United States Army (USA), Oakland Army Base (OARB), Transit Shed, Building #161, Oakland, CA (1942) demolished

Structure Type: built works - military buildings

Designers: Bechtel-McCone-Parsons Corporation (firm)

Dates: constructed 1942, demolished 1992

Building History

The United States Army operated the Oakland Army Base (OARB) during World War II. The Bechtel-McCone-Parsons Company, formed c. 1938, erected the mammoth metal shed in 1942.

Alteration

Alterations occurred in 1964, 1979 and 1989.

Demolition

The transit shed was razed in 1992.

PCAD id: 25366

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