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The shores of this 155-acre saltwater tidal lake offer a haven of green serenity near the bustling heart of the city. The shimmering expanse of water was a marshy tidal slough until 1869, when Dr. Samuel Merritt, an ex-mayor who owned land on its shores, dammed the outlet at 12th Street to create the lake. In 1870, he successfully lobbied the California legislature to declare it an official wildlife refuge. Although many private landowners built mansions at its edge, the city eventually secured the properties and turned them into public parkland.
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- De Groene Gids745 m - 1000 Oak Street, Oakland 94607
- De Groene Gids1.14 km - 2025 Broadway, Oakland 94612
- De Groene Gids1.73 km - 311 Broadway Ave, Oakland 94607
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- Van 68 US$Americas Best Value Inn - Downtown Oakland/Lake Merritt570 m - 122 East 12th Street, Oakland CA 94606
- Van 110 US$Ramada by Wyndham Oakland Downtown City Center1.06 km - 371 13th St, Oakland 94612
- Van 80 US$Civic Center Lodge / Lake Merritt BART1.07 km - 50 6th Street, Oakland CA 94607
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- MAMA Oakland$$MICHELIN 2023734 m - 388 Grand Ave., Oakland 94610
- Lion Dance Cafe$$MICHELIN 2023950 m - 380 17th St., Oakland 94612
- Chuan Yu$$MICHELIN 20231.23 km - 388 9th St., Oakland 94607
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