A Fallen Gem: Oakland’s 16th Street Train Station
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 was clearly once dazzling. In today's episode, we explore how this spot was important to West Oakland's Black community and the Civil Rights Movement. And we get a promising update on it's future.
Additional Reading
How Oakland's 16th Street Station Helped Build West Oakland and the Modern Civil Rights Movement
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