June, 2025 - A Bit of History

While working on the series about schools, I discovered numerous interesting photos, articles, and books. I thought I would share some here.

**Peralta School – Cheney Photo Advertising Circa 1912**

**Prescott School Playground – Cheney Photo Advertsing cicra 1915**

Frick School – **Cheney Photo Advertising circa 191**2

**Vocational High School** **– Cheney Photo Advertising circa 1911**

**Lincoln School – Cheney Photo Advertising circa 191**1

**Lockwood School – Cheney Photo Advertising circaa 1912**

**Grant School at 29th and Broadway – Cheney Photo advertising circa 1912**

**Emerson School – Cheney Photo Advertising Circa 1915**

**Toler Heights – **Cheney Photo Advertising circa 191**2**

**Laurel School – Cheney Photo Advertising circa 1915**

**Sequoia School –** **Cheney Photo Advertising circa 1915**

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English Village is located on Holly Street between 74th and 77th in East Oakland.

New Homes Announced

English Village consists of fifty-six homes, all modeled after English cottages, according to the announcement. Walled-in gardens with quaint gates, gabled roofs, and paneled front doors were among the notable exterior features.

An English gate marked the entrance on Holly Street.

W.W. Dixon, the architect who designed Normandy Gardens (Picardy Drive), also worked on the English Village homes.

The homes in English Village are typically five or six rooms in size and range in price from $6,500 to $7,000.

The first five homes served as a sample of the 51 other homes to be completed, all of which were modeled after beautiful little cottages.

Every house is uniquely designed compared to its neighbors. The builders were particularly proud of the beautiful breakfast rooms, furnished with hand-decorated furniture, and the kitchens, which were varied with colorful tile.