OMCATransform (in Ohlone, Spanish, Chinese, English)Once a lush marsh & oak woodlandsOakland’s original eastern edge Oakland Museum of California website Oakland Museum of California on Oakland Wiki
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Urban Runoff
Interviews: Lake Merritt Institute Directory, Dr. Richard Bailey; Lake Clean-up VolunteersMusic: Organ music performed by Rudy DeVos (recorded at Cathedral of Christ the Light) Lake Merritt Institute website Cathedral of Christ the Light on Oakland Wiki
Find a Need and Fill It
Music: “Skyroads,” performed by Pierlo; “It’s a Wonderful Life” performed by Henry Kaiser Kaiser Center on Oakland Wiki Henry J. Kaiser on Oakland Wiki Henry Kaiser on Oakland Wiki
Schilling’s Garden and Snow’s Museum
Interview: Preservationist and Activist, Naomi SchiffMusic: “Schilling Gravy Mixes,” from KFWB radio broadcast; “Elephants,” composed by Courtney Lain, performed by The Marvelous Museum Band. Schilling Gardens on Oakland Wiki August Schilling on Oakland Wiki Snow Museum on Oakland Wiki Henry Snow on Oakland Wiki
A Man Who Loved to Walk Here
Music: “Microscopic Animals” and “Harp Attack,” composed by Courtney Lain, performed by The Marvelous Museum Band. Leon Olson on Oakland Wiki
Tai Chi Park
1853Oakland was shapedby seven green squaresDowntown’s living rooms,Now, only five‘Parks Bring out the goodness of good people’
Madison Square Park
1853Oakland was shapedby seven green squaresDowntown’s living rooms,Now, only five‘Parks Bring out the goodness of good people’
Buddhist Church of Oakland
1942Executive Order 9066Shattered JapantownThis Buddhist ChurchA reminder of that history“I am an American!” Buddhist Church of Oakland website Buddhist Church of Oakland on Oakland Wiki Wartime Control Administration Station on Oakland Wiki
Chinese Young Women’s Society
1943Dorothy Eng’s Oak-Chi Center blossomedChinese daughters’ worlds“Our soldiers had somewhere to go.”Hospitality & Friendship
Lincoln Square Recreation Center
1853Oakland was shapedby seven green squaresDowntown’s living rooms,Now, only five‘Parks Bring out the goodness of good people’ Caroline Chin Yee on Oakland Wiki