at the transit village that's in progress; the BART parking and housing on BART property is completed. From there we meandered above and along 40th Street, talking about transit past (<a href="https://oaklandwiki.org/Sacramento_Northern_Railway">Sacramento Northern Railway</a>, <a href="https://oaklandwiki.org/Key_System">Key System</a>) and present (<a href="https://oaklandwiki.org/AC_Transit">AC Transit</a>, bike <a href="https://oaklandwiki.org/Green_Bicycle_Pathway_%28Supersharrow%29">super-sharrow</a>).<br />
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Some of the other points of interest and people we saw and talked about:<br />
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<li><a href="https://oaklandwiki.org/Story_of_Yu_Kwan_Soon_Mural" target="_blank">Story of Yu Kwan Soon Mural </a>(former)</li>
<li><a href="https://oaklandwiki.org/The_King%27s_Daughters_Home" target="_blank">King's Daughters Home</a></li>
<li><a href="https://oaklandwiki.org/Julia_Morgan" target="_blank">Julia Morgan</a></li>
<li><a href="https://oaklandwiki.org/Egbert_Souse%27s" target="_blank">Egbert Sousé's</a></li>
<li><a href="https://oaklandwiki.org/Oscar%27s_Alley" target="_blank">Oscar's Alley</a></li>
<li><a href="https://oaklandwiki.org/629_Oakland_Avenue" target="_blank">629 Oakland Avenue</a></li>
<li><a href="https://oaklandwiki.org/Morcom_Rose_Garden" target="_blank">Morcom Rose Garden</a></li>
<li><a href="https://oaklandwiki.org/Fred_N._Morcom" target="_blank">Fred Morcom</a></li>
<li><a href="https://oaklandwiki.org/The_Alley" target="_blank">The Alley</a></li>
<li><a href="https://oaklandwiki.org/Rod_Dibble" target="_blank">Rod Dibble</a></li>
<li><a href="https://oaklandwiki.org/James_%27Jim%27_Copes" target="_blank">Jim Copes</a></li>
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It was a great walk. Thanks to Ruth for leading us, Charlie for doing his best to keep us safe, and special shout-out for everyone who climbed the hill on Jean Street just so we could go down the stairs on Bonham Way.<ul>
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The December walk will be a <a href="http://www.oaklandurbanpaths.org/event/rockridge-ramble-2/?instance_id=344" target="_blank">Rockridge ramble</a>, with lots of stairs. Hope to see you on the paths!</div>
Genehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10781731425470579255noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1687594767741711928.post-86724854518302920612016-11-10T15:39:00.001-08:002016-11-11T10:54:09.991-08:00Birding at MLK Shoreline<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh301Z6itiGvwNwlzumjwR6TKJjvmaQbCU364bkTxXkunZ1S9vWwZpfgLsj-I1ydy56SdnCtZOLeYg0CnpnQ7cxSCAnNRBQRJ2_57k8ohTabvUAeQv7nkb4w4-LkNkVNPaSa2A_tgrYe7c/s1600/Birding+at+MLK.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh301Z6itiGvwNwlzumjwR6TKJjvmaQbCU364bkTxXkunZ1S9vWwZpfgLsj-I1ydy56SdnCtZOLeYg0CnpnQ7cxSCAnNRBQRJ2_57k8ohTabvUAeQv7nkb4w4-LkNkVNPaSa2A_tgrYe7c/s640/Birding+at+MLK.jpg" width="640" height="384" /></a><br />
<span class="dropcap">T</span>he other weekend K and I went birding at the <a href="http://www.ebparks.org/parks/martinlking">Martin Luther King, Jr. Shoreline</a>. The walk was advertised as accessible and for beginning birders, and was led by Clay Anderson and others from the <a href="http://calnature.org/">California Center for Natural History</a>. We saw a Cooper's hawk, great blue heron, lesser egrets, pelicans, and more. But the thing that got the more experienced birders excited was seeing a Ridgway's rail (formerly known as a clapper rail), a bird which is a near-threatened species. It's also less common to see because of its nature—it spends most of its time in long marsh grass. So you'll hear them more than you'll see them, at least once you recognize the call.<br />
