Oakland train station 2: inside
08/24/04
Southern Pacific train station, Oakland, CA
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Hey man, how do you get access to such cool places. Spill the beans!
Posted by: AJ at August 24, 2004 02:45 AM
great stuff.. you've been spending a lot of time on the west coast lately.
Posted by: tomas at August 24, 2004 03:31 AM
Hi,
I just wanted to de-lurk and do my bit to help make sure that you know your work is very appreciated. I visit your photo blog pretty much daily and there are for more images that "wow" me than don't. Thanks for all the good work!
Digital Mermaid, A Canadian reader
Posted by: Digital Mermaid at August 24, 2004 09:22 AM
Is it just me that looks at these photos of abandoned buildings and thinks "Damn! That would make a great house/apartment/space to live ?"
Posted by: randombanner at August 24, 2004 09:43 AM
whenever i enter a large empty space i feel a change in pressure. as though the weight of the history of the place pressing down on me. i've only ever had that feeling recreated when looking at your photos of places like the oakland station.
i don't know how you do it - but it's way cool...
Posted by: anthony at August 24, 2004 04:32 PM
cool to see this place from the inside. the new 880 bypass freeway (that replaced the section that collapsed in the quake) takes you right by this station - you can see the decrepid platforms as you whizz by.
Posted by: darron at August 24, 2004 06:36 PM
That is a beautiful building.
The table and chairs adds a nice homey touch.
Posted by: Bkln Hites at August 24, 2004 08:43 PM
nice stuff. heh heh, are you in SF, too?!
Posted by: rion at August 25, 2004 02:03 AM
Great pix! I have very fond memories of this station when it was still functioning.
Once when I was kid staying in Oakland we booked a trip to ride the Coast Starlight from SF to LA. We drove to the city only to discover there was no train station there. They put us on an Amtrack bus and drove us back to Oakland to board the train at this station.
Later, when I moved away from home to go to college in SF, I took a train over the Rockies and arrived at the Oakland station with a huge duffle bag.
Thanks for bringing back the memories!
Posted by: sacha at August 26, 2004 06:06 PM
very nice photos. I like the the 1736-door and the kramer's machine shop images. nice work.
Posted by: lichtconlon at August 27, 2004 09:00 AM
I was wondering what your experiences with the law with regards to going on abandoned property has been. Ever been caught? What sort of actions did the police take if so? If not then whats your tips for going into abandoned areas..?
Posted by: Robert at August 27, 2004 08:17 PM
Another great series this! I really love this building/station, alas there isn't much chance of me ever getting there as it is on the other side of the planet.
Your photo(b)log is an inspiration, the same sort of pictures I like to take myself. Thankfully it's not just me that is fascinated by decaying and run-down buildings and structures. Still haven't found many abandoned buildings of interest to enter in Oslo (Norway) yet, but there's plenty of good motives here too.
Posted by: Daniel at August 27, 2004 08:47 PM
Oh yeah, and keep up the good work!
Posted by: Daniel at August 27, 2004 08:48 PM
the plaque with souther pacific lines logo reminds me of the pyramid and eye of god on the dolar bill. guess the masons control the railroads too.
Posted by: noble savage at October 13, 2004 09:09 AM
who the f-k would take the time to make the stencil "ervin is gay"
.....?????
Posted by: doesn't matter at September 16, 2007 04:34 AM
If you dig this you should go to the west oakland round house off of 7th street it's been around since 1860 and was in use py up toll dec of last year but oakland deamed it a historical land mark and now up can't touch it anymore so now it's slowly falling apart :(