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THIS IS A SHOT OF  THE WEST END OF FRUITVALE.  THE GAS HOLDERS  IN THE BACK GROUND ARE AT THE EAST END OF OAKLAND YARD.       
THE ELEVATED TRACK IS THE   BAY AREA RAPID TRANSIT    ( BART )  WHICH IS BUILDING THERE OVERHEAD, EAST OUT OF OAKLAND.   BART IS MODELED AS UNDER CONSTRUCTION.
THE OPEN SPACE BEHIND THE BOXCARS IS WHERE THE MONTGOMERY WARD BUILDING BELOW  IS  BEING ERECTED.

SEE MONTGOMERY WARD PAGE FOR INFORMATION ON THIS BUILDING

THE  SHOT  TO LEFT IS LOOKING EAST IN FRUITVALE.   
BUILDING IN THE FOREGROUND WAS A TEST TO DETERMINE THE SIZE  BUILDING THAT WOULD LOOK CORRECT  HERE.
IT WAS DETERMINED THAT  AS LARGE OF BUILDING THAT COULD FIT WOULD REPRESENT THE AREA BEST. 
WHEN YOU APPROACHED OAKLAND  IN THE 60'S , MONTGOMERY WARD AND THE  PG&E GAS HOLDERS  DOMINATED THE  SKY LINE,
AS DO MINE.

FRUITVALE IS A BUSY AREA ON THE WESTERN PACIFIC.  BUILDINGS THAT WILL BE BUILT HERE ARE,  THE  WAREHOUSE TO THE LEFT IN THE FIRST PICTURE.    THEN MONTGOMERY WARD, WHICH HAS 5 CAR SPACES.   NEXT WILL BE SUNSHINE BISCUIT COMPANY WITH 4  SPACES.    DEL MONTE HAS A LARGE  CANNERY  AND  THEN  THERE IS MOTHERS COOKIES. 
I HAVE PICTURES OF ALL THESE BUILDINGS, THEY WILL BE SCRATCH BUILT IN THE FUTURE. 

WORKING FROM THE FRONT OF THE BENCH WORK, THE TRACK  IN FRONT IS THE SP TRACK INTO OAKLAND.  NEXT IS THE FRUITVALE SIDING.    TRACKS OFF THE SIDING ARE THE HOUSE TRACKS THAT SERVE THE ABOVE INDUSTRIES.    THE TRACK IN THE REAR IS THE MAIN LINE EASTBOUND.

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