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I 2 LOCAL THE OAKLAND TRIBUNE SUNDAY January 30 2005 Tours Sale will benefit museum SALE from Local 1 unveil LANDMARKS Orchard Supply Hardware AHNTDOOBt LAs big as avoai BEST cp4c wtutt t4e BEST" nC' 5 S5nt3wrHi 0 AV OSH Itrwcui wwwvisionplascom wwwoshcom Complete Hardware Gdein Call 1 888 SHOP OSH or visit OSHcom for the store nearest you $100 CABIN CREDIT Staff photo by NCK LAMMERS (above) ILE PHOTO (left) ONCE A CITY STREET a pedes trian walkway (above) now connects Clay Street in front of the State Building with rank Ogawa Plaza ormer City Manager Henry Gardner (left) looks out at City Hall' which was under re pair in this 1993 photo KPECIAW foURCHAbH Annalee ALLEN WHOLE WORLD TRAVEL 4955 Marconi Ave Carmichael CA 95608 This is our "Premium" window which we manufacture and we install! We are not a window dealer! At Visionplas we are 30 year plus manufacturing craftsmen with roots in Europe the birthplace of the vinyl window industry and has raised more than $10 million for the museum during the past several dec ades The Preview Sale will be followed by the regular White Elephant sale March 5 and 6 There are so many goodies Inside the doors of the White Elephant ware house on Lancaster Street year after year collectors wait In line on lawn chairs for hours before the Preview noon opening They come for the art jewelry clothing and furni ture and help the Oakland Museum of California add about $1 million to its cof fers every year to assist with educational programs exhi bitions conservation and ac quisitions ine paintings hang on the walls of the art depart ment and local artists Robin Pulich Marie Guelld Estelle Siegelaub and Pam Glover have all donated work to the sale A special this year is a collection of Japanese block paintings and antique oil paintings done In the 1700s and 1800s love this said Mar ianne Aude as she pulled a painting of a young boy and girl holding hands from a box in the back Aude said being a volun teer for the art department 1 was like having Christmas every day as donors drop off boxes They could contain valuable works of art or family photos from the 1970s something comes in you never know what you are going to she said unrolling a Japanese print and showing it off to co vol 9 I WW CMSIf IMMmilU KWE RAVE MVB10 I IIWLOCATIMli MIR STRccl MIIXMMU MAY 18 JUNE 17 JULY 17 SEPT 15 INCLUDES ALL TAXES! BARGAIN! passed up a planned visit to New Orleans and Mardi Gras he recalled and went to Cali fornia instead The trip con vinced him California was where he wanted to pursue a career Gardner's first job in Oakland city government in 1971 was as a pensions analyst As many longtime Oak landers recall for the next 10 years Gardner diligently worked his way up the ranks before being named to replace his former boss David Self Then as now the city faced challenging budgetary times Gardner made news by such landmarks as Pity Hall the municipal audi torium and the museum to the city Redevelopment Agency and then leasing therh back The devastating earthquake of 1989 was soon followed the hills firestorm in 1991 Henry Gardner shepherded Oakland's recovery following the back to back disasters say the files orced to evac uate his office and staff from City Hall following the earth quake Gardner appealed to the ederal Emergency Man agement Agency for funds to retrofit and reopen the dam io Windows VISIT YOUR NEAREST OSH STORE OR A COPY OUR CURRENT CIRCULAR unteer Nancy Kelly Prices in this department can be steep Kelly said but collectors will walk away with a bargain compared to what the price on the regular market would likely be mark a fine painting for $5 Kelly added: There is something for ev eryone in the jewelry depart ment said Jeanie Christo poulous who prices rings watches brooches and neck laces have fine red amber we have coral and we have dozens of the finest watches ever made" she said pro mptly directing her attention to a large collection of jade jewelry selling for hundreds of dollars A counter away are boxes of costume jewelry with sparkling fakes selling for just a few dollars each In the toy department Cabbage Patch dolls share shelves with Disney charac ters from movies a decade old have every kind of toy there said volunteer Lois Phelan Remember the Beanie Ba bies craze? Well Phelan pointed to boxes of the bean bag toys stacked atop one another remember not too long ago you could only buy two of these at a she said Now selling for $250 each Phelan said she expects the toys will sell Admission to the preview is $15 at the door and doors open at noon The warehouse is at 33 Lancaster St Car pooling and BART are recom mended A free shuttle will pick up and drop off passen gers from ruitvale BART 21123 MEEKLAND AVE HAYWARD BNDEm INSURED PL4PD 510 581 6750 www beckroofingonline com Unlimited Income Real Estate Career aged structure The $50 mil lion reimbursement from EMA was the largest single award in agency history Plans to expand the plaza and construct a new adminis tration complex were also un dertaken during tenure Downtown historic structures that remained once earthquake damaged buildings were removed were then placed on the Na tional Register of Historic Places The Era New tour starts at 10 am Tuesday on the front steps of the Af rican American Museum and Library 659 14th St Reserva tions are recommended but not required or more in formation call 238 3234 or go to wwwoaklandnetcomwal klngtours tours program Is looking for volunteers who would like to leanf tb lfead tours especially for the school SaldCqombs TJhose (Interested should call the hot line number interview many of tlienld timers African Americans who had come West during theGold Rush and the building of the transcontinental railroad before they died" Coombs said Miss Beasley and her dedication to re cording their stories the his tory of these early settlers of color would have been lost for ever" Later Beasley's memory too might have been erased ifit had not been for the NegroHistorical Society (the prede cessor to AAMLO)which recounted her work in a biography published in 1989 While there may be no buildings or statues specif ically named for Henry Gardner it could be said that much of the City Hall plaza City Center area of downtown Oakland owes its revitalized look to the longtime former city manager Named Oak land's first black city manager in 1981 Gardner was also the youngest at 36 to hold the post say the history files He would guide city government for the next 12 years Gardner wras educated in the segregated schools of Jacksonville la and a spurred to academic excel lence by his mother He at tended the University of Illinois on a full scholarship and majored in political sci ence While a student he 10700 CHOICE $5000 $10000 per month Professional Training Bob Robinson 510 222 6023 wwwbobrobnsncom traffic Plan ahead check out the traffic along your commute before you leave home or the office Traffic reports on oaklandtribunecom are updated every five minutes oaklandtrlbunecom Visionplas Windows Mfg four windows Your way! 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