Brookfield Village, Oakland, California
37°44′07″N 122°11′10″W / 37.73528°N 122.18611°W Brookfield Village is an
neighborhood located in East Oakland near Oakland International Airport
. The main streets are 98th Avenue and Edes Avenue.
Brookfield Village was built during
tract house
developments in Oakland.
Brookfield Village was developed by Albert Bernhardt and the Stoneon Brothers; a subdivision of over 1200 homes that featured winding, contoured streets lined with shade trees. Its creators advertised it as "a model village on the Pacific Coast."[2]
Damian Lillard, who is a professional NBA basketball player for the Milwaukee Bucks, grew up in Brookfield Village.[3]
See also
References
- ^ The Brookfield Branch: Serving the Needs of the Brookfield Village Archived May 5, 2009, at the Wayback Machine Friends of the Oakland Public Library
- ^ The Second Gold Rush Oakland and the East Bay in World War II by Marilynn S. Johnson
- ^ The guy wearing the most Oakland gear to Oracle tonight might be Damian Lillard
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