Architect and engineer . pro-nal. Oakland, is unique in construction in vision has been made for the comfort and convenience ofpassengers. The ferry sHpentrance to theterminal is unlikethe usual slip en-trance, due to thenovel handling ofmodernistic de-sign in simplemass forms andthe ingenious usefor wall and ceil-ing areas and dec-orative motifs ofan otherwise plain,utilitarian buildingunit commonlyknown as corru-gated iron. Allboats land underthis protectingshelter of paintedribbed metal wherespecial facilitiesare provided tospeed up the em- that all of the 550tons of steel in itsframe - wor
Architect and engineer . pro-nal. Oakland, is unique in construction in vision has been made for the comfort and convenience ofpassengers. The ferry sHpentrance to theterminal is unlikethe usual slip en-trance, due to thenovel handling ofmodernistic de-sign in simplemass forms andthe ingenious usefor wall and ceil-ing areas and dec-orative motifs ofan otherwise plain,utilitarian buildingunit commonlyknown as corru-gated iron. Allboats land underthis protectingshelter of paintedribbed metal wherespecial facilitiesare provided tospeed up the em- that all of the 550tons of steel in itsframe - work arefield bolted, in-stead of being riv-eted together. Thismakes possible theeasy removal ofthe structure, ifdesired, when theBay Bridge is com-pleted. The term-inal is under onemammoth roof andcovers feet of uni-formly illuminatedfloor space. Thereare nine terminaltracks, a commo-dious concoursefor the passengersto and from theferry boats, andspacious officesfor the operating,marine and me-chanical TRAIN CONCOURSE BUILDING. KEY SYSTEMPIER TERMINAL. OAKLAND. CALIFORNIA Kent and Hass. Architects ^ n ?
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