North Oakland, Oakland, California
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37°49′55.28″N 122°15′59.41″W / 37.8320222°N 122.2665028°W
North Oakland is an area in Oakland, California, United States, bordered by Downtown Oakland, Oakland Hills, and the adjacent cities of Berkeley, Emeryville and Piedmont. Annexed to Oakland in 1897.[1] It is known as the birthplace of the Black Panther Party and is the childhood home of both its co-founders, Dr. Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seale.[2]
Neighborhoods
[edit]According to a project commissioned by the city in 1982 to define Oakland's neighborhoods for landscaping purposes, North Oakland comprises the following neighborhoods:[3]
- Bushrod Park
- Golden Gate
- Koreatown
- Longfellow
- Piedmont Avenue
- Rockridge
- Santa Fe
- Temescal
- Fairview Park
- Shafter
- Gaskill
- Paradise Park
Media
[edit]Oakland North has covered the area since 2008[4] and Oakland Local since 2009.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Past and Present of Alameda County, California - S. J. Clarke Pub. Co., 1914
- ^ Black Panther Tour Map
- ^ "Neighborhood Search Map". Oakland Museum of California. Archived from the original on 2009-04-30. Retrieved 2011-07-29.
- ^ About Oakland North
- ^ North Oakland coverage at Oakland Local
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