Thursday, December 2, 2010

unique living

The old warehouse district next to Jack London Square has been going through gentrification with old factories converting to loft/condos.  New condo buildings also fill the area.  The trend started with Jerry Brown, our former governor, former mayor, and now governor-elect.  Years before he ran for mayor, he converted a warehouse near here into a work-live loft and office for his Presidential campaigns.  He deserves credit for changing the face of Oakland's downtown housing.
Posted by Oakland Daily Photo at 12:01 AM
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11 comments:

  1. AndyDecember 2, 2010 at 5:22 AM

    Beautiful photo! Recycle reuse.

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  2. JackDecember 2, 2010 at 5:56 AM

    That is a very plain building, but some how it speaks to me. I am delighted that people are increasingly re-using older buildings creatively instead of razing them.

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  3. Misfit in ParadiseDecember 2, 2010 at 6:48 AM

    I love old logo painted buildings. Colorado was full of them.

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  4. MarkaDecember 2, 2010 at 5:52 PM

    'tis always good to see older buildings put to good use.

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  5. Louis la VacheDecember 2, 2010 at 6:24 PM

    "Governor Moonbeam" image aside, «Louis» thinks Jerry Brown did a good job as Mayor of Oakland. Brown had the vision Oakland needed a did much to turn the city around. It is sad that Dellums let much of what Brown accomplished come unraveled...

    «Louis» remembers attending a Rotary Club meeting in Oakland where Brown spoke when he was Mayor. He told the group that he was running the city like he was a Republican. It was a very revealing comment...

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  6. RandyDecember 2, 2010 at 8:45 PM

    Wow I'll bet these are wonderful inside. I love these old buildings!

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  7. RedPatDecember 3, 2010 at 10:33 AM

    That is a super building which looks like it has had a good restoration job!

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  8. Jeannette StGDecember 3, 2010 at 4:34 PM

    Yes, I like to see these lofts on the inside of these buildings too -too bad they don't have them here in the Laguna area - I would like a loft for my painting!

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  9. James MarkDecember 4, 2010 at 2:28 AM

    Oh yes, I do like this, and the light is lovely.

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  10. SenoritaDecember 4, 2010 at 10:28 PM

    My brother lives in the Cotton Mill Studios.

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  11. AnonymousDecember 29, 2010 at 10:29 PM

    Jerry Brown didn't start the trend, though. I think his building was new construction. Others had converted some of these buildings in the Waterfront Warehouse Historic District a good bit earlier.

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