RESOURCES
Recent Publications:
Allen, Annalee, Postcard History Series, Oakland, Arcadia Publishing, San Francisco, CA, 2005
Allen, Annalee, Images of America, Selections from the Oakland Tribune Archives, Arcadia Publishing, San Francisco, CA 2006
Dowling, Jennifer and Jack Tillmany, Images of America, Theatres of Oakland, Arcadia Publishing, San Francisco, CA, 2006
Norman, Jeff, Temescal Legacies: Narratives of Change from a North Oakland Neighborhood, Shared Ground, Oakland, CA, 2006
All of the above are available at Spectator Books, 4163 Piedmont Avenue, Oakland, CA 94611, 510.653.7300
Publishers —
- Arcadia Publishing, 1.888.313.2665, sales@arcadiapublishing.com, www.arcadiapublishing.com
- Shared Ground, 510.653.7190, shareground@california.com, sharedground.org
Web sites:
- African American Museum and Library, Oakland, 659 14th Street, Oakland, CA 94612, 510.637.0200, oaklandlibrary.org
- Alameda Architectural Preservation Society, PO Box 1677, Alameda, CA 94501, 510.986.9232, alameda-preservation.org
- Alameda County Historical Society, 671 11th Street, Oakland, CA 94607, 510.444.2187, alamedacountyhistory.org
- Bancroft Library, University of California, 510.642.6481, bancroft.berkeley.edu
- Berkeley Historical Society, 1931 Center Street, Berkeley, CA 94704, 510.840.0181, www.ci.berkeley.ca.us/histsoc/
- Dennis Evanosky’s web site: oaklandhistory.com (with bibliography)
- Oakland Heritage Alliance, 447 17 th Street, Suite 301, Oakland, CA 94612, 510.763.921.8222, oaklandheritage.org
- Oakland Museum of California, 1000 Oak Street, Oakland, CA 94607, 510.128.1100, museumca.org
- Oakland Public Library, Oakland History Room, 125 14 th Street, Oakland, CA 94612, 510.238.3222, oaklandlibrary.org
- Pardee Home Museum, 672 Eleventh Street Oakland, California 94607. 510.444.2187, pardeehome.org/
City of Oakland:
- Building Department, 250 Frank Ogawa Plaza, 2 nd Floor, Oakland, CA 94612, 510.238.3443
- Cultural Heritage Survey, 250 Frank Ogawa Plaza, 3 rd Floor, Oakland, CA 94612, 510.238.6879
- Landmarks Preservation Advisory Board, 250 Frank Ogawa Plaza, 3 rd Floor, Oakland, CA 94612, 510.238.2978
Historical Tours of Oakland:
Oakland Heritage Alliance’s 17 walking tours will take place from July to September, 2007. For detailed information: http://www.oaklandheritage.org/walking_tours.htm
City of Oakland Downtown Tours: oaklandnet.com/
Mountain View Cemetery: Docent led tour, 2 nd Saturday of the month, 5000 Piedmont Avenue, Oakland, CA 94611, 10 am, FREE
Chapel of the Chimes: Docent led tour, 3 rd Saturday of the month, 4499 Piedmont Avenue, Oakland, CA 94611, 10 am