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  2. History of Oakland, California - Wikipedia

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    From 1904 to 1929, the Realty Syndicate also operated a major amusement park in north Oakland called Idora Park. Redwoods were harvested from the East Bay Hills for construction in San Francisco, and "Rocky Hill" was purchased by poet Joaquin Miller in 1887. He planted trees, crops, and gardens, hosting thinkers, artists and literary figures ...

  3. List of Oakland Designated Landmarks - Wikipedia

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    Original Location: 920 Brush Street 21 Quinn House: 1004-06 16th Street March 21, 1978 Original Location: 1425 Castro Street 22 Arbor Villa Palm Trees: West side of 9th Avenue from E. 24th to E. 28th Streets, along Bayview Avenue and Park Blvd. to 9th Avenue March 21, 1978 23 Fox Theatre: 1807-1829 Telegraph Avenue March 28, 1978 24

  4. List of parks in Oakland, California - Wikipedia

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    Peralta Oaks Park — 3.8 acres (15,000 m 2) — Peralta Oaks & 106th Avenue, Oakland, CA Peralta Park — 4.08 acres (16,500 m 2 ) — 94 East 10th Street, Oakland, CA Piedmont Plaza Park — 0.03 acres (120 m 2 ) — 4182 Piedmont Avenue, Oakland, CA 94611

  5. San Antonio, Oakland, California - Wikipedia

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    San Antonio is a large district in Oakland, California, encompassing the land east of Lake Merritt to Sausal Creek.It is one of the most diverse areas of the city. [1] It takes its name from Rancho San Antonio, the name of the land as granted to Luís María Peralta by the last Spanish governor of California.

  6. Rancho San Antonio (Peralta) - Wikipedia

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    Rancho San Antonio, also known as the Peralta Grant, was a 44,800-acre (181 km 2) land grant by Governor Pablo Vicente de Solá, the last Spanish governor of California, to Don Luís María Peralta, a sergeant in the Spanish Army and later, commissioner of the Pueblo of San José, in recognition of his forty years of service.

  7. Category:History of Oakland, California - Wikipedia

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    Cathedral of Saint Francis de Sales (Oakland, California) Central Pacific Railroad Depot (Oakland) Chaosium; Claremont, Oakland/Berkeley, California; Cocaine Cowboys 2; College of California; Cypress Street Viaduct

  8. Oakland, California - Wikipedia

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    Oakland is a city in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area in the U.S. state of California.It is the county seat and most populous city in Alameda County, with a population of 440,646 in 2020. [13]

  9. Downtown Oakland Historic District - Wikipedia

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    The Downtown Oakland Historic District, in the Downtown Oakland area of Oakland, California, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998. The listing included 43 contributing buildings, one contributing site and one contributing object. [1] [2] The district is a roughly L-shaped irregular area comprising about 11 city blocks.