Kaiser Convention Center
Oakland, United States
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The Henry J. Kaiser Center for the Arts, located in downtown Oakland's Civic Center district, is a Beaux-Arts landmark designed by architect John J. Donovan and completed in 1915, with structural engineering by Maurice Couchot. Originally opened as the Oakland Civic Auditorium, the building was renamed to honor Henry J. Kaiser after a comprehensive 1984 renovation by Heller Manus Architects, which included a seismic retrofit, and was redesignated the Henry J. Kaiser Center for the Arts in 2023. The multi-purpose facility comprises a 72,000-square-foot, 5,492-seat arena, the 1,500-seat Calvin Simmons Theatre, and a large ballroom. Listed as Oakland Historic Landmark #27, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2021 and stands near the Oakland Museum, Laney College, and Lake Merritt in the heart of the city's cultural quarter.
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