Harold “Slim” Jenkins was an African American entrepreneur and owner of the renowned Slim Jenkins Supper Club on 7th Street in West Oakland.
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Liquor Store and Market
Slim Jenkins saw economic opportunity in the business district and opened a liquor store on December 5, 1933, the same day Prohibition was repealed. Soon, the business expanded to a cafe.
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The coffee shop opened in April 1938. The rest is history.
The interior of Slim Jenkins Super-Market
E. F. Joseph Photograph Collection
More Info:
- Church Group Blocks Club – Oakland Tribune July 14, 1961
- Rites for Slim Jenkins – Oakland Tribune May 24, 1967
- Slim Jenkins, Oakland’s Pioneer Black Entertainment Entrepreneur (1890-1967)
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