Mid-Century Monster
Mid-Century Monster is a work of art in Alameda, California. Mid-Century Monster is situated near the playground Aesop’s Playhouse, as well as near Old West Junction.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights: Children’s Fairyland and Snow Park.
Children’s Fairyland
Theme park
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 640 feet north of Mid-Century Monster.
Camron-Stanford House
Museum
The Camron-Stanford House is the last of the 19th-century Victorian mansions that once surrounded Lake Merritt in Oakland, California. It was the home to a series of influential families, and in 1907, became the city's first museum. Camron-Stanford House is situated 2,100 feet south of Mid-Century Monster.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Adams Point and Civic Center.
Adams Point
Neighborhood
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.
Civic Center
Neighborhood
Oakland's Civic Center neighborhood is a residential and public building district on the east side of Oakland's Central Business District. Its borders are roughly Downtown and Harrison Street to the west, the East Lake Neighborhood and Lakeshore Avenue to the east, the Lakeside Apartments District and 14th Street to the North, and Chinatown and 11th Street to the South.
Uptown Oakland
Neighborhood
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.
Mid-Century Monster
- Type: Work of art
- Artwork type: sculpture
- Category: tourism
- Location: Alameda, California, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.80702° or 37° 48′ 25″ north
Longitude
-122.26061° or 122° 15′ 38″ west
Established
1952
Open location code
849VRP4Q+RQ
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=artwork
OpenStreetMap attribute
artwork_type=sculpture
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Aesop’s Playhouse and Old West Junction.
Nearby Places
Places to explore: James P. Edoff Memorial Bandstand and Train Tunnel.
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