Living on the Shore of Lake Temescal

When Walter was attending school, he lived with his mother and stepfather, George W. Logan.   They lived on a farm alongside Lake Temescal, where Logan was the caretaker for the filtering plant that supplied Oakland's drinking water.

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As many of you know, my husband had a heart attack last year and spent four months in the hospital waiting for a transplant. His heart continued to fail; they opted to install an LVAD (left ventricular assist device), a bridge to a heart transplant. He has not gone back to work and probably won't... Continue Reading →

School Names

Have you ever wondered where a school got its name? Sometimes it is obvious. Here's a bit of history of the names of Oakland Schools. Just a bit.

Court of All Nations

The Court of All Nations is located on Hillen Street (formally Trumbull Street) near Mills College, with a view of the bay and the nearby hills. The group of fifty homes was built in 1925, with the first four starting in January of that year.

Klinknerville – Oakland

Klinknerville was a town in what is now the Golden Gate neighborhood. It was started by Charles Alexander Klinkner in 1885, the name was changed to Golden Gate in 1888, and it was annexed by Oakland in 1897.

Queen For A Day

Would you like to be Queen for a Day?! Host Jack Bailey would say that the entire audience would reply: "YES!" Dolly Monks won a new candy store in Montclair (Oakland CA)

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