Spotted in East Oakland, these signs indicate an interesting mix of neighbors.

Yet another shot of Lake Merritt.  In the background you can see the Tribune Tower, City Hall, and the pyramid capped Federal Building.  At ...

An interesting tableau spotted at Ghost Town Farm , an urban farm in West Oakland.  This half acre or so is located on a decidedly urban cor...

This wonderful mural is found at an alternator shop in East Oakland.  The mural highlights important events or people in Mexican history.  N...

One of many small churches that line International Blvd. in East Oakland.  I've always been fascinated by these humble expressions of fa...

This mural was created in 1980 by students from Laney College. It adorns the parking area at the Rockridge BART which is under the 24 freewa...

Oaklanders show their love for the Running Festival: A little cool jazz by the lake Some blues and rock at the Crucible in West Oakland. ...

One of the many participants in the Oakland Running Festival.  Taken after he rolled through the Arch of Fire in front of the Crucible in W...

Spotted this mural on 8th and Union in West Oakland on the day of the Running Festival.  Couldn't find any information about it. Out o...

After an exhausting marathon in the Oakland Running Festival, all runners were wrapped in these "space blankets."  The shiny surfa...

This building may be advertising a Berkeley brewery, but this building is in Oakland.  You can see it from the Highway 24 freeway.  Looks ol...

Typical of 1920s and 30s California architecture are white stucco, the terra cotta tile roofs, wooden balconies, and arched windows.  Defini...

Lakeshore Avenue is a shopping district east of Lake Merritt.  In just a three blocks it offers a wide variety of restaurants, businesses,...

This church---The First Church of Christ, Scientist at 17th and Franklin---sits on a corner and muscles right up to the sidewalk.  I've ...

This mural-in-progress is kicking up some controversy.  Oaksterdam "University" is the group that wrote the decriminalization of m...

The owner of a local apartment building has covered the side of his building and the back courtyard with a Venice mural.  There is no attrib...

Found at Mt. View Cemetery.  This is the second pyramid tomb I've spotted.  I'm going to guess this family was associated with a fra...

Spotted in Jingletown.

Kinetic Steam Works is a collective located in West Oakland dedicated to steam powered kinetic art .  I was wandering around the neighborho...

This weekend was the 2nd annual Oakland Running Festival with 7500 runners participating in a variety of events.  The full marathon course s...

A new mural is being created on 52nd St. near Shattuck Avenue.  Ama and Leon think it will take about 5 months to complete.  After all, ...

This is a car rental agency at 46th St. and Telegraph.  We enjoyed a break from the rain until late this afternoon.

Spotted the other day at about 55th St. and Shattuck Avenue in North Oakland.  I know it's a Chevy but couldn't tell you what year. ...

The Amtrak station at Jack London Square on the estuary.

This mural is on a garage door at 57th St. and Shattuck Avenue in North Oakland.  There is a companion piece on the other half of this duple...

Taken at Mt. View Cemetery just before the rains came.  We are now into day three of what is predicted to be a week long storm.

This glass mosaic is in Jingletown in East Oakland.  It's recently been added to since I last photographed it.  Last year I called it a...

When the sun comes out, people pop up like mushrooms.  A busy scene on Lakeshore Avenue a little over a week ago when the sun was still shin...

Just a couple of blocks off of Mandela Parkway in West Oakland.

Another evening view of Lake Merritt.  For more reflection shots, visit James' meme .

An institution on Fruitvale Avenue in East Oakland.  The business opened in 1910 and has been in this building since the 30s.  The deco si...

Hooper's was established in 1939 and sold by the family in 1990.  For the next 20 years various groups owned this business with varied s...

At an on ramp to the 580 freeway in the Temescal-Telegraph neighborhood.

This mural is found near the border of Oakland and San Leandro on Bancroft Avenue.  If you can read the writing below "Welcome to Oak...

This East Oakland shop was on the shady side of the street and the reflection (a former movie theater turned into a grocery store) was in th...

The last rain storm has passed.  The next one is due on Sunday.  This is taken on Lakeshore Avenue along side Lake Merritt.  The Oakland hil...

These are the elevated BART tracks on ML King Jr. Way in North Oakland where so many stencil art pieces are found.  The tracks go undergroun...

Get Up is a graffiti artist whose work has popped up in public spaces over the past year.  This piece is among several that are on support ...

This mural is under the 580 freeway at the start of the Lakeshore District.

The Oakland estuary at sunset.  San Francisco in the background.  Linked to Weekend Reflections , where other reflections can be viewed.

A grab shot through the window of my car.  Kids, don't try this at home.

Fenton's Creamery is an Oakland institution.  It opened as a dairy on Howe Street in 1894 and later opened a restaurant and ice cream p...

Here's a snippet of the Trestle Glen neighborhood south of Lakeshore Avenue.  The neighborhood is named after an elevated railroad that ...

This is part of the tidal channel that brings water to Lake Merritt from the estuary.  There's a nice little park with a couple of publi...

Ella Baker was a seminal figure in the Civil Rights movement.  Among her many accomplishments was her role in founding the Student Nonviolen...

This mural was done in 1999 by students at Laney College.  Despite the words of hope, the surrounding community has not prospered.  A neig...