Object number:
2000.1.1257
Object name:
photograph
Maker:
Ron Riesterer
Date made:
May 8, 1987
Material / Technique:
gelatin silver
Dimensions:
H: 8 in, W: 10 in
Credit line:
The Oakland Tribune Collection, the Oakland Museum of California. Gift of ANG Newspapers.
Copyright status:
In Copyright
Copyright holder:
Oakland Museum of California
Content description:
A Tribvne clipping, dated May 8, 1987, attached to the back of the photo reads "The vacant Acorn Super[market] in West Oakland." The parking lot in front of the market is deserted, except for three automobiles at the right edge of the photo. The distinctive architectural feature, the "floating" roof covering the Acorn logo (a rectangle in a circle) is at center. A sign reading IGA [for International (?) Grocers Association] is just below the roof line at right.
Concepts:
supermarket; parking lot
Places:
Golden Gate neighborhood; Acorn Plaza
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