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4 LOCAL THE OAKLAND TRIBUNE SUNDAY, Jun 22, 2003 Penn stars at former Athenian Nile Club location Amatol ALLEN LANDMARKS The historic building Is a primary anchor In the Downtown Historic District listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The club's well-known exclusivity, dating back decades, was a product of the times, history files reveal. Women and nonwhites were not permitted on the premises, except In service capacities. This state of affairs changed dramatically In the early 1990s, when local entrepreneur and former prep star athlete Geoffrey Pete acquired the property and reopened the facility as a special events venue. The film crew will be filming In other Oakland locations In file coming says Zlns.

They have been shooting in West Oakland, near Center and Peralta Streets, In the historic Oakland Point neighborhood; In Rockridge; and making use of other landmark backdrops, such as the Hotel Oakland, and the historic Temescal branch The Oakland Film Office Web Site contains Information on past films, television shows flnH mgnnwrfal proflllCtfOW that have made use of the city, as well as directions on how to offer your home or business as a location for future film work. The Web site is www.fil-moakland.com (the site Is Filming throughout Oakland continues on a motion picture called The Assassination of Richard Nixon. Set in the 1970s, the film stars Sean Penn as a misguided loner who seeks to finish off the president. The story Is said to be based on true Incidents. The director Is Nells Mueller.

Tor this production, Oakland Is standing In as a major eastern city, like Philadelphia or Pittsburgh, says Ami Zlns, head of the citys Film Office. The location scouts will be making use of several buildings and districts, many of them historic or landmarks, during the course of the shoot? The Him crew spent part of this past week shooting scenes in the rarlfied halls ana chambers of Geoffrey's Inner Circle on 14th Street formerly the clubhouse headquarters for a 19th century gentleman's association known as the Athenian Nile Club. One of downtown's oldest buildings still standing, the Athenian Nile Club Is a four-story stuccoed brick masonry structure on the northeast corner of Franklin and 14th streets. The buddings most feature Is Its three angled bay. History files show the structure was completed In 1902.

Called the fourth oldest gentlemen's dub on the Pacific coast, file Athenian Nile Club merged In 1915 from two preexisting organizations, the Athenian (founded 1883) and the Nile (founded 1896), with the stated Intent of affording gentlemen of kindred spirits THE LAIDMAU Athenian Nile Club building, now Geoffrey's, was used in this week's filmin this coming week are City 5 linked to the city's main Web 3234. interests, and Intellectual attainments the Intermittent opportunity to indulge the genial hour. A chib history, on file with the Cultural Heritage Survey, speculates the Athenian name came from file early reference of Oakland as the Athens of the a center of art and culture, much like ancient Athens. Among founding members listed In the club history was William Dargie, an early publisher of the Oakland Tribune, and Dr. Enoch Pardee (one time mayor and father of George, also mayor and later governor of California).

Club officers turned to fellow dub member Walter J. Mathews, a prominent local architect, to design the facility, which was elegantly furnished and contained lounges, a library and reading room, billiard room, third floor dining room, and sideboard room with elegantly fitted bar of polished wood and mirrors, shipped around the Horn (files claim). Statuary. Oil nainthnfc and other art works, reflecting the club's stated Interest In the promotion and appreciation of the arts were noted features during file group's heyday. site, www.oaklandnet.com).

All tours, with dates, times, Cenon Wesi and The list of films shot In the and starting places, are listed WOakland on Saturday East Bay go back to 1908, on the city Web site, www.oak landnd.com. The tours scheduled for Zlns Learn more about the Next time: A apeciN tribute to the MoicomRoee Garden Athenian Nile Building and the Historic District on ap upcoming free walking tour, sponsored by the Oakland Tours Program. For more Information, call the tour hot line, 238- Idffll 1W iifflniiiaani Quick Easy Bob Robinson 1 510222-6023! k.aawewe XJTS Tr MMCfafeinpi)U82 FHATjmms MfiSmunH 25YEASS OFEEEME UM ftaEsSt ajtarfsoD i anig aEBQ cana i VHh this el Expire 63003 With Weed Expire MCW3 (S'xff) ieiim purchase oeamv laminate ELOMum 200 FT. OR LARGER UNTIL JUNE 2P DONATE YOUR CAR Track, Van, R.V. Boat 1-800-89-Youth cAUFoiNuionfcGntLscum.

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