Oakland-The Beautiful - A documentary film on the lovely city of Oakland is in progress. The film is divided into 3 segments:
1. Points of Interest around Oakland such as Lake Merritt, Jack London Square, gardens, restaurants etc.
2. Arts and culture in Oakland
3. History of Oakland
It will take about one year to complete each segment of the project.
Ed Ong from Alameda suggests the following sites
1. Dunsmuir House
2. Claremont Hotel
3. Children’s Fairyland: It was the first "themed" amusement park in the United States
4. Lake Merritt
5. Bellevue-Staten Building
6. Camron-Stanford House
7. Redwood Park
8. Morcom Rose Garden
9. Old Oakland
10. Chinatown
11. Fox Theatre
12. Paramount Theatre
13. The Cathedral of Christ the Light
14. Oakland California Temple - The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
15. Oakland Zoo
16. Chabot Space and Science Center
17. Mountain View Cemetery
18. First Unitarian Church of Oakland
19. Jack London Square
20. Kaiser Building
21. Leimert Bridge: When it was built in 1926, it was the largest single-span bridge on the West Coast
22. City Hall
23. René C. Davidson Courthouse
24. Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building
25. USS Potomac
26. Tribune Tower