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Check out more birding walks with the <a href="http://calnature.org/">California Center for Natural History</a> and with the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/RotaryNature/">Rotary Nature Center</a> at Lake Merritt.<br />
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More <a href="https://goo.gl/photos/DcYWq1NpceoYqcrB7">photos from our birding walk</a>.Genehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10781731425470579255noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1687594767741711928.post-17075664830565362182016-10-10T21:50:00.000-07:002016-10-10T21:50:55.790-07:00Oakland Urban Paths: Exploring the Hayward Fault<a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/Aoj-SE5HTPsMO1RQXGEP-cceosRNK0QBFLAD4v6TRaouL05AJht82Z2Y7Bk4iuRqXv1I1jsBnJpzBTEMqbKK3j7lE6vCifXISdjsYzYAo2lqNX3ZxbeXo4QpJ4vi30w5ccSEWOQ_TxQE_AsBBrsqKlL-itu4HTW64VS8oDbwX3E6ndZ4UTT-7Oy3DWbYMO8ArwVzU0WvKM-fSs5UOtaM4HZIKEivahwaN2hzta0HVmDeKqSZDICfh8xI4HHhhZQzHszjIOXVf1CMbsAkdbMsfzsko6LzDNhEWzBVxuZDKT0c9tcYJhsykvUtwwPM6G4yATXTkpKtve2Ivy4YqHs38Kw5rF-4iWLcgBOyNG-XZsIMo1bEI3DibiDjB8qP8e8fpht0ke40OGD1m-Cu-_1_zXTcfnM0msJhMyDSENpxRP6yAUHC3AwWNKosv1E5oxu2g0_0-Hg8IpscM1ZOwi1QO-gmCZ3MgakqG9tVWKRVnKZ5Q3RzEGtGc1teiQ4lQmUhUuQ4qD1_3-Q6hNbCgYk-R0WQQhFNWACw0o6qPkviQqp66LFTSlYs-zTXhNSUMQVFTdDegjFQS2cU7uPQxMDQ1fy5YfK9lGds3fgM_A5jSNjaAk6A=w1435-h950-no" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/Aoj-SE5HTPsMO1RQXGEP-cceosRNK0QBFLAD4v6TRaouL05AJht82Z2Y7Bk4iuRqXv1I1jsBnJpzBTEMqbKK3j7lE6vCifXISdjsYzYAo2lqNX3ZxbeXo4QpJ4vi30w5ccSEWOQ_TxQE_AsBBrsqKlL-itu4HTW64VS8oDbwX3E6ndZ4UTT-7Oy3DWbYMO8ArwVzU0WvKM-fSs5UOtaM4HZIKEivahwaN2hzta0HVmDeKqSZDICfh8xI4HHhhZQzHszjIOXVf1CMbsAkdbMsfzsko6LzDNhEWzBVxuZDKT0c9tcYJhsykvUtwwPM6G4yATXTkpKtve2Ivy4YqHs38Kw5rF-4iWLcgBOyNG-XZsIMo1bEI3DibiDjB8qP8e8fpht0ke40OGD1m-Cu-_1_zXTcfnM0msJhMyDSENpxRP6yAUHC3AwWNKosv1E5oxu2g0_0-Hg8IpscM1ZOwi1QO-gmCZ3MgakqG9tVWKRVnKZ5Q3RzEGtGc1teiQ4lQmUhUuQ4qD1_3-Q6hNbCgYk-R0WQQhFNWACw0o6qPkviQqp66LFTSlYs-zTXhNSUMQVFTdDegjFQS2cU7uPQxMDQ1fy5YfK9lGds3fgM_A5jSNjaAk6A=w1435-h950-no" width="640" /></a><br />
<span class="dropcap">O</span>n Saturday, local historian and author Dennis Evanosky led <a href="http://www.oaklandurbanpaths.org/">Oakland Urban Paths</a> on a walk exploring the Hayward Fault, as well as some other interesting bits of geology between the Redwood Heights Recreation Center and the Mormon Temple. We're in the early stages of using a registration system to get a better handle on the size of the walks, so instead of 125 people like we had a couple years ago when Dennis last led this walk for us, we were closed to a much more manageable 60 people (and 2 dogs).<br />
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We started at the rec center, then went past the nearby Redwood Heights Elementary School. Unfortunately, after the school was built, a trace of the fault was found to be very close by. To comply with a state law that wasn't yet in effect regarding the minimum distance between fault lines and schools, they tore down the multi-purpose building and removed part of the main building that was too close.<br />
