Oakland Preservation Park: Street Scape

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Part of the video series: Oakland Tourism

Summary: The Preservation Park street scape in downtown Oakland, California is comprised of several Victorian era homes that were saved from demolition in other parts of the city. Explore Preservation Park's restored 19th century homes in this free video on California tourism.

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"Preservation Park in Oakland, was a redevelopment project, that got underway when the freeway was going through, in the late 1970's, and early 80's, so several of the houses that you see here in the park today, were moved from other locations, and then were stored in the Street Scapes, the lanterns, the picket fences, the gardens, were all installed, to really create the 19th century ambiance of a Victorian neighborhood."

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