. The Architect & engineer of California and the Pacific Coast . 3. Peralta Park 4. San Antonio Park 5. East Shore Park 6. Mosswood Park 7. De Fremery Park 8. Linda Vista Park 9. Lakeshore Willows Park 30. .\dams Park 11. Edge Lake Park 12. Clinton Square Park 13. Harrison Square 14. Jefferson Square 15. Lafayette Square • 16. Lincoln Square 17. Madison Square 18. City Hall Plaza 19. Bushrod Park 20. Bay View Park 21. Bella Vista Park 75 22. Union Plaza 75 23. Brooklyn Boulevard Plaza 80 24. Ro
. The Architect & engineer of California and the Pacific Coast . 3. Peralta Park 4. San Antonio Park 5. East Shore Park 6. Mosswood Park 7. De Fremery Park 8. Linda Vista Park 9. Lakeshore Willows Park 30. .\dams Park 11. Edge Lake Park 12. Clinton Square Park 13. Harrison Square 14. Jefferson Square 15. Lafayette Square • 16. Lincoln Square 17. Madison Square 18. City Hall Plaza 19. Bushrod Park 20. Bay View Park 21. Bella Vista Park 75 22. Union Plaza 75 23. Brooklyn Boulevard Plaza 80 24. Rockridge Park 25. Colby Plaza 70 26. Santa Fe Plaza SO 27. Ridgeway Park 40 28. Aloha Park 1 29. Chetwood Plaza 2 30. Brooklyn Plaza 6 31. Mandana Boulevard Plaza 6 32. Third .\venue Plaza 4. 33. Lake Merritt Most of the above are typical city squares and plazas—breathing placesfor office workers and children from the apartment houses and hotels, andlunch places for hundreds of shop girls and school children. The Architect and Engineer 69. WITH COXCRETE II,ILK SEATS. D. Ri-cJ, Anhilecl Mossvvood Park, however, is entirely ditiereiU Inuii the unliiiaiv smallpark, and has a charm and wildness that one would never expect within afew feet of a principal cit} street. Its wonderful trees, soft lawns and shadycreek, with its vine-covered banks, make it one of the most loved spots inOakland. San .tonio Park is interesting because of its early history, thestory being- that, in the years gone by, our early citizens held their publiccelebrations, bull fights and executions here, and had established an observa-tion station at the highest point to report ships coming through the (lolden(iate. As is the case in most large cities, the park system of the city of Oaklandis controlled by a Board of Park Directors, three in number, who are ap-pointed by the Mayor and who serve, without com[)ensation. for a i)eriod ofsix years, a new memlier being
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