Wednesday, April 24, 2013

O is for O.T.I.G. Company

This building, with its ornate pediments, graces 15th Street in downtown Oakland.  Interestingly, I have not been able to discover what OTIG stands for.  Some theorize that it was an insurance company, but there's no ready proof of that in Google Land.  It is currently occupied by Lincoln University, a private college offering various degrees.   Linked to ABC Wednesday.

6 comments:

  1. The colors show that it is not very old, perhaps something from the thirties.

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  2. It was the Oakland Title Guaranty Company, built in 1921. Found a reference in an architecture book. See: http://oaklandwiki.org/Oakland_Title_Guaranty_Company_Building

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  3. What fantastic craftsmanship above that doorway!

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  4. Great facade and glad you found out what the initials stood for

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  5. Fabulous details! Great shot.

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