![]() ![]() and turning onto Broadway from the South Bay, take 1-880 N (exit toward Broadway/Downtown) from Berkeley, take 1-80 W to 1-580 E, taking 1-980 W (exit at 18thStreet)īus lines: Most lines intersect with Downtown Oakland (see for the best route)ĭowntown Oakland has a cluster of affordable hotel properties to choose from: Moxy Oakland Downtown, The Oakland Marriott City Center, adjacent Courtyard Marriott and the Clarion Hotel Downtown. Get a taste of the local licks at Awaken Café.įreeway exit: From San Francisco, take 1-80 E to 1-880 S, continuing onto West Grand Ave. Wearing one of these shirts is a mark of your Town pride, and a portion of proceeds benefit community projects. Give Oakland a huge hug by shopping (and buying) branded gear from the 800-square-foot Oaklandish. Free noontime concerts are held throughout the year. The 12-city block City Center complex in the midst of downtown is a heavyweight, with a conference center, hotel, parking garage, restaurants, racquet club and BART in the basement. Order the Jerk Chicken and sit on their Victorian deck, or by the iconic Parisian fountain in the center of the park. The buildings are private offices and event spaces, but you can grab a bite at the Brazilian Rio California cafe. Take a time capsule into the late 1800s at Preservation Park, a gated area that preserves 16 Victorian structures. Go deep into the collection of playable video games and game history, or check out one of the weekday events on the calendar. Time to let out your inner gamer-video game connoisseurs will feel at home at the Museum of Art and Digital Entertainment (MADE). Many murals around the streets tell the stories of the people and of their plights. Downtown Oakland is a vital crossroads, where all the cultures meet, eat and sleep. Different than other downtowns, Oakland’s isn’t about just business. Sing along to live piano and guitar music at The Alley (Grand Lake) 22. Catch a show at the iconic Paramount Theatre of the Arts (Uptown) 21. Fly through the sky at the Trapeze Arts circus school (West Oakland) 20. Downtown is peppered with architectural marvels: the African American Museum and Library in a 1902 Carnegie the Pardee Home, dating back to 1868 and the Rotunda Building, a massive elliptical dome in the heart of the district. Become an actor for the day with Oakland’s Pan Theater improv group (Uptown) 19. Now they are renovated and lit up with cool shops like Umami (selling Japanese barware), Oaklandish (details below), and art pioneer Joyce Gordon Gallery. Just five years ago, a swath of the area’s Victorian and Art Deco storefronts were vacant and in need of repair. You’re just as likely to bump into a scholar, a Federal judge, a tech entrepreneur and a civil rights activist in a one-block area. To say Downtown Oakland is eclectic and diverse would barely skim the surface of this melting pot. Where to mingle with locals: Awaken Cafe, City Center, Tribune Tavern, Oaklandish Well-known icons: The Cathedral Building, the best example of Gothic Revival in the U.S., and The Tribune Tower, former home base for the Oakland Tribune Neighborhood giant: Frank Ogawa Plaza at City Hall Main architecture: Mid 1800s to 1940s storefronts with some gorgeous examples of Art Deco Main strip: Broadway (from 8th to 17th streets) ![]()
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