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Western Pacific Depot

Summary

The Western Pacific Depot, also known as 3rd Street station, was a train station in Oakland, California. It opened in 1910 as the western terminus of the Western Pacific Railroad, located on 3rd Street with street running tracks at the corner of Washington Street.[4] It was the last stop of the original California Zephyr,[5] and earlier Exposition Flyer. The station closed in 1970 with the end of the service.[6] The rails leading into the station were also removed with neighboring area redeveloped. The building was subsequently sold and converted to a restaurant and multiple other tenants since. In 1974, it was designated the first Oakland Designated Landmark.[7]

Oakland
The Depot in 2017
General information
Location470-496 3rd Street or 300 Washington Street[1]
Oakland, California
Coordinates37°47′50″N 122°16′36″W / 37.7972°N 122.27666°W / 37.7972; -122.27666
Platformsnone[2]
History
OpenedAugust 22, 1910 (1910-08-22)[3]
ClosedMarch 22, 1970 (1970-03-22)
Services
Preceding station Western Pacific Railroad Following station
Terminus California Zephyr Fremont
towards Chicago
Oakland Pier
(until 1958)
Terminus
Terminus Feather River Route Fruitvale
towards Salt Lake City
Western Pacific Mole
(1910 to 1949)
Terminus
Designated1974
Reference no.1

References edit

  1. ^ "Western Pacific Depot". Oakland Wiki. 1915. Retrieved June 30, 2023.
  2. ^ Hegemann, Ph.D., Werner (1915). "Report on a City plan for the Municipal Railways of Oakland & Berkeley". The Municipal Governments of Oakland and Berkeley. p. 60. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
  3. ^ "Next stop, disco depot". San Francisco Examiner. March 6, 1978. p. 4. Retrieved March 9, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Western Pacific Timetables" (PDF). June 1929. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
  5. ^ Niemeyer, Daniel (August 8, 2013). 1950s American Style. Boulder, Colorado: Fifties Book Publishers. p. 92. ISBN 978-1-304-20165-2. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
  6. ^ "300 on Board for Sentimental Journey". San Francisco Examiner. March 22, 1970. p. 17. Retrieved March 9, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "List of Designated Landmarks". City of Oakland. Retrieved June 2, 2020.

Further reading edit

  • Cerny, Susan Dinkelspiel (2007). An Architectural Guidebook to San Francisco and the Bay Area. Gibbs Smith. p. 244. ISBN 978-1-58685-432-4.
  • Dowling, Tom (April 25, 1991). "Chinese center gets depot". San Francisco Examiner. p. 9. Retrieved March 9, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.