Clyde Sunderland photo, 1951 1
The Grove Street Pier was a cargo handling facility at the foot of Grove Street (now MLK, Jr. Way). It was constructed 1926-1928 and survived the Port of Oakland's conversion to containers, but was eventually demolished in 1995.
1950 Sanborn excerpt. Grove St. Pier on right
Links and References
- This Is Your Town by Jack Burroughs Oakland Tribune January 14, 1951
- Grove Street Pier Library of Congress
HABS report on the now-demolished pier, now replaced by an expansion of the Howard Terminal
Pix that go along with the above HABS report