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We also looked at a sag pond which is now an EBMUD reservoir, learned about 35th Avenue's role as a way to transport redwoods from the hills down to the harbor, and talked about the <a href="https://oaklandwiki.org/Gold_Star_Streets">Gold Star Streets</a> which were named for locals who died in WWI.<br />
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Along Rettig, we walked a peaceful stretch of road beside a stretch of Peralta Creek. It's peaceful because a landslide shut off access to the road, and it was decided to keep it closed after the cleanup.<br />
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After some climbing, we came to the site of the <a href="https://oaklandwiki.org/London_Road_Landslide">London Road Slide</a>. This slow-moving slide in 1970 destroyed a section of London Road, along with 14 houses, but it could have been a lot more spectuclar because of the jet fuel pipeline that used to run through the area.<br />
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More climbing took us to the Mormon Temple, where we saw groups from several quinceañeras (a Latina celebration of a girl's 15th birthday) getting their pictures taken, and the beautiful gardens and fountain on the temple grounds.<br />
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Thanks to Dennis for leading the walk, and to everyone who came out for it. And thank you for your patience as we figure out the registration system. November's walk will be "Buffers and Boundaries," led by Ruth Miller. See the <a href="http://www.oaklandurbanpaths.org/event/buffers-and-boundaries/?instance_id=345">walk calendar</a> for more information, and hope to see you on the paths!<br />
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Links</h3>
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<li><a href="http://earthquake.usgs.gov/regional/nca/haywardfault/">Active Traces of the Hayward Fault</a> USGS maps, plus a Google Earth tour of the fault</li>
<li><a href="https://oaklandgeology.wordpress.com/">Oakland Geology</a></li>
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<li><a href="https://oaklandgeology.wordpress.com/2014/05/03/the-hayward-fault-in-redwood-heights/">The Hayward fault in Redwood Heights</a></li>
<li><a href="https://oaklandgeology.wordpress.com/2013/11/27/39th-avenue-fault-gauge-revisited/">39th Avenue fault gauge revisited</a></li>
<li><a href="https://oaklandgeology.wordpress.com/2011/05/05/rettig-canyon/">Rettig Canyon</a></li>
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<li><a href="https://oaklandsidewalks.wordpress.com/">Oakland Underfoot</a></li>
<li><a href="https://oaklandwiki.org/">Oakland Wiki</a></li>
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<a href="https://goo.gl/photos/xfcQKxakzo9CCBSy6">See the pictures individually here</a>. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6zhZUmF2V-r4B6J8lDTlJ_YFlbfz5MGQ1jCXBSY6so8UjaR1ydCFdHrxzwf_nd3iMq_ti99iU0NzaZf2Le5YBMEBEbNrpXROMUH_z4-xEQuMG8p829FwJstMf-bYxWKz3p5x1l2744A/s1600/OUP+Hayward+Fault+2016.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6zhZUmF2V-r4B6J8lDTlJ_YFlbfz5MGQ1jCXBSY6so8UjaR1ydCFdHrxzwf_nd3iMq_ti99iU0NzaZf2Le5YBMEBEbNrpXROMUH_z4-xEQuMG8p829FwJstMf-bYxWKz3p5x1l2744A/s640/OUP+Hayward+Fault+2016.jpg" width="640" /></a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08542931247957198888noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1687594767741711928.post-58177005524977919972016-09-29T19:36:00.000-07:002016-09-29T19:36:22.920-07:00photo of the week: The Necklace of Lights<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizexLaPhvzFrgWGEVGCZjnlm2iXpUO8xQCCxuTpNxIfmRovRr_RIj5RElgNPvBtieQNETI4edYKujhgwqGsRACSXONn1XQATJuo8Mdy47Bbp-dOx88BZXxgOIjgg7fFOGjDGoJcYTSnw/s1600/DSC_3017.JPG" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizexLaPhvzFrgWGEVGCZjnlm2iXpUO8xQCCxuTpNxIfmRovRr_RIj5RElgNPvBtieQNETI4edYKujhgwqGsRACSXONn1XQATJuo8Mdy47Bbp-dOx88BZXxgOIjgg7fFOGjDGoJcYTSnw/s640/DSC_3017.JPG" width="640" height="268" /></a><br />
