Photographs of Oakland

As I travel through Oakland on my daily walks, I have taken photographs of many of the neighborhood’s interesting, amusing, and inspiring attractions.

 

Oakland Skyline from Schenley Park

This is a view of Oakland as seen from Schenley Park.

 

Columbus Monument

This is a detail of the memorial to Christopher Columbus in Schenley Park, next to the Phipps Conservatory.

 

Revival Style Buildings in Oakland

This is a picture of the Alumni Hall on 5th Avenue on the Pitt Campus, adjacent to the Cathedral of Learning.

 

View from Oakland Square

This is a view looking south from Oakland Square of the bridge where the Boulevard of the Allies crosses into Schenley Park.

 

Oakland Shrine

This is a picture of the Oakland Shrine located at the end of Wakefield Street in South Oakland.

 

Repurposed Construction in Oakland

The Mad Mex restaurant off of Bates Street has clearly been repurposed at least three times. Based on the single central dormer, it appears as if this building was originally intended as a large, single family dwelling. At some point, this building was clearly subdivided as a two-family and two owner home, as seen by difference in maintenance of the right and left halves of the building and the subdivision of the dormer window into two narrow vertical halves. The first floor of one half of the building was then turned into a commercial space, while the other half remained residential. It appears that some collaboration took place between the owners of the two halves at the time that the one unified roof was installed. This is an example of what has happened to many of the buildings here in Oakland that have been repeatedly repurposed.