Oakland Unfolded
In 1948, as part of the promotion for the movie Mr. Blandings' Builds a Dream House starring Cary Grant and Myrna Loy, the studio built "dream houses" in cities across the United States. Oakland was chosen as one of the locations.
In 1931 Russell J Maynard opened his gasoline service station and repair shop on the northeast corner of 36th and Grove Street (now Martin Luther King Jr. Way) at 3601 36th St.
In the late summer and early fall of 1893 residents of Elmhurst began building a simple and dignified wood-framed church.
Montclair East is a shopping center with business offices located at 2220 Mountain Blvd. It is now called Village Square. James Fernhoff, a local real estate broker, was the initial developer.
A bungalow court is a group of small bungalows or workers cottages built around a court or central yard. An apartment court is a group of buildings built around or have a central courtyard.
In the late 1930s and early 1940s newsreel theaters open in Oakland. They specialized in showing short films continuously.
A bit of history of Smith's Clothiers, which began in Oakland as Money-Back Smith. -"Money Refunded If Goods Are Not Satisfactory."
In March of 1886, the Board of Supervisors created a new school district. That took from portions of the Piedmont, Peralta, and Fruitvale districts and representing about 44 children.
More on the mansions that once graced the streets of Oakland
In March of 1926, the Montclair Improvement Club held the $ 20,000 Montclair Community clubhouse formal dedication.
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