Superior Court of California, René C. Davidson Alameda County Courthouse (Oakland, California)

USA / California / Alameda / Oakland, California / Fallon Street, 1225
 courthouse, Art Deco (architecture)
1225 Fallon Street
Oakland, CA, 94612
(510) 891-6031

www.alameda.courts.ca.gov/courts/index.shtml

Main courthouse for Alameda County. The original courthouse was established on June 6, 1853 in Alvarado, California (a part of present-day Union City). After the county seat moved to Oakland (first to San Leandro), a new courthouse was built in 1875, locating near Oakland's Washington Square. However, the building quickly fell into disrepair by the mid-1920s to a point where bailiffs had to hold umbrellas for judges due to leaks. On April 3, 1934, county residents voted overwhelming in support for a bond initiative to build a new county courthouse. The new building was built on the edge of Lake Merritt, where it still stands today. The old courthouse was demolished in 1949.
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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alameda_County_Superior_Court
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Coordinates:   37°47'59"N   122°15'46"W

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  • This is the building where Mythbusters tested their toilet paper rope to escape prison in episode #111. They tried to descend from the roof and used different materials to make a rope (bed sheets, hair and toilet paper). Gladly they all succeeded! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5mPc3UXu3w
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