Re: Oakland 16th St. Station Open Day
Author: smitty195
Date: 07-23-2011 - 09:50
George Andrews Wrote:
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> Any ideas as to how bad the Earthquake trashed it
> ??? Serious structural damage ?? Or just broken
> plaster ???
Serious structural damage. I don't know the specifics, but I took an AmTrip on the Zephyr shortly after the quake, and the building had already been evacuated and everything was moved to "temporary" trailers. I say "temporary" because those trailers were in use for a long time. I don't recall how long, but it was quite a while. Personally, I don't miss the station at all. While it is a beautiful building with lots of history and memories, it is in a horrible area of Oakland. Jack London Square is a much better location now.