Oakland Sights

  1. City Center

    The pedestrianized City Center, between Broadway and Clay St, 12th and 14th Sts, forms the heart of downtown Oakland, which is full of historic buildings and a growing number of colorful local businesses.

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  2. I Magnin Building

    Downtown Oakland has plenty of buildings adorned with art nouveau or art deco details; the stellar I Magnin Building is an art deco beaut, gracefully clad in green terra cotta tiling.

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  3. Paramount Theatre

    The Paramount Theatre is a restored 1931 art deco masterpiece. Tours (around US$1 ) are given at on the first and third Saturdays of the month.

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