<span class="dropcap">T</span>he other night while waiting for K, I walked down by Lake Merritt. It was a balmy evening, and very pleasant to just sit and people watch and enjoy the lights.<br />
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This is the second permanent <a href="https://oaklandwiki.org/Necklace_of_Lights">necklace of lights</a>; the first was installed in 1925, then shut off during WWII because of blackout restrictions. But the original necklace wasn't lit every night, only for special occasions. The current necklace dates from 1985, and we have The Lake Merritt Breakfast Club and numerous donors to thank for it.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08542931247957198888noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1687594767741711928.post-2310398103791144362016-09-28T15:16:00.001-07:002016-09-28T15:16:29.984-07:002016 Delilah Beasley Tea<a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/h1IBeK5SmBlyZxQMjGVyyDpZvK31_FXTLiXdQ645fH547Pm_kt61s1uXLsFMpgbE3k-Y1Cne-7kPio9eXFXNiyqtR4zDzECg6iOxlY-fQt2LnDmGv5rfpFS_jptbzoueEHzbStOat6Zus1hO_38RG8JzeIbPL06WBTS2RiFBt5DW49lxWRbXyCxe5KbMvU35WxJsd_LlPk3_ZK1pYiJsZZGBdf3fIh5zfVewUvTK41c0l-PRDFRZfu_DgRz05PjOqTtZxDsuII7GPRy_Rrgmu9-sLY2bijPt9bLVrnHAa8qcGHi4Y-fM-gMa4TBIY_DjAAP3-_xZrvdI6uITdBJ27PBYDk2Pmj0ojmj--jb1ncDfg8EOINdgPIBFzxfTf-tFjDup-0gBVjGqtNbh9qggkrxiDZShfWE5PNqCtElYgSv2rQoYHyEQr5xqhoqhOTM9Uat2XmN8_O23yCI1ymFLRWeCf7FTw87SJdv4tnKUhDHNinV8VzWsXxLxylGaBZcC5j3PKkSrMGT3SVtaSx6XAlDkfmvD1FTnXilXT9MVE2Fo0axLWSKMWMTWGK5xmCHX9G6fmKBhqbSEmflPj9M_B26zgnmAqJhkFkF_Qrzx7ICSFjPh=w1435-h950-no" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/h1IBeK5SmBlyZxQMjGVyyDpZvK31_FXTLiXdQ645fH547Pm_kt61s1uXLsFMpgbE3k-Y1Cne-7kPio9eXFXNiyqtR4zDzECg6iOxlY-fQt2LnDmGv5rfpFS_jptbzoueEHzbStOat6Zus1hO_38RG8JzeIbPL06WBTS2RiFBt5DW49lxWRbXyCxe5KbMvU35WxJsd_LlPk3_ZK1pYiJsZZGBdf3fIh5zfVewUvTK41c0l-PRDFRZfu_DgRz05PjOqTtZxDsuII7GPRy_Rrgmu9-sLY2bijPt9bLVrnHAa8qcGHi4Y-fM-gMa4TBIY_DjAAP3-_xZrvdI6uITdBJ27PBYDk2Pmj0ojmj--jb1ncDfg8EOINdgPIBFzxfTf-tFjDup-0gBVjGqtNbh9qggkrxiDZShfWE5PNqCtElYgSv2rQoYHyEQr5xqhoqhOTM9Uat2XmN8_O23yCI1ymFLRWeCf7FTw87SJdv4tnKUhDHNinV8VzWsXxLxylGaBZcC5j3PKkSrMGT3SVtaSx6XAlDkfmvD1FTnXilXT9MVE2Fo0axLWSKMWMTWGK5xmCHX9G6fmKBhqbSEmflPj9M_B26zgnmAqJhkFkF_Qrzx7ICSFjPh=w1435-h950-no" width="640" height="424" /></a><br />
<span class="dropcap">S</span>unday I took pictures at the 5th annual Delilah Beasley Tea. About 100 years ago, <a href="https://oaklandwiki.org/Delilah_Beasley">Delilah Beasley</a> was the first black woman to published regularly in a major U.S. newspaper, and was the author of a ground-breaking book on the contributions of blacks in the early settling of California. Each year, P.O.W.E.R. (<a href="http://poweroakland.weebly.com/">Progressive Oakland Women Empowering Reform</a>) honors a remarkable woman while remembering the accomplishments of those in the past. This year's honoree was Kimberly Ellis (on the left), the executive director of <a href="http://www.emergeca.org/">Emerge California</a>.<br />
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