10th Street Market, United States historic place
The 10th Street Market is a building in Oakland made up of several connected structures built between 1917 and 1940. The facade features white glazed brick decorated with colorful terra cotta medallions, and the structure spans an entire city block.
The market was founded by Jacob Pantoskey, who moved to Oakland from Germany as a young boy and established a location in the downtown area in the early 1900s. Expansion in the 1920s and 1940 made it a major shopping hub until it closed in 1984, but underwent renovation from 1998 to 2000 that introduced new housing and mixed-use spaces.
The market takes its name from a former owner and has served as a gathering place for the neighborhood for over a century. Visitors today experience how the space brings together shopping, dining, and community in much the same way it did in its early days.
The building is located on Washington Street and easy to find in the Old Oakland neighborhood with good transit access nearby. The space stays lively throughout the day with shops, restaurants, and events, so plan time to explore and dine.
The building survived the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake and was purchased by the city afterward to bring it back to life. The renovation led by architect Michael Pyatok received a national award for urban design in 2001, demonstrating how historic spaces can blend with contemporary living.
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