Tribune Tower (Oakland)
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The Tribune Tower is a 305 ft (93 m), 21 story building located in Downtown Oakland, California. The Tribune Tower was designed by Edward T. Foulkes and completed in 1923. It was built as the home of the Oakland Tribune newspaper, and is a symbol of both the newspaper and the city of Oakland.
History
The Tribune Tower was built in two stages. The six story base was completed in 1907. The clock tower was completed in 1923. The top floor of the tower housed radio station KLX from its opening until the station was sold in 1959, while the remaining floors were used by the newspaper.The building was declared a city landmark on May 4, 1976.
The tower was damaged in the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake, which led the Oakland Tribune to relocate to a new office in Jack London Square. It sat empty until it was rennovated by Madison Park REIT in the late 1990s. The Tribune's parent company, ANG Newspapers, returned to the building after it reopened in 1999, and the building now houses offices and condos.
The tower was sold to Los Angeles lawyer Eddie Kislinger in January 2006 for approximately $15 million.
External links
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- * Street map from [MapQuest] or [Google Maps]
- * Topographic map from [TopoZone]
- * Aerial image from [TerraServer-USA]
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