A lot has changed since 1852. Compare images of Oakland landmarks from the 19th and 20th centuries to today.
Tag: oakland history
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Family hopes to save landmark Victorian home in Fruitvale
Descendants left in charge of the Cohen Bray House are asking for help restoring the historic 141-year-old Oakland home.
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Now an underground rave venue, Oakland’s abandoned Greyhound station was once ‘magnificent’
While partygoers dance under its octagonal dome, the hedge fund that owns the once-prized property is silent about its future.
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All aboard the USS Potomac, a piece of history docked in Oakland’s Jack London Square
The famous Presidential Yacht is now under the leadership of one of Franklin. D. Roosevelt’s grandchildren.
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‘We’re reattaching people’: Mobile history project connects neighbors in North Oakland
Led by longtime residents, the project is helping to bridge the past and present in one of Oakland’s most quickly changing areas.
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Halloween was once a chaotic night of pranks and violence in the East Bay
Hordes of mischief-making children, punishing adults, rashes of theft, vandalism, and police crackdowns—Halloween in Oakland, Berkeley, and Alameda was once mayhem.
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‘Tales of the Town’ is a love letter to Oakland’s Black history
The Hella Black Podcast production uses audio, film, photos, and music to chronicle 100 years of Black resistance, activism, and life in Oakland.
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We talked to one of Oakland’s oldest voters about the A’s, ranked-choice voting, and past mayors
102-year-old John Brekke spoke candidly about the changes he’s seen in the city over the decades.
Posted inHealth & Environment
People are fishing in Lake Merritt. Is that ok?
The history of angling in Oakland’s wildlife refuge is long, but the rules are murky.
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Doc film tells the story of an Oakland mural that sparked a movement
Spencer Wilkinson talks about the process behind his new film and the impact it’s already having in communities grappling with gentrification.
Posted inHousing & Homelessness
‘Hella Town’ explores Oakland’s divided history through the lens of its built environment
From malls to shipyards to housing in the hills, Mitchell Schwarzer’s book is a sweeping history of development and power.
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Are these Oakland landmarks haunted?
Locals told us ghost stories about the Cohen Bray House, Camron-Stanford Home, and Mills College.
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Oakland’s Black Liberation Walking Tour will use oral history to root a community in place
Tour organizers hope to prevent further gentrification and build support for a new library in Oakland’s Hoover-Foster neighborhood.
