Kaiser Convention Center (Oakland, California)

USA / California / Alameda / Oakland, California / 10th Street, 10
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The Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center (formerly, the Oakland Auditorium, aka the Oakland Municipal Auditorium) is a 1914 Beaux-Arts-style building in the Civic Center neighborhood, directly below Lake Merritt. The building was designed by architects John J. Donovan and Henry Hornbostel (of the firm of Palmer & Hornbostel) and built under the supervision of Commissioner of Public Works, Harry S. Anderson.

Each of the seven entrance bays on the north side of the building features beautiful bas relief sculptures. The dome-shaped hollows also act as great sound reflectors and focusers.

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10 10th St.
Oakland, CA 94607
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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaiser_Convention_Center
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Coordinates:   37°47'51"N   122°15'41"W

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  • It was used as a makeshift hospital during the 1918 flu pandemic.
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