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Oakland's territory covers what was once a mosaic of California coastal terrace prairie, oak woodland, and north coastal scrub. [20] In the late 18th century, it became part of a large rancho grant in the colony of New Spain, and was known for its plentiful oak tree stands.
The area now known as Oakland had seen human occupation for thousands of years, but significant growth in the settlements that are now incorporated into the city did not occur until the Industrial Revolution. Oakland was first incorporated as a town in 1852. Oakland's Famous Tree in Frank H. Ogawa Plaza
Oakland, California began a program of designating the city's historic landmarks and properties starting in 1973. [1] Many of the properties have also received recognition at the federal level by inclusion on the National Register of Historic Places or by designation as National Historic Landmarks .
The Downtown Oakland area is sometimes expanded to refer to the industrial and residential Jack London Square and Jack London warehouse district areas, the Lakeside Apartments District, which are a largely residential neighborhood on the west side of Lake Merritt, the Civic Center district, Chinatown, and the south end of Oakland's Broadway ...
No place has been the A's home for as long as Oakland, where they're the last professional sports team in a two-county region known as the East Bay — home to 2.8 million people living across the ...
Downtown and West Oakland are located entirely in the flatlands, while North and East Oakland incorporate lower hills and flatlands neighborhoods. This hills/flatlands division extends beyond Oakland's borders into neighboring cities in the East Bay's urban core such as Berkeley, Hayward, San Leandro, and Richmond.
Legendary Oakland A’s player Ricky Henderson hugs a fan before the final home game at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum on Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024. In 2025, the A’s will play in West Sacramento.
East Oakland, together with West Oakland and portions of North Oakland, is a hub for Northern California's African American community. Hip hop culture is associated with East Oakland. It is known within the hip hop community as "Oaktown", "O-Town" (old school names), or currently, "The Town". [13]