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Quality Donuts & Deli is open 24 hours in Oakland. Here is a little of the city's story.

Oakland through the years

  1. 1852

    Oakland is incorporated

    The state legislature incorporated the Town of Oakland, which became the City of Oakland in 1854.

    Sources: en.wikipedia.org, localwiki.org, britannica.com

  2. 1870

    Lake Merritt becomes a wildlife refuge

    Lake Merritt, Oakland, at dusk, with high-rises along the shore and the Oakland hills beyond the still water.
    Photo: Poshotenk, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

    California made Lake Merritt a wildlife refuge, often called the first official one in the United States.

    Sources: npgallery.nps.gov, en.wikipedia.org, lakemerrittinstitute.org

  3. 1923

    The Tribune Tower is completed

    Downtown Oakland lit up at night, with the Tribune Tower, the port's cranes and the Bay Bridge's eastern span glowing behind the skyline.
    Photo: Basil D Soufi, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

    A clock tower was added to the Oakland Tribune's building downtown, completing the Tribune Tower as it looks today.

    Sources: en.wikipedia.org, theclio.com, localwiki.org

  4. 1925

    The Necklace of Lights goes up

    The Necklace of Lights along the shore of Lake Merritt, Oakland, at night, with the Cathedral of Christ the Light and a lit tower reflected in the water.
    Photo: Ana Martinez, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

    The Necklace of Lights went up around Lake Merritt; turned off in World War II, it was relit in 1987.

    Sources: en.wikipedia.org, lmbclub.org, lakemerritt.org, lakemerrittinstitute.org

  5. 1927

    The Port of Oakland is set up

    A loaded container ship docked beneath Port of Oakland cranes, with downtown Oakland's towers and the hills behind.
    Photo: David Abercrombie, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

    The Port of Oakland was set up as an independent department of the City of Oakland.

    Sources: portofoakland.com, portofoakland.com, en.wikipedia.org

  6. 1928

    The Fox opens

    The Fox Oakland Theatre's tiled dome and tall red FOX OAKLAND sign rising above palm trees and street lamps in Uptown Oakland, under a clear blue sky.
    Photo: Almonroth, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

    The Fox Oakland Theatre opened in October as a movie palace.

    Sources: thefoxoakland.com, en.wikipedia.org

  7. 1936

    The Bay Bridge opens

    The San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge opened to traffic on November 12, six months before the Golden Gate Bridge.

    Sources: dot.ca.gov, blog.bayareametro.gov, en.wikipedia.org

  8. 1962

    Container shipping arrives

    Container cranes marked Port of Oakland standing over a pier and docked ships under a partly cloudy sky.
    Photo: Frank Schulenburg, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

    Container shipping began at the Port of Oakland, which calls itself the first major West Coast port to ship containers.

    Sources: portofoakland.com, en.wikipedia.org

  9. 2009

    The Fox reopens

    The front of the Fox Oakland Theatre in Uptown Oakland, with its OAKLAND marquee, tall vertical sign and tiled tower above the entrance.
    Photo: Cy2005, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

    After a restoration, the Fox Oakland Theatre reopened in February as a live music venue.

    Sources: thefoxoakland.com, thefoxoakland.com, en.wikipedia.org

  10. 2013

    A new eastern span opens

    The Bay Bridge's white tower and curving eastern span, busy with traffic, seen from Yerba Buena Island with the Oakland shoreline and hills behind.
    Photo: 9yz, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

    The Bay Bridge's new eastern span opened to traffic on Labor Day, September 2, replacing the original 1936 span.

    Sources: mtc.ca.gov, blog.bayareametro.gov, en.wikipedia.org

  11. 2026

    Oakland today

    Office towers in downtown Oakland with their windows lit at dusk, and port cranes in the haze beyond.
    Photo: Basil D Soufi, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

    Oakland is the seat of Alameda County government, and the 2020 Census counted 440,646 people in the city.

