Today is the 20th anniversary of the Oakland Firestorm that destroyed more than 3000 houses and took 25 lives.  This memorial stands near th...

Namaste from Oakland.  Seen at a local street fair.  Visit Mrs. Nesbitt's meme to find other takes on "N".

Usually a car parks along side this mural.  Recently, while driving down Fruitvale Avenue, the car was gone and I jumped out to take this ...

The hood ornament of a fully restored 1933 Pierce Arrow.  Spotted at a local auction.  Submitted to both Weekend Reflections and SOOC Sunda...

Located in Jingletown, the Institute of Mosaic Art teaches mosaic design and offers mosaic services.  Several businesses in Jingletown have ...

This is a detail from a huge mural downtown on Franklin Street.  Gertrude Stein has famously been quoted as saying about Oakland that "...

This tiled "fountain" is in the entryway of a Spanish style building near Lake Merritt.  The building was closed when I walked by ...

Swan's was built in 1917 in the historic business area now called Old Oakland.  It is covered in white tile and has these wonderful gar...

Luka's Taproom and Lounge , a popular restaurant in the Uptown area, was instrumental in the growth of this area.  Their parking lot is ...

Spotted at the Project Bandaloop performance a couple of weeks ago.  They looked like they're having fun.  Linked to  Photo Roma's N...

Here is another panel from Oakland's Wall of Fame .  It references Mike "Dream" Francisco, a seminal figure in graffiti art wh...

A couple of weeks ago Oakland participated in International Park(ing) Day.  The movement aims to make cities more liveable by adding more ...

Here's my theme day entry.  Can you guess what it is?  Unfortunately, I don't have a long distance shot to show you.  It is a large ...

Downtown Oakland has a wonderful melange of old buildings, and some not so great new ones.  See what I mean?  The clouds indicate that into ...

One of the cool things you can do at Jack London Square is rent a kayak for paddling the estuary.  Unless that's too slow for you.  In w...

The weekend was cold and dreary and it even rained.  Today started clear and turned quite warm.  Everyone was out for a walk.  Spotted at Ja...

The artists in Jingletown have designed a wall of murals in an area they've dubbed the Oakland Riviera.  Tongue in cheek of course.  One...

This is the Colton family tomb in Mt. View Cemetery.  David Colton died in 1878 and was known in his time as a railroad magnate and land own...

Our former mayor and now governor promoted the building of new residential housing downtown.  Here's an example.  Warm days and clear sk...

This weekend the dance company Project Bandaloop performed on the Great Wall of Oakland (previously featured here ).  Twenty years ago the ...

Spotted awhile ago in West Oakland.  The other side of the warehouse was shown previously.

Downtown near City Center.  Visit Skywatch Friday for more sky shot entries.

A lovely garden gate off Broadway Terrace.  Love the Mediterranean blue color.

Once thought to have been part of Idora Park, this windmill was a lemonade stand that stood outside of the park.  It is now the last remnant...

On a recent warm evening, I took this shot after visiting Dancing Under the Stars in Jack London Square.  Linking to Night Shot Monday .

This mural decorates the Clinica de la Raza medical clinic in the Fruitvale.  It was the first clinic in Oakland designed to serve Spanish-s...

 Linked to SOOC Sunday .

This vintage neon sign advertises a business that has continued in the same spot for decades.  Surprisingly, despite its worn appearance, th...

This mural was done this year by Chase and Bui.  It's near Jack London Square at 3rd and Broadway on the side of a vegan restaurant.  It...

Spotted downtown late one afternoon.  Submitted to Shadow Shot Sunday .

The Free Church of Tonga is located on Fruitvale Avenue.  Most of the Tongans I know are Mormons.  This free church is an off-shoot from the...

Sometimes heights are scary, sometimes fun.  It's all a matter of perspective .  Spotted at the recent Temescal Street Fair.  Submitted ...

The Greyhound bus service was founded in 1914 and appears to be going strong with 25 million passengers a year.  The Oakland terminal wa...

This mural is painted by Scott Hove on the side of his business called Cakeland at Shattuck Avenue and 56th St.  Silly me, I thought it was...

Spotted on Telegraph Avenue during the recent Temescal Street Fair.  The Avenue is a local bar that attracts a diverse crowd including zombi...

Today was a typical summer day in Oakland.  The fog burned off by late morning, the sun shined in a cloudless sky for most of the day, and t...

The Oakland ferry to San Francisco is at the foot of Broadway at Jack London Square.  It runs hourly and the trip takes about 30 minutes.  ...

Los Hermanos is located on Fruitvale Avenue in the the Fruitvale District.  Officially, it is called a fruteria y carniceria , but their mur...

This building's facade looked like a flag waving in the breeze.  And the sky came closer to earth in its reflection.  Visit James's ...

The Stork Club is a gathering place for local hipsters, especially during Art Murmur.  I like the structure of their sign and its 60s vibe. ...

All the traffic light utility boxes in the Temescal neighborhood are individually decorated.  What I didn't realize until recently is th...

Evenfall is a word you don't hear anymore.  Has a nice lilt to it, don't you think?   Here we are in Mt. View Cemetery as the last l...

De Lauer's is an Oakland institution that's been in existence since 1907.  The owner Charles De Lauer was born in Oakland and died ...

Here's the other side of the building I showed you a long while ago .  This mural view looks up Broadway to the Oakland hills, which you...

Don't ask; I have no idea.  Google says it's an art gallery.  When I drive by it's closed.  Along with the kooky window display,...

This home is located in the Upper Rockridge area above the golf course I showed you last year.  Lucky folks who get to live in such a fine ...

Another storefront church.  Isn't the name wonderful?