4700 block of Telegraph 1956
Description:
Empty storefront at 4721 Telegraph Avenue (looking west), flanked by the Telegraph Shattuck Motel (on left) and 4725, 4727, and 4731 Telegraph Avenue (on right), Temescal district, Oakland, Calif.
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Date of Document:
1956 (date on form: 11-29-56)
Document Author:
Unknown (Valva Realty?)
Geographic Location:
4721 Telegraph Avenue, Oakland, Calif.
Context:
The building at 4721 Telegraph Avenue was originally the Roma Bakery, owned by the partnership of Guiseppe and Louis DeBenedetti and A. Ghiglione. Guiseppe, a native of Genoa, was the first president of the Ligure Club [which was located around the corner on Shattuck Avenue]. This building was constructed in 1914 for him by Mario E. Valente. A stable once stood at the rear, where DeBenedetti kept his delivery wagon. The steel door in the sidewalk that leads to the basement was locally made, with a patent date of 1905. The store has also been used as a motorcycle shop, cleaners, and a Middle Eastern deli. [Jennifer Dowling note] The building is now houses the Burma Superstar restaurant.