1395–1520 Oakdale Avenue

1. 1977

   Dewey Crumpler painted The Fire Next Time on the exterior of the Joseph P. Lee Recreation Center here in 1977 and The Fire Next Time II on the adjacent gymnasium in 1984; the first was removed in a remodelling and a plaque commemorates it.

   African American Citywide Historic Context Statement, adopted 2024
2. Aug 2002

   Issued Permit M21552 $$$ $194,000

   Street space.

3. Nov 2005

   Permit 200511017034 $$$ $4,500,000

   Site permit: partial demolition of the admin. bldng. and auditorium, seismic upgrade of existing gymnasium, addition of a new rec. center next to existing gymnasium and landscape improvements with playground equipment.

4. Sep 2006

   Permit 200609263343 $$$ $30,000

   Installation of a new fire alarm system.

5. Apr 2007

   Permit 200704058122 $$$ $50,000

   2nd floor - fire sprinkler installation in offices only.

6. 2011

   The Burnett Child Development Center here was renamed in 2011 for the first Black woman to serve as a principal in the city's schools, after a campaign to remove the name of California's first governor, who had sought to bar African Americans from settling in the state.

   African American Citywide Historic Context Statement, adopted 2024

1 nominal $1 street-space or sidewalk permit is omitted from the timeline. 1 expired permit is not shown.