The Kaiser Convention Center building in it's early years. From "New or greatly enlarged industrial establishments of Oakland and East Bay cities", an album promoting Oakland and East Bay industrial facilities and real estate, produced by the Oakland Chamber of Commerce. Caption: :"The Oakland Auditorium, a building of steel, granite and concrete, erected by the City of Oakland. The structure is 198 x 400 feet, contains a complete theatre seating 1989 and an auditorium seating 8194, besides an art gallery, private ballroom, and many other meeting rooms. The Auditorium cost $1,000,000."