The 1918 Flu Pandemic (aka the 'Spanish Flu') infected and killed millions of people globally, including killing more than 1,400 in Oakland, California. (The population at that time was about 216,000.) There were two major outbreaks in Oakland, one in the fall of 1918, and another in January 1919. In one particularly grim 24 hour period in November... Continue Reading →
Sunalta or Montclair?
The Sunalta District - was almost the name given to Montclair. In 1919, the Oakland Real Estate Board advertised in Oakland Tribune a "$50 cash Prize" to come up with a name for the area now called Montclair. Oakland Tribune Nov 6, 1919 The deadline was Jan 1, 1920. On Jan 11, 1920, the Tribune... Continue Reading →