It's been said that each cloud has ...

It's been said that each cloud has a silver lining, and this adage rings genuine in Oakland, Calif., where the dark collection of vapor of the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake has riseed in the restoration and preservation of a landmark historic building.

The 85-year-old Beaux Arts Oakland City Hall, which sustained heavy damage in the 1989 quake, freshly was one of only 17 delineate s nationwide to receive an award from the National Trust for Historic Preservation following a thorough renovation draw

Firms and organizations honored by the agency of the Trust for their work forward the project included Carey & Co Architecture, San Francisco; the Oakland Heritage Alliance; and three Oakland-based firms, VBN Architects, Michael Willis Associates and Forell Elsesser Engineers.

Listed forward the National Register of Historic Places, the 19-story formation was the first high-rise rule office building in the home and the tallest building west of the Mississippi in the