West Oakland 2
04/02/05
Oakland, CA
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Wonderful series. Two thumbs up for the pregnancy/lubrication spot, if intentional. What a haggard area.
Posted by: SFSG at April 3, 2005 07:57 AM
Where was that last one taken, I've see that exact EBE newsstand but I don't remember where......
Posted by: Dan at April 3, 2005 10:32 AM
I think it's actually on College in Berkeley.
Posted by: Mike at April 4, 2005 12:20 AM
Twenty years ago I was sent to Oakland CA as a "detailee" (scab to most folk) to do a union job during a "labor action" (strike to most folk) at Western Union where I was then a non-union management employee in Mahwah NJ. These photos bring back memories of that gritty blue collar city. I must say though by way of full disclosure there were some (not many) nice residential areas in that city at that time.
Posted by: ChrisM at April 6, 2005 01:12 PM
Those are some nice shots of SF coming in on the plane. You're coming in from the southeast, I imagine. Where's Pac Bell? I can't make it out. And Oakland. Who can forget Oakland. Nice shots of da hood. (I went to Sonoma State in the North Bay.)
Posted by: Brandon at April 6, 2005 05:31 PM
nice pictures of west oakland; as the previous comments mention it is a pretty bleak cityscape, although it iseems to be cleaning up a bit near the west oakland BART station. thanks for posting the series, as a recent transplant from the bay area it is nice to see parts of the old neighborhood.
Posted by: kamau at April 6, 2005 11:37 PM
Yo mayn I love this shit. Im doin photos mahself. You got any tips for a begginer? I have a Canon T70, and develope and print my own film(black and white). I have a few questions about my camera. If you can help e-mail me please.
Posted by: ENRIQUE at March 14, 2006 09:33 PM
Oh yea im from west oakland too. good job capturing the essence of it.