OAKLAND — The echoey, cavernous stone interior of West Oakland’s historical 16th Street train station could almost exist on its own as a haunted house, without any added accessories needed.

A historical image of West Oakland’s 16th Street Station, once called “Ellis Island for the African American community” by former Oakland Mayor Ron Dellums. California State Railway Museum.

William Oliver III was conducting traffic, helping people find their parking spots at the 16th Street Station in West Oakland. He went about his work with great care, making sure that the parked ...

Saturday, March 8, 7 p.m., $30, Piedmont Center for the Arts, 801 Magnolia Ave. National Register Listing Celebration of the 16th Street Station. Last spring, the preservation group Oakland ...

Almost a century after the 16th Street station helped jump-start a bustling neighborhood in West Oakland, residents and developers are championing a project to restore the abandoned building and ...

Advocates say West Oakland’s once-bustling, now decrepit Southern Pacific 16th Street Train Station is finally getting the recognition it deserves.. Added to the National Register of Historic Places ...

Oakland's 16th Street Station used to be a hub of transcontinental rail travel. Its presence in West Oakland helped build a thriving Black community and business district, before 1950s redevelopment, ...

The 16th Street Station is a historic landmark in West Oakland, California and is now available as a one-of-a-kind rental space. T ...

Oakland Theater Project (OTP) is launching its 2021 Season of drive-in theater with the 30th anniversary production of Binding Ties: The 16th Street Station, a site-specific installation at the ...

This past weekend Bridge Housing held an event to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the 16th Street Central Train Station in West Oakland. The non-profit owns and controls the station and has ...

OAKLAND, Calif. When the Southern Pacific Train Station opened in 1912 on 16th Street, it was a bustling and grand gateway to the west. Today it is a relic of a bygone era.

The 16th Street Station in West Oakland, a landmark of African American history and civil rights activism, has been ...