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The Oakland Heritage Alliance presents: a new lecture series, Second Thursdays at the Chapel of the Chimes. Please join us on the second Thursday of each month 7:30 P.M. for a special presentation. We’ll discuss books and ideas on architecture, history and cultural heritage. There will be books available for purchase and signing at most of the events. $8 members, $10 non-members, $5 low-income. Free to those who become members upon arrival. The Fall events will all be held at the Chapel of the Chimes, 4499 Piedmont Ave. Oakland September 14th, 2006 Dave Weinstein, author of Signature Architects of the San Francisco Bay Area, will discuss the rich architectural heritage created by lesser known architects and architect teams, and builders. His book profiles 15 architects from throughout the Bay Area, including several who have worked extensively in Oakland, and some who have lived here, including Joseph Cather Newsom and Samuel Newsom, Albert Farr, John Hudson Thomas, Warren Callister and Ace Architects. October 12, 2006 (just before the OHA Temescal House Tour) Jeff Norman will present highlights from his newly published book, Temescal Legacies: Narratives of Change from a North Oakland Neighborhood. Topics covered will include the rise and fall of the Sacramento Northern Railway, the building of the Grove-Shafter Freeway (Highway 24) and its effect on the neighborhood, the culverting of Temescal Creek, and the inter-relationships between these neighborhood-changing events. November 9, 2006 Gathering and Publishing Your Neighborhood History: Arcadia Authors Speak will feature several Oakland authors who will speak about their neighborhood history books published by Arcadia Publishing. They will expand upon photos from their books and describe the methods used to research and compile them. The evening’s program includes Oakland’s Chinatown author William Wong, Oakland Hills author Erika Mailman, and Annalee Allen, co-author of Oakland Postcards, and Selections from the Oakland Tribune Archives. For those interested in writing and publishing neighborhood and local history this will be a great time to find out more about Arcadia Publishing, the largest publisher of local and regional history in the nation. December 14, 2006 Eric Kos and Dennis Evanosky will do a presentation of their book, East Bay Then and Now, including how the book was written and photographed. Their presentation will focus on historic photographs of the City of Oakland and the surrounding area. This includes the old Fabiola Hospital, the Harrison Street Produce Market and the bustling pier at the foot of Broadway. They will also talk about their new book San Francisco in Photographs and Oakland's surprising role in their latest project California and the Civil War. January 11, 2007 Mark Wilson, a Tribute to Julia Morgan, from his forthcoming book. February 8, 2007 Alice Carey, owner and founder of Carey & Co. Inc. presenting Preservation ‘Round the Old Oak Tree: Three approaches to three historic downtown buildings. All concentrated around Frank H. Ogawa Plaza and built post-1906 quake, Oakland City Hall, the Broadway Building (a.k.a. the Lionel Wilson Building), and Kahn’s Department Store (a.k.a. the Rotunda) are the three crown jewels of the downtown. The lecture will focus on three distinct methods of historic preservation: rehabilitation of City Hall, exterior restoration of the Broadway Building, and recreation of the Kahn’s missing rotunda.
March 8, 2007
The AIA East Bay Chapter joins us to prepare this evening’s session. Local architects discuss some thoughtful and intriguing adaptive reuse projects. Event starts at 7:30pm. OHA and AIA members $8. Non-members $10. REHABS, REUSE, ADDITIONS AND “GREENING”: A LOOK AT SOME OF OAKLAND MOSTS EXCITING HISTORIC RESOURCES AND WHAT’S BEING DONE WITH THEM. The Oakland Heritage Alliance and AIA East Bay Chapter will present a look at exciting preservation projects in Oakland . The Chapel is located at 4499 Piedmont Avenue . Here is a great opportunity to discover how some of Oakland ’s most important historic resources are being given new life. Presentations include: · The Fox Theater: its rehabilitation and new addition. Presented by Starkweather/Bondy Architects and ELS Architects. Find out how the rehabilitation of the historic Oakland Fox Theater, one of the grand West Coast movie palaces. You’ll also hear about plans for an addition for the Oakland School for the Arts that will add 45,000 square feet of program space, including classrooms, administrative offices, student services, and music, drama, dance and art studios to the renovated landmark structure. · The live-work conversion of Cotton Mill Studios ( California Cotton Mills). Presented by Thomas Dolan Architects Located on the site of the former California Cotton Mills Company, The California Cotton Mills Studios occupies the largest building that remains of the historic cotton mill. The 121,738 square foot, 4-story brick warehouse/storage building has been converted to 75 units of Work/Live space. The California Cotton Mills Studios serve as an incubator for local artists and small businesses and is becoming the hub of artists’ activities in this diverse industrial neighborhood. · The rehabilitation and “greening” of the Municipal Boat House. Presentation by Murakami/Nelson Architects Murakami/Nelson architects will describe the plans to restore the Municipal Boathouse ( 1520 Lakeside Drive ) to its original condition, with a new program to accommodate public uses such as boat storage, a restaurant and a meeting hall. Sustainable design components will make this project the City’s first LEED-certified (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) “green” building. · The restoration of the Cleveland Cascade. Presentation by PGA Landscape Architects. PGA Landscape Architects will discuss current plans to restore the Cleveland Cascade, built in 1923, and designed by Howard Gilkey. The Cleveland Cascade was modeled after similar cascades in Italy and originally featured 20 concrete bowls in which water, illuminated at night by colored lights, flowed down, alongside plantings and two sets of stairs, their runs interrupted by several landings. Starting in 2004, dedicated volunteers have been working to restore the Cascade. In 2005, $300,000 of Measure DD funds were allocated for restoration of the Cleveland Cascade. At the same time, private funds were sought to fund initial design work. In November, American Express and the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s Partners in Preservation program awarded a $50,000 grant to the project. April 12, 2007 Leslie Freudenheim discusses Building with Nature: Inspiration for the Arts and Crafts Home, weaving together the lives and philosophies of Frederick Law Olmsted, John Muir, John Ruskin,William Morris, Frank Lloyd Wright, Bernard Maybeck and others with dramatic economic, social, design and cultural changes that took place between 1876 & 1920. Love of the “simple life,” the rustic architecture they found in Yosemite, in English cottages, Japanese barns, Swiss chalets, and love of nature became the basis for the design of the American Arts & Crafts home. May 10, 2007 OHA Partners in Preservation Awards Ceremony June 14, 2007 Rehab it Right! Jane Powell, preservationist and owner of House Dressing discusses the houses of audience members in this unusual evening. Jane draws from her many books and submitted pictures to suggest some inspiring options for restoration. To participate: e-mail a few photos of your interior and/or kitchen project to nj2oakland@yahoo.com for some expert tips the night of the event. (Emails given first priority) Hard copy pictures will also be accepted at the door but can be evaluated only as time permits. |
