One of them snapped a photo, capturing a darkened silhouette of the ornate decor. #Oakland #California #TheBayArea #TheTown #TownBiz #LoftLifeĪ post shared by AlexG_Director on at 10:31pm PSTĪlex Vega, 22, and Michela Gregory, 20, a couple who worked part time at a Daly City mortuary, came over from the Peninsula and lounged on a couch upstairs. Oakland reminds me of #Jerse圜ity so much at times. Visitors had called it a tower of kindling. Propane tanks fueled a camping stove in the kitchen.
Extension cords and cables snaked throughout the building. But photos show an AirStream trailer, campers and loft beds inside the warehouse among the art installations. He told his tenants to say the warehouse was merely a 24-hour art studio, not their home. The night of the party, they went to a hotel so the girls could get some sleep.Īlmena collected rent from the resident artists, charging between $300 and $600 a month in a city where a one-bedroom apartment can go for more than $2,000. Almena lived on the second floor with his wife and three young daughters who often ran around barefoot. The charismatic eccentric had leased the warehouse for at least three years from Chor N. If the Ghost Ship were a temple, Derick Almena, 46, was its high priest. One of them called it “everything in my life that was beautiful and brought me joy.” Musicians, tattooists, clothing designers and sculptors lived in alcoves carved out of the 10,000-square-foot space. (For those who had never been to the Ghost Ship, the space was a wonder of wood, an elaborate, eclectic exhibit of carvings, mannequins, paintings, Balinese artwork, second-hand furniture and Indian tapestries. Hrabko posted a last-minute “BYOB folks.” Ara Jo, an Oakland artist, added that she would be filling in for a hairstylist who backed out, trimming bangs for partygoers for $5 while her friend Kiyomi Tanouye, who worked for the music app Shazam, “will be doing nails!” Photos before the fire show a one-of-a-kind an elaborate, eclectic exhibit of carvings, mannequins, paintings, second-hand furniture and tapestries.
Oakland DJ Johnny Igaz, who goes by the stage name Nackt, had posted that he would be performing: “really looking forward to breaking the seal with this one on Friday!” The cover charge was $15.Īt 7:44 p.m. “We shall rise up, overcome, and dance on the ruins. “They can limit our invites but Not gonna let them limit our fun,” Hrabko wrote. 2 event on Facebook for a week: “invite as many of your friends as possible and share this event on your page for maximum visibility.” With a lineup of popular DJs creating pounding techno beats, the show was typical of Oakland’s trendy off-the-grid electronic music scene found on rooftops and in warehouses. Local promoter Jon Hrabko had been drumming up excitement for the Dec.
The invitation to the party in the warehouse on 31st Avenue in Oakland’s Fruitvale district spread on social media. Max Ohr, a jewelry maker and Ghost Ship resident, who served as doorman the night of the fire. They arrived in small groups, more than 100 guests in all from a tight-knit music and art scene - a transgender barista, a 35-year-old therapist who helped at-risk kids, a father of twin daughters, a couple in their 20s, he with a pencil-thin mustache, she with green glitter sparkling on her cheeks.Īs they entered this one-of-a-kind sanctuary to Oakland’s creative culture, they followed the pulsating beat to the second floor, up the single-file staircase made of scrap wood and pallet planks to a dance party promising good vibes and good friends. Before 9 p.m., the lanky jewelry maker with a scraggly beard and crescent tattoo on his cheekbone began welcoming visitors.
He had spent the day getting ready for an electronic music party upstairs, arranging the sound system and cleaning up the fantastical bohemian space where he and about two dozen of his fellow artists lived. OAKLAND - Max Ohr considered himself the creative director, the “go-to guy,” the “camp counselor” at the Ghost Ship warehouse, and on that Friday night, he was also the doorman.
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