Veterans Memorial Building
Veterans Memorial Building is a community center in Alameda, California which is located on Grand Avenue. Veterans Memorial Building is situated nearby to Ordway Building, as well as near the theme park Children’s Fairyland.- Opening hours: Monday—Friday 9:00 AM—4:30 PM
- Type: Community center
- Also known as: “Downtown Oakland Senior Center”, “Veteran’s Memorial Building”, and “Veterans Memorial Building Senior Center”
- Address: 200 Grand Avenue, Oakland, CA
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Children’s Fairyland and Paramount Theatre.
Children’s Fairyland
Theme park
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Children's Fairyland, U.S.A. is an amusement park, located in Oakland, California, on the shores of Lake Merritt. It was one of the earliest "themed" amusement parks in the United States. Children’s Fairyland is situated 1,000 feet south of Veterans Memorial Building.
Paramount Theatre
Theater building
The Paramount Theatre is a 3,040-seat Art Deco concert hall located at 2025 Broadway in Downtown Oakland. When it was built in 1931, it was the largest multi-purpose theater on the West Coast, seating 3,476. Paramount Theatre is situated 2,200 feet west of Veterans Memorial Building.
Ordway Building
Building
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The Ordway Building is a skyscraper located in downtown Oakland, California. The building lies close to Oakland's Lake Merritt and the tower contains 28 stories of office space. Ordway Building is situated 970 feet southwest of Veterans Memorial Building.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Adams Point and Uptown Oakland.
Adams Point
Neighborhood
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Adams Point is a neighborhood of Oakland, California. It is located on the northern shore of Lake Merritt, directly adjacent to Downtown Oakland and the Grand Lake district.
Uptown Oakland
Neighborhood
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Uptown Oakland is a neighborhood in Oakland, California, United States, located in the northern end of Downtown. It is located roughly between West Grand Avenue to the north, Interstate 980 to the west, City Center and 14th Street to the south, and Broadway to the east.
Lakeside Apartments District
Neighborhood
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The Lakeside Apartments District neighborhood, also known as The Gold Coast, and simply as The Lakeside, is one of Oakland's historic residential neighborhoods between the Downtown district and Lake Merritt.
Veterans Memorial Building
- Categories: building and government building
- Location: Alameda, California, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.81143° or 37° 48′ 41″ northLongitude
-122.2613° or 122° 15′ 41″ westElevation
13 feet (4 metres)Open location code
849VRP6Q+HFOpenStreetMap ID
way 28293990OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=community_centreOpenStreetMap feature
building=governmentGeoNames ID
5406051
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