Middle Harbor Shoreline Park (MHSP) is located on San Francisco Bay and the Oakland Seaport entrance channel, west of downtown Oakland , California . It is owned and operated by the Port of Oakland . The park entrance is at the intersection of 7th Street and Middle Harbor Road. It is open seven days a week from 8 a.m. to dusk.
6-670: The park is primarily on land that was the former site of the Oakland Naval Supply Depot (1940−1998), which was an important supply base for the Pacific Fleet of the U. S. Navy throughout World War II. The Naval Supply Depot closed in 1998, and the 541 acres (2.19 km) facility was transferred to the Port of Oakland , which still owns it. The section adjacent to the Port of Oakland, which includes Port View Park,
12-609: The Cold War , it was one of the Navy's most important supply facilities. The 1995 Base Realignment and Closure Commission recommended that the Center be closed. It was closed in 1998, and in 1999, the Navy transferred the entire 531-acre (2.15 km ) property to the Port of Oakland . The new owner plans to develop it for intermodal freight transport involving a marine terminal , railroad , and truck cargo activities. The site
18-481: The Pacific . The Depot had its origin in 1940 when the Navy bought 500 acres (2.0 km ) of wetlands from the city of Oakland for $ 1.00. The Navy reclaimed the land and populated it with large warehouses. It opened on December 15, 1941, and quickly began a decades-long expansion. In the late 1940s it was renamed Naval Supply Center, Oakland ; later it was renamed Fleet and Industrial Supply Center, Oakland . During
24-720: The Western Pacific Mole, a former railroad station/ferry pier of the Western Pacific Railroad . Before the WP transferred its operations to the Oakland Long Wharf , passengers can transfer from WP trains to ferries to San Francisco. The Mole was demolished in 1940, and its land is now part of the MHSP. A 38 acres (0.15 km) area was redeveloped for the park from 2002 to 2004. Redevelopment of
30-495: The land included restoration of beaches and creation of a lagoon. The park was opened to the public on September 18, 2004. The following facilities are wheelchair accessible: Naval Supply Depot, Oakland The Fleet and Industrial Supply Center, Oakland was a supply facility operated by the U.S. Navy in Oakland, California . During World War II , it was a major source of supplies and war materials for ships operating in
36-545: Was originally part of the Oakland Long Wharf or Oakland Pier−Mole, which was the massive western terminus of the Southern Pacific Railroad into San Francisco Bay. The interlocking tower from the railroad's pier has been moved and partially restored as a small commemorative museum . The mast of the USS ; Oakland is displayed at the entrance of the park. Additionally, parts of the park used to be
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