Grand Avenue Heights is situated on Grand Avenue between the head of Lake Merritt and Piedmont. At one time this area was called Pleasant Valley.
Grand Avenue Heights – By The Parks
The Garden Spot of East Oakland
Iveywood and the Iveywood Extension are subdivisions in the Elmhurst District of Oakland.
High Street Park Homes
Homes of Distinction in High Street Park - Beautiful 5-room houses of Spanish design. Built by J.B. Peppin on Culver Street.
Oak Knoll Homes
Situated in eastern Oakland’s rolling hills, it enjoys a warm, balmy climate and provides ideal home sites with an unobstructed view, a perfect place for children.
Mills Gardens
Mills Gardens is bounded by 55th and Seminary Avenues, Mills College, and the Nelson Estate. Mills Gardens, the centrally-located subdivision, was placed on sale on May 03, 1924. The Fred T. Wood Co. were the owners and developers. The land that Mills Gardens was once a part of Mills College and was known as the "old meadow."... Continue Reading →
Toler Heights – The Homes
Toler Heights - SF Examiner 1907 The Toler Heights subdivision changed hands so many times before the 1930, it seems they never really got around to selling the area with photos of new homes being built. The following is all I could find. Lawlor Street 9703 Lawlor Street Oakland Tribune Oakland Tribune Oct 27,1913Address now... Continue Reading →
The Pines
"The Pines" was the beautiful home and the surrounding gardens of Mr. & Mrs. Philip E. Bowles. The house was built in 1910, and it stood at what is now No. 2 Bowling Drive.
Melrose Highlands is Healthier!
Melrose Highlands is the area off of Keller Avenue to the King Estates Open Space and over to Field Street and up to Crest Avenue – The area is now called Eastmont Hills.
Toler Heights
Toler Heights Toler Ranch William Pinkney Toler (1829-1899) and his wife Maria Antonia (1836-1926) owned 330 (349) acres of land in the foothills of Elmhurst. Maria was the daughter of Hermenegildo "Ignacio" Peralta. William and Maria were married in 1853. The Ranch was on the foothills road between Elmhurst and San Leandro, later known as... Continue Reading →
Claremont Circle
Oakland Tribune Sep 1935 Claremont Circle is a real estate development by the E.B. Field Company. It opened in 1935. Oakland Tribune Sep 1935 Claremont Circle has a magnificent panorama view of SF Bay, Golden Gate, Marin County, and Mount Tamalpais Oakland Tribune 1935 Oakland Tribune Sep 1935 Oakland Tribune Sept 1935 Oakland Tribune 1935... Continue Reading →