Rocky and picturesque.
Oakland, CA. Constructed, 1934-36. Pure New Deal. The jail was in the penthouse.
It was Earl Warren, later Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, at that time District Attorney of Alameda Co., who pushed for this new building.
Replacing the 1875 courthouse at a different location. For which see here:
cschs.org/02_history/images_b/alameda.html
This view from the southeast.
Untouched from the iPhone.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/René_C._Davidson_Courthouse
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Until very recently, Oakland ranked as one of the busiest container ports in the world, but she no longer places among the top 50.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_busiest_container_ports
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. . . and old portion being dismantled. This is the work required by damage to the bridge during the earthquake in 1989. To read more about the damage, and the new work, go here and scroll down.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1989_Loma_Prieta_earthquake
The tall light colored part is new; the dark framework is the old bridge, the sections now being fully taken down.
View seen from Treasure Island/Yerba Buena Island, the land that divides the east and west sections of the 5-mile bridge.
baybridgeinfo.org/projects/sas
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Through the oceanward gate and along the sandy path, among the newly planted native species. A pleasant chill in the air. It's seldom truly warm near the coast in northern-central California.
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