Western Pacific Depot Explained

Oakland
Address:	470-496 3rd Street or 300 Washington Street^[1] Oakland, California
Coordinates:	37.7972°N -122.2767°W
Platforms:	none^[2]
Opened:	^[3]

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]

Further reading

• Book: Cerny, Susan Dinkelspiel . An Architectural Guidebook to San Francisco and the Bay Area . . 2007 . 244 . 978-1-58685-432-4.
• News: Chinese center gets depot . Dowling . Tom . San Francisco Examiner. April 25, 1991. 9. Newspapers.com. March 9, 2019 .

Notes and References

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