Acorn, Oakland, California
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Acorn or Acorn Projects are a series of housing projects in the Acorn Redevelopment Project Area or the Acorn neighborhood
Originally consisting of three housing units, Acorn 1, Acorn 2 and Acorn 3, The City of Oakland Housing Authority renovated the entire Acorn housing complex during the late 1990s in efforts to combat crime. Acorn 2 and Acorn 3 were renamed "Town Center Apartments at Acorn" and "Courtyard Apartments at Acorn". Meanwhile, Acorn 1 was completely demolished and small community of two-story single-family houses between Filbert and Market Streets were built in its place.
Adjacent to Acorn, there are three high-rise buildings known as the City Towers (formally named Apollo Housing) that resemble the high-rises of Chicago and New York City. Technically, City Towers (or "The Highrises" as they are known to locals) are a separate community of housing projects however, during the renovation of Acorn in the 1990s, many of the original residents of Acorn were relocated to City Towers. As a result, City Towers are often mistaken as being part of the same public housing units as Acorn.
Acorn is home to the Acorn street gang.
In 2014, the housing project was featured in season 5, episode 2 of the
References
- ^ "Redevelopment: Acorn". Oakland Community and Economic Development Agency. Archived from the original on 2007-09-28.
- ^ http://cbs5.com/crime/acorn.ghost.town.2.1870487.html[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Reputed Oakland Gang Member Says He Didn't Kill Rival". KTVU.com. Archived from the original on 2012-08-29.