Doors Open: 16th Street Station

​A rare opportunity to visit the Bay Area’s grandest railroad station, Oakland’s Southern Pacific 16th Street Station built in 1912, designed by Jarvis Hunt.

​A destination for transcontinental travelers and transfer point to local electric rail, the Main Hall and Baggage Wing will be open for visitors. View the elevated electric rail platform and the signal tower, where the switches were monitored. This station was the major hub for arrivals to northern California, and a central focus of organizing for the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters and their leader C. L. Dellums.

​Listed in the National Register of Historic Places in January, 2025; find out about prospects for re-use and restoration.

​IMPORTANT NOTE! While coming to the site is available from 10-2pm, RSVP and waivers will be required to enter the station's interior. Visit https://events.humanitix.com/doors-open-16th-street-station

​Learn more at https://www.oaklandheritage.org/events/doors-open-2025