The structure is a historic landmark. Sadly, it sits abandoned and neglected. Almost Anything would be welcome as long as the structure was utilized. To be sure, Nothing will ever take the place of the original KwikWay in the hearts and memories of Old School Oaklanders.

I remember as a kid, back in the 50's, their was an old apartment building where Kwick Way is. Dennis Dent, Marty Piero, myself, and others played baseball across the street in the park, now shortened by the freeway. The apartment came down by demolition ball and up came our favorite drive in! I don't don't how many 14 cent bags of fies I ate, but they were made from freshly peeled potatoes and soaked overnight in the sink. Boy were they good. They also had Louisanna Prawns that were deep fried with a awesome coating. Lots of memories. I remember a painter from the Grand Lake Theater went to work as a fry cook at Kwick Way. Years later he was either a manager or owner. Great times in Oakland for a kid!

Let’s go back in time in 1989 and get the facts straight. The crack epidemic was at its peak and the owner of the Acorn complex 70-562 dump was applying for bankruptcy. The City of Oakland needed a grocery store operator since Acorn market was the only shopping market in the area. The City of Oakland ccda understood that my father ran a successful grocery market in Castro Valley and asked for my father to come to Oakland and operate the store, by bidding for the center in a public ccie braindump auction. In 1989 my father was awarded the center being the highest bidder in the ccsp certification auction process and spent 1.9 million dollars more than the appraised nearly vacant at 40% parcel.