5008 Telegraph 2008
Description:
5004-5010 Telegraph Avenue (east side), Temescal district, Oakland, Calif.
Date of Document:
20-Nov-08
Oakland RR No.4 c1875
Description:
Horse car No. 4, Oakland Railroad Company, Telegraph Avenue and 50th Street (looking east), Temescal district, Oakland Calif. The man on the right is Louis Napolean Siegrist. The building in the background is the Cattaneo Building or "Brick House." Completed circa 1872, it is considered to be the oldest surviving commercial structure in Temescal. The building (5004-5010 Teleraph) was designated a city landmark in 1983. Immediately to the west (directly behind the photographer) was the car barn and stables (now the Temescal Plaza shopping center).
Date of Document:
circa 1875
5008 Telegraph 1997
Description:
Telegraph Avenue storefronts with second-floor apartments, east side, between 49th and 51st streets, Temescal district, Oakland, Calif. Businesses shown include G&G Hardware (5008 Telegraph Avenue) and Camille's Cafe (5004A Telegraph Avenue). The building on the left, once known as the Cattaneo Building, or "Brick House," is considered Temescal's oldest surviving commercial structure. Built circa 1872, it was designated a City of Oakland landmark in 1983. The building, which originally had a covered sidewalk, was expanded by the addition of the far right and two left bays in the same style as the original building. A garden once on the lot to the south of the building included a bocce ball court, a gazebo, and a grove of trees. [from Jennifer Dowling notes]
Date of Document:
1997