By C.J. Hirschfield
Although Star Wars creator George Lucas has denied
it, we Oaklanders still like to believe that the AT-AT Snow Walkers
from “The Empire Strikes Back” were either consciously or unconsciously
influenced by our port’s massive cranes, which are used to move huge containers
from ships onto waiting trucks and back again.
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| Full-size Port of Oakland crane. |
Movie connection or no, Oakland’s cranes are
undeniably super-cool. And soon Children’s Fairyland will offer kids the
opportunity to operate a smaller version of them. It’s something we’ve wanted
to do for years.
