Protecting Oakland’s historic and cultural resources.
Oakland Heritage Alliance is a 501(c)(3) non-profit membership organization which advocates the protection, preservation, and revitalization of Oakland's architectural, historic, cultural and natural resources through publications, education, and direct action.
UPCOMING EVENTS
November 19: Postcard Views of Idora Park
Join us Thursday, November 19 at 7:00pm in-person at the Chapel of the Chimes for our November lecture from Edmund Clausen, Postcard Views of Idora Park. For 26 years, from 1903 to 1929, F.M. "Borax" Smith's Realty Syndicate trolleys brought Bay Area residents to Idora Park, the "Finest Amusement Park in the East Bay". Located in Oakland's Temescal District, the Park was home to 21 rides, roller skating, band concerts, a zoo, Thompson's Scenic Railway, an ostrich farm and much more. Our program will visit the Park and its attractions through Postcard images of the era.
INITIATIVES
Help Save West Oakland’s 16th Street Station
Do you want the Bay Area's most magnificent train station restored? Join Oakland Heritage Alliance in petitioning developer City Ventures to restore this abandoned train station in West Oakland.
City Ventures has purchased the Station and surrounding land in order to build 90 homes. Its plans do not include rehabilitation of the damaged and deteriorating Station and would impair the overall visibility of the Station from the street.
WHAT WE DO
We host events
We host lectures, walking tours, and the Partners in Preservation Awards to continue conversations, engagement, and excitement around historic preservation and Oakland’s history. We record them so you can view them later if you cannot make it.
We ensure buildings are preserved
Our Preservation Committee advocates on behalf of members at City Hall to ensure new projects respect historic and cultural resources. Current projects include the Southern Pacific’s 16th Street Train Station in West Oakland.
“This is our inheritance. What we do with it is our choice.”
— Beth Bagwell
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Join our email list to hear about our latest events and initiatives. We don’t email you more than twice a month and ensure everything we send is relevant to preservation in Oakland.