Hotel Lakehurst was primarily a residential hotel at 1569 Jackson Street. It is now Lakehurst Hall, a residential hotel that primarily houses individuals with mental illness.6
The building was constructed c.1929, then purchased in 1930 by the Empire Trading Corporation. 2 Despite being relatively new it was refurbished, 3 and later that year, 15 rooms were added. J. G. Kiefaber was the manager. 4
In 1932, Mrs. Grace B. Miles was appointed director of cuisine. 5
In 1996, the property was purchased by Tomoko Nakama when it was renamed Lakehurst Hall.7,8
Links and References
- ad Oakland Tribune October 24, 1929
- Lakehurst Is Purchased By Trading Firm Oakland Tribune January 26, 1930
- Businessmen Give Approval to Lakehurst Oakland Tribune February 2, 1930
- Lakehurst Has Addition of Fifteen Rooms Oakland Tribune September 7, 1930
- Patronage at Hotel Grows Oakland Tribune August 7, 1932
- From Solo to Social: Research Project Banishes Isolation at SRO--For a While
- Lakehurst Hall, Inc Opencorporates
- The Lakehurst Hall, Oakland California