Posts Tagged ‘the town’
Friday, July 4th, 2008
This picture is of the Port of Oakland shipping container cranes at one of the berths. I took it from a Ferry on the Port of Oakland’s Free Harbor Tour. As you have probably heard the ongoing urban legend that George Lucas got his idea for the AT-AT Walkers (All Terrain Armored Transport) from the Port of Oakland Cranes while flying into the Bay Area’s Oakland International Airport (OAK)at one time. Can it be confirmed? Who knows the truth. I think it is highly possible because he does live here in the North Bay at Skywalker Ranch in Marin, CA. However he claims recently that this is NOT the case. George Lucas says he did not get his AT AT Walker idea from the Port Cranes. Is this true? Would he give the Shipping Container Cranes credit for his Walkers? Or would he say it is obviously an unique idea created purely by my own imagination?
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On another note these shipping container cranes are used to unload massive cargo ships at the Port of Oakland which is the 4th largest port in the Nation as far as container tonnage movement. The Port of Oakland moves 99% of Northern California’s shipping industry goods through it. We handle a lot of business here in Oakland in and out. The Port of Oakland also includes the Oakland International Airport.
Shipping routes below.
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*updated* May 4th 2011.
May the 4th be with you.
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Tags: at at, at-at walker, bay area, berths, container cranes, crane, cranes, george lucas, history, oak, oakland, oakland international airport, photography, Photos, port of oakland, ports, shipping, shipping container, shirt, shirts, star wars, terrain armored transport, the town, transportation, truth, walker, walkers
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Tuesday, July 15th, 2008This panoramic photo was taken by me from the Mountain View Cemetery in Oakland at the end of Piedmont Ave.
Because it is pretty damn big you will have to open it in a new window and then click it to view full size.
Hope you like it!
Oakland San Francisco Bay Area Panoramic Photo
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Tags: frisco, oakland, pano, panoramic, panoramic photo, photo, photography, Photos, san francisco, sanfrancisco, the town
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Sunday, July 13th, 2008
This is it guys! The famous East Bay Port of Oakland Cranes shirt!
Why? Because Oakland is Proud! This Port of Oakland rocks, it’s the 3rd largest Port on the West Coast and 4th largest Port in the nation!
These are Bay Area Landmarks with the whole George Lucas Star Wars tale and all. These shipping cranes move so many tons of goods through our system daily! Rock the shirt, buy it or other Oakland crane shirts here.
*Note* This shirt was made with my photography as seen below.
Also be sure to check out my Oakland photography.
Oakland Photographer
Tags: crane, oakland, port of oakland, shirt, shirts, t-shirt, the town, town
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Saturday, July 5th, 2008Ok so you could have moved anywhere else….. but you chose Oakland? You must be a smart character. You know Oakland has culture, artist communities, underground warehouses, rocking bars, amazing food, interesting night life and great access to public transportation. Good for you. Now all you need is this shirt with the Oakland Tree showing you are a proud Transplant.
Tags: artist communities, east bay, hella, oakland, proud, public transportation, shirt, t-shirt, the town, transplant
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