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22-500: Originally it was part of an area called San Antonio, Oakland, California . The settlement that became San Antonio began in 1851 when James Buskirk Larue bought land from Peralta , west of San Antonio Creek . The site was west of Clinton . Larue built a store and wharf , and a community grew up around them. The San Francisco and Oakland Railroad built a station at San Antonio. When the Central Pacific Railroad took over

44-650: A massive redevelopment, becoming home to an award-winning affordable housing project that has helped to revitalize the community. Jingletown is one of the fastest growing arts districts in the San Francisco Bay area . An organization called the Jingletown Arts & Business Community (JABC) is the main representative of the art community. San Antonio, Oakland, California 37°48′3.24″N 122°14′26.71″W  /  37.8009000°N 122.2407528°W  / 37.8009000; -122.2407528 San Antonio

66-460: A new town called Brooklyn named after the ship that had brought Mormon settlers to California in 1846. Brooklyn joined with nearby Lynn to incorporate in 1870 under the name Brooklyn. In 1872, Brooklyn voters approved their city's annexation by Oakland. The district is made up of a number of smaller neighborhoods, each with its own distinct personality, history and demographics. Cleveland Heights, also known as Haddon Hill by local realtors,

88-617: A sergeant, he was honored by appointment as comisionado in charge of Pueblo San José in 1807, the highest military and civilian official. Peralta held this position until 1822, when the position ended with Mexico 's independence from Spain. In 1804, he moved into what is now known as the Peralta Adobe , the oldest building in San José. In 1820, he was rewarded for his long service with the Rancho San Antonio land grant. He never lived on

110-495: 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. 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. The settlement that became San Antonio began in 1851 when J. B. Larue purchased Peralta's land west of San Antonio Creek. The site

132-484: Is located at the northwestern corner of the San Antonio district, perched on a hill overlooking Lake Merritt . It was formerly the township of Brooklyn prior to its annexation by Oakland in 1909. The neighborhood is commonly known as the area encompassed by Lakeshore Avenue on Lake Merritt, East 18th Street, Park Boulevard, and MacArthur Boulevard/ I-580 MacArthur Freeway. The neighborhood includes Oakland High School in

154-718: The Presidio of San Francisco , Mission Santa Clara , and the Pueblo of San José . When he reached the age of 21, Luis entered, as was traditional, into the military of the King of Spain . Upon his marriage to María Loreto Alviso in 1784, Luis transferred from the Monterey to the San Francisco Company serving with the Escolta (guards) at Mission Santa Clara , Mission San José and as corporal of

176-507: The Vietnam War on July 26, 1970 was organized in Jingletown by Chicano radicals. In 1974, Jingletown faced the dangers of urban renewal , and the community was almost destroyed. Jingletown was rezoned from industrial to residential in response to fears that the community would be displaced by a proposed Del Monte cannery expansion. Chicano , Black and Portuguese activists organized to stop

198-404: The annexation by Oakland . Lynn hosted a large shoe and boot factory, and was named after Lynn, Massachusetts which also had a large footwear industry. "The Twomps" is a local name for the neighborhood between 20th and 29th Avenues. It is also known as "The Rolling '20s", "The Roaring '20s", or "Murder Dubbs", references to its history of drug trafficking and gang violence. The area

220-538: The coins from a week's work in their pockets as they walked to display their prosperity. In the late 1950s and 1960s many of the Portuguese families began moving out of Jingletown—and Chicano and Latino families, many displaced from West Oakland by urban renewal, began moving to Jingletown. Jingletown was deeply involved in the Chicano Movement of the late 1960s and early 1970s. A Chicano Moratorium protest against

242-407: The demolition of Jingletown, and advocated for the rezoning. As the '70s ended, Jingletown was going through tough times. The neighborhood became notorious for gangs and drug dealing, which increased in the 1980s and 90s with the crack epidemic and gang era. Today, Latinos still make up half of Jingletown's population but are in danger of displacement by gentrification. In 1998, the neighborhood began

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264-492: The east corner of the neighborhood. It is commonly known as China Hill because of the large Chinese population that lives there. The Eastlake district, formerly known as East Peralta, comprises the area along International Blvd. between 1st and 14th Avenues. It is currently the site of an ethnic enclave , housing many immigrants of southeast Asian origin. East 12th Street has a large Vietnamese American population, and has many Vietnamese restaurants and businesses, giving it

