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West Oakland's 16th Street Station Was Once A Community Anchor
Published 4 years, 1 month ago
Description
Listener Tadd Williams often sees the 16th Street Station from I-880. It's a huge, stately building in the Beaux-Arts style. It's looking a little rundown now, but it clearly was grand at one time. He wants to know about its past lives, and how was this spot important to West Oakland's Black community and the Civil Rights Movement.
Additional Reading
- How Oakland's 16th Street Station Helped Build West Oakland and the Modern Civil Rights Movement
- Legacy of the Pullman Car Porters
Thanks to the Newberry Library in Chicago for use of archival audio from the Pullman Railroad Company Records.
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