In the late summer and early fall of 1893 residents of Elmhurst began building a simple and dignified wood-framed church.
Elmhurst Presbyterian Church
The Garden Spot of East Oakland
Iveywood and the Iveywood Extension are subdivisions in the Elmhurst District of Oakland.
The Bancroft Parkway
Bancroft Avenue was to become a major thoroughfare linking San Leandro and Oakland, relieving the traffic on MacArthur, Foothill, and East 14th (now International)
More Mansions
More on the mansions that once graced the streets of Oakland
Clinton Park Urban Renewal Project
Clinton Park was a conservation project, the first of this type in the Western United States.Oakland's first concentrated action against blight and substandard housing.
Lockwood Gardens
Lockwood opened in August of 1942. Originally designed for low-income families regardless of employment, they were converted for the use of families the defense industry only.
Ostrich Farm in Oakland
W.H." Harvey" Bentley of the Bentley Ostrich Farm in San Diego County announced the opening of a branch in the Elmhurst District (sometimes Fruitvale) of Oakland at East 14th and High Street.
Stephens’ Family
The Stephen's Family a successful African American family in Oakland. They owned a successful restaurant. Virginia, their daughter was the first African American woman to receive a law degree from University of California Boalt School of Law in 1929.