Reconstruction of Jack London's Alaskan Hut in Jack London Square
Jack London Square is a popular tourist attraction on the waterfront of Oakland, California. Named after the author Jack London, it is the home of stores, hotels, an Amtrak station, the (re-located) cabin Jack London lived in, and a movie theater. Jack London Square is also the core of the urban East Bay loft district and among the most rapidly-expanding upscale urban locations in the Bay Area. An excellent farmer's market is hosted amoung the retail shops on Sunday mornings until 2pm. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (978x552, 377 KB) Reconstruction of Jack Londons Alaskan hut in Jack London Square, Oakland, California, USA. Cropped from a photograph taken by Stephen Lea on 17th April 2004. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (978x552, 377 KB) Reconstruction of Jack Londons Alaskan hut in Jack London Square, Oakland, California, USA. Cropped from a photograph taken by Stephen Lea on 17th April 2004. ... Aerial view looking west over downtown Oakland, Lake Merritt and the Port of Oakland. ... Jack London, probably born John Griffith Chaney (January 12, 1876 – November 22, 1916) was an American author of over 50 books. ... Amtrak is the trademark name of the intercity passenger train system created on May 1, 1971 in the United States. ...
JackLondonSquare was originally developed in the '70s into a Ghirardelli Square-type tourist attraction and is in the middle of further changes, with freshly renovated public spaces and a constantly evolving commercial life.
JackLondon's Cabin: A remote cabin in Alaska was authenticated by a handwriting expert from Oakland PD's forgery detail as having notes in London's hand on the ceiling.
London did go to the Yukon for the gold rush, and his experiences in the frozen north show up in a lot of his fiction, so it's a nice commemorative attempt; let's say an A+ for effort.
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