286-467: The fruit orchards (largely apricot and cherry ) that dominated the area in the late 19th century. After the 1906 earthquake , the onslaught of refugees from San Francisco caused a population boom, and the unincorporated neighborhood was annexed into the City of Oakland by 1909. Jingletown's name originates from a habit of nearby mill workers, largely males of Azorean Portuguese background, who would jingle

308-551: The guard at Mission Santa Cruz . Phyllis Filiberti Butler records in her book, The Valley of Santa Clara, Historic Buildings, 1792–1920 , that after an attack on the priest and majordomo of Mission San José in 1805, "he led the full garrison from the fort at San Francisco into the San Joaquin Valley in pursuit of the Indians." Surprising the Indians in their village, Peralta won a swift victory, which enhanced his reputation. Then

330-483: The late 1980s. East Oakland residents simply referred to the Highland Park and China Hill neighborhoods as "Funktown". Funktown's boundaries are east of 7th Avenue and west of 19th Avenue, south of East 31st Street and north of International Boulevard. The majority of Highland Park's residents are ethnic minorities , with a relatively even split between Latinos , Asians , and African-Americans . The subsection of

352-578: The line in 1870, the name changed to Brooklyn . When the Southern Pacific Railroad took over the line in 1883, the name changed to East Oakland. Clinton and San Antonio joined in 1856 to form a new town called Brooklyn, named after a ship that brought Mormon settlers to California in 1846. Brooklyn joined with nearby Lynn to incorporate in 1870 under the name Brooklyn. In 1872, Brooklyn voters approved their city's annexation by Oakland. The name Fruitvale (originally Fruit Vale) comes from

374-529: The neighborhood adjacent to the Oakland Estuary is called Jingletown, also called "JT" by East Oakland natives. The name originated from long ago when there was a Portuguese community in the area and men would gather around on the street corners chatting amongst each other with their hands in their pockets jingling coins. Lynn was an early settlement, located northeast of Brooklyn. In 1870, Lynn and Brooklyn incorporated as Brooklyn In 1872, voters approved

396-472: The nickname Little Saigon , which he local Vietnamese Chamber of Commerce is working to elevate into a formal designation by the city and to promote through a Business Improvement District . There is a Vietnamese American Community Center located at International Boulevard. There are also sizable populations of Cambodian Americans and Laotian Americans . Highland Park is the area immediately surrounding Highland Hospital , loosely bounded by 14th Avenue on

418-468: The south, 10th Avenue to the north, East 31st Street to the east and Foothill Boulevard to the west. It is known as Funktown to Oakland residents. The name Funktown derives from the name of a local gang Funktown USA that once occupied the area. The gang was a notorious rival of Felix Mitchell's 6-9 Mob as the two struggled for control over the East Oakland drug trade. As Funktown USA's membership dwindled in

440-859: Was a Californio ranchero and soldier in the Spanish Army . Peralta received Rancho San Antonio , one of the largest of the rancho grants in California , covering 44,800 acres (181 km ) that encompassed most of the East Bay region of the Bay Area in Northern California . The Peralta family (the 17-year-old Luis, his father, mother and three siblings) was part of the group of settlers that arrived in Alta California with Juan Bautista de Anza on his 1776 expedition. This group of settlers subsequently helped found

462-618: Was known as The Twomps in the 1980s, but became known as Murder Dubs in the early 1990s due to a dramatic rise in drug-related violence. The landmark avenue for the Twomps is 23rd Avenue, which also serves as the primary thoroughfare for which Twomps residents get to other main city boulevards. 23rd Avenue is heavily traveled on for its numerous stores, laundromats, and other neighborhood services. Lu%C3%ADs Mar%C3%ADa Peralta Luis María Peralta (1759 in Sonora , New Spain  – August 26, 1851)

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484-421: Was west of Clinton . Larue built a store and wharf and the community grew up around them. The San Francisco and Oakland Railroad built a station at San Antonio. When the Central Pacific Railroad took over the line in 1870, the name was changed to Brooklyn. When the Southern Pacific Railroad took over the line in 1883, the name was changed to East Oakland. Clinton and San Antonio joined in 1856 to form

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