Posts Tagged ‘Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center’
Once the center of civic life, former Oakland Auditorium now vacant with future still uncertain
From 1914 when it opened until its closure in 2006, the Oakland Civic Auditorium—re-named the Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center in 1984 after a $15 million renovation—was at the center of civic life in Oakland. But for the last half-decade, the place has sat vacant and empty of life, slowly deteriorating.
Read MoreOccupy Oakland’s “Move-In Day” in photos
Occupy Oakland kicked off its “Move-In Day” with a rally Saturday afternoon at Frank Ogawa Plaza followed by a march through the city and several attempts to take over and move into a building. More than 9 hours later, clouds of tear gas once again hung over Oakland, more than 200 protesters had been arrested for unlawful assembly, and an American flag had been burned inside City Hall.
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