Tech is located one block east of last week's post on Broadway.  It was one of six comprehensive high schools in Oakland.  In the past...

Essentially we are near the spot where three freeways merge.  This section replaced the double deck freeway that collapsed during the huge 1...

I always end up doing a double take when walking past Automania .  They're just letting this truck be taken over by rust and foliage.  T...

How many coffee houses can one city support?  Apparently a gazillion.  This is the latest addition on Piedmont Avenue.  The original Caffè...

The Broadway __tel looks like it was built in the late 60s or early 70s.  It's a well maintained property but I would hate to have the...

A detail at St. Leo's Church off Piedmont Avenue.  At noon and 6 p.m. church bells peal, which is always lovely to hear.

This unusual bike rack design is in front of Piedmont Avenue Elementary School.

It ain't pretty, but it's the real deal.  This is what it looks like driving across the Bay Bridge going east to Oakland. For now.  ...

Captured at Lake Temescal.  Every October 15 is Blog Action Day .  This year's theme is water to remind us of our need to consciously ...

Maison Monet is located on the short street that leads into the Rose Garden .  This duplex is very well kept and its paint job is no doubt a...

This is a detail from an idiosyncratically painted Victorian house in East Oakland.  To my eye this is a 1950s color combination but likel...

This pair is found on the Oakland campus of the California College of the Arts .  CCA (formerly known as CCAC--California College of Arts an...

Another nifty vintage neon sign in Oakland.  This one is found on Foothill Blvd. near 35th Avenue and is enamel on metal.  Mohammed, the sto...

The Crucible is a West Oakland art center that started as a metal art fabrication workshop.  Over the last several years, its offerings hav...

A downtown scene with the California State Building in the background.  Despite the proliferation of tall buildings downtown, Oakland remain...

This month's City Daily Photo theme is "graffiti" which probably means different things to different people.  This mural, whic...

Kasper's was an Oakland institution until it closed in 2003.  It opened in 1929 and was owned by three generations of sons until its cl...

This eucalyptus allée is above the zoo on a road that leads to Skyline Boulevard.  It was at the end of this road I found the cowboy working...

Jack London Square is at the foot of Broadway.  Not only does it contain memorabilia of Jack London, you also can catch the ferry to San Fra...

This was taken at MLK Shoreline Park in East Oakland.  This bridge crosses a slough that branches off the estuary.  Nesting herons can be fo...

Ice skating in Oakland?  Go figure!  The Oakland Ice Center opened in 1995 amid a fair amount of controversy about the economic wisdom of t...

Downtown Oakland has had an explosion of housing construction in the last several years which has brought a positive change to the character...

The Hansen Coffee Company continues to roast coffee daily near Jack London Square.  In business since 1894, the area the factory is in was f...

This is one of four projects done in 1992 by artist Sayed Alavi in collaboration with local high school students.  It's always a litt...

This is a long view of the Park Street bridge that I've previously shown you here , here , and here .   this is one of a number of drawb...

It's that time of year when goats appear on hillsides and munch on dry grass to reduce the fire hazard.  There were at least 100 goats ...

Even though this neon sign no longer works, a shoe repair shop is still there.  The sign and shop are located in the Piedmont Avenue shoppin...

With the institutional design and the arrow slit windows, what else could this be?  The local jail, of course.  The bridge leads to the Supe...

The Caldecott Tunnel cuts through the East Oakland hills to connect Oakland to the adjoining county.  Since the 3rd bore was drilled in the ...

The Fox Theater is a pastiche of styles that mostly look Moorish to my eye.  It was built in 1928, fell into decline in the 60s, and was re...

This shoreline near the airport demonstrates the curative powers of a restored marshland.  It is a beautiful place to walk or have a picni...

Another view of the MLK shoreline park.  Taken in the afternoon before the fog came in.  For more Skywatch photos, visit Skywatch Friday .

A statue of Jack London in the public space named after him at the foot of Broadway.

Recently I decided to follow a street above the 580 freeway to its terminus at Skyline Blvd. At the end of the road I found this private pro...

Took a stroll along the MLK Shoreline Park late Sunday afternoon.  Despite its proximity to the airport and the 880 freeway, the park was ...

This is a bit of a trompe l'oeil.  The back windows of the downtown California State Building reflect the multi-story wing on the right....

Late afternoon from the High Street bridge looking southeast.  The Oakland side of the estuary is on the left and Alameda boat slips are on ...

I was downtown late in the afternoon taking pictures when I heard rhythm and blues coming from somewhere.  I followed the sound to City Ha...

A couple is taking advantage of the sunny afternoon at Jack London Square.  Later that afternoon was a wine and food festival.  By then the ...

This mural is at 19th and Broadway behind the Fox Theater.  It is on one of those new condo buildings built in the Uptown area during the ...

A pedestrian bridge joins the two towers of the Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building.  Dellums is our former congressman and current mayor.  I...

This old quarry borders the parking lot of a busy shopping center.  Until recently the view was obstructed by tall bushes fronting the surro...

Another cool neon sign.  I like the sputnik globe on top.  Too bad the cocktail glass doesn't light up.  Like the sign says, this is i...

Golf in Oakland?  Ya betcha!  This 18-hole golf course was established in 1903 and the country club some time after.  Between 1937 and 1943 ...

Welcome to the Pardee Home and museum.  Enoch Pardee came to California for the Gold Rush and ultimately served in the state legislature.  ...

This is the Flux 53 Theater in East Oakland.  It is a performance space that offers a variety of musical and theater events.  This tromp l...

This photo was taken at the zoo a few days ago.  But trust me, the sky is the exact same color today as we speak.  What the picture doesn...