    Sources: acgov.org, census.gov, en.wikipedia.org

Around Oakland

Office towers and the Cathedral of Christ the Light reflected in the still water of Lake Merritt, Oakland, under a clear blue sky.
The Cathedral of Christ the Light, reflected here, was completed in 2008.Photo: AliceChAragon, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
The Necklace of Lights along the shore of Lake Merritt, Oakland, at night, with the Cathedral of Christ the Light and a lit tower reflected in the water.
The Necklace of Lights went up in 1925, went dark in World War II and was relit in 1987.Photo: Ana Martinez, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
The Alameda County Courthouse reflected in Lake Merritt, Oakland, under a hazy peach sky near sunset.
Lake Merritt, in front of this courthouse, is a saltwater tidal lagoon.Photo: EponineBunnyKickQueen, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
The white colonnade and pergola on the Grand Avenue side of Lake Merritt, Oakland, reflected in the water, with a church tower and hillside apartments behind.
Architect Walter Reed designed this pergola in 1912; it was renovated in 2007.Photo: Srishti Sethi, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Lake Merritt, Oakland, at dusk, with high-rises along the shore and the Oakland hills beyond the still water.
Lake Merritt became a wildlife refuge in 1870, often called the first official one in the United States.Photo: Poshotenk, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Downtown Oakland lit up at night, with the Tribune Tower, the port's cranes and the Bay Bridge's eastern span glowing behind the skyline.
The Tribune Tower's clock tower, in this skyline, was added in 1923.Photo: Basil D Soufi, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Office towers in downtown Oakland with their windows lit at dusk, and port cranes in the haze beyond.
The 2020 Census counted 440,646 people in Oakland, the seat of Alameda County.Photo: Basil D Soufi, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
The Bay Bridge's white tower and curving eastern span, busy with traffic, seen from Yerba Buena Island with the Oakland shoreline and hills behind.
This eastern span of the Bay Bridge opened to traffic on Labor Day, September 2, 2013.Photo: 9yz, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
The lit tower and cables of the Bay Bridge's eastern span against a deep blue evening sky, with shoreline lights across the water.
The eastern span's single tower holds up a self-anchored suspension span.Photo: Podstawko, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Light trails from traffic curving across the Bay Bridge's eastern span at night, seen from Yerba Buena Island, with city lights across the bay.
The Bay Bridge first opened in 1936, six months before the Golden Gate Bridge.Photo: Dllu, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Container cranes marked Port of Oakland standing over a pier and docked ships under a partly cloudy sky.
Container shipping began at the Port of Oakland in 1962.Photo: Frank Schulenburg, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
A loaded container ship docked beneath Port of Oakland cranes, with downtown Oakland's towers and the hills behind.
The Port of Oakland was set up in 1927 as an independent city department.Photo: David Abercrombie, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Port of Oakland container cranes under low clouds glowing orange in the dark, with a small boat moored at the pier below.
The Port of Oakland runs the city's airport as well as this seaport.Photo: Tony Webster from Portland, Oregon, United States, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Brightly lit container cranes and stacked containers at the Port of Oakland at night, reflected in the dark water.
The Port says Oakland was the first major West Coast port to build container terminals.Photo: Ana Martinez, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
White container cranes lined up along the water at the Port of Oakland on a clear day, with a sailboat passing.
The harbor's deepening to 50 feet, for bigger ships, was finished in 2009.Photo: Oleg Alexandrov, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
The Fox Oakland Theatre's tiled dome and tall red FOX OAKLAND sign rising above palm trees and street lamps in Uptown Oakland, under a clear blue sky.
The Fox Oakland Theatre opened in October 1928 as a movie palace.Photo: Almonroth, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Close view of the Fox Oakland Theatre's patterned tile dome, ornate towers and red FOX OAKLAND sign against a deep blue sky.
The city named the Fox an Oakland landmark in 1978.Photo: Almonroth, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
The front of the Fox Oakland Theatre in Uptown Oakland, with its OAKLAND marquee, tall vertical sign and tiled tower above the entrance.
After a restoration, the Fox reopened in February 2009 as a live music venue.Photo: Cy2005, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Blue and turquoise tile panels and a carved shell ornament on a tower of the Fox Oakland Theatre, Oakland, against a blue sky.
The Fox's brick and terra cotta architecture has been called Indian and Middle Eastern in style.Photo: Almonroth, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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