Fruitvale, Oakland, California
37°46′47″N 122°13′13″W / 37.77972°N 122.22028°W
Fruitvale | |
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Coordinates: 37°46′47″N 122°13′13″W / 37.779722°N 122.220278°W | |
Country | United States |
State | California |
County | Alameda |
City | Oakland |
Population | |
• Total | 50,294 |
ZIP Code | 94601 |
Fruitvale (originally Fruit Vale and formerly Brays) is a neighborhood in
The area got its name from the earlier "Fruit Vale", the fruit tree nursery (mostly apricots and cherries) established there by Henderson Luelling in the mid-19th century. After the 1906 earthquake, the onslaught of refugees from San Francisco caused a population boom, and the unincorporated neighborhood was annexed into the city of Oakland by 1909.
The Fruitvale shopping district is located along
History
In Salem, Iowa, Luelling had established a fruit and nut tree nursery and dry goods store, but was ousted from the Salem Monthly Meeting of Friends for actively helping slaves escape on the Underground Railroad. In 1847, he migrated west on the Oregon Trail with his wife and their eight children. The family traveled by covered wagon along with a special covered wagon outfitted to transport 700 fruit and nut trees. Half of the trees survived the journey and included apples, pears, peaches, cherries, quince, walnut, and hickory.
After establishing a nursery in what would become Milwaukie, Oregon, in 1854 the family moved to the
Luelling sold some acreage to Frederick Rhoda [2] who started his own fruit farm. Rhoda Street, Fruitvale is named for the family, and Lincoln Avenue was named for one of their sons. Another son, Franklin Rhoda was a founder of the Fruitvale Presbyterian Church.
About 80 years later, during and following
It wasn't until the late 1980s that the larger Fruitvale District began to attract more Latino residents. African Americans had either relocated to the outer East Oakland area south of Fruitvale or had moved out of the city altogether to outer Bay Area suburbs. Fruitvale became predominantly Latino, and is the cultural landmark for the city's Latino population.[3]
In the late 1960s and early 1970s, the lower part of the Fruitvale district was heavily settled by Chicanos and Latinos. The Chicano Movement that was going on at the time throughout the Southwest also spread to the Fruitvale district. After the 1968 murder of Charles Pinky De Baca by the Oakland Police Department, the community began to organize against police brutality.[citation needed] One of the first organizations was Latinos United for Justice. Many other militant and non-militant Chicano groups formed. The Brown Berets had a chapter in Oakland, and the Chicano Revolutionary Party was another Chicano militant organization.
The Chicano Revolutionary Party had a free breakfast program that the
There were several actions by Chicanos against the
Fruitvale has been experiencing rapid renovation. In 2004, the Unity Council opened the Fruitvale Transit Village. The "Fruitvale Village" has become a model of transit-oriented development, showcasing a mixture of retail and housing integrated with public transportation.[6][7]
On December 2, 2016, a
Jingletown
The subsection of the neighborhood adjacent to the
Economy
International Boulevard is a major thoroughfare that runs through Fruitvale and is locale to many restaurants and businesses. It has been called a "model for development" without gentrification.[7][13]
Education
Oakland Unified School District operates district public schools.
In addition Oakland Charter Academy and Oakland Charter High School,[14] which are member schools of Amethod Public Schools, are located in Fruitvale.[15]
Public transportation
The
AC Transit bus lines servicing the district include the 1T, 14, 19, 20, 21, 39, 40, 51, 54, 62, 339 and O lines.[16]
References
- ^ "94601 Zip Code in Oakland, CA - Neighborhoods, Schools, Real Estate, Demographics and Relocation Tools". neighborhoodlink.com. Retrieved December 5, 2016.
- ^ "Frederick Rhoda - Oakland - LocalWiki".
- ^ a b Homegirls in the Public Sphere, Marie "Keta" Miranda
- ^ Eye from the Edge A Memoir of West Oakland, California, Ruben LLmas
- ^ The Last Chicano: A Mexican American Experience Manuel Ruben Delgado
- ^ "Fruitvale Village – The Unity Council". unitycouncil.org. Retrieved December 5, 2016.
- ^ a b "Development without gentrification? Oakland's Fruitvale is the model, report says". March 29, 2018.
- ^ Jingletown Arts and Business Community Archived February 25, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Homegirls in the Public Sphere Marie "Keta" Miranda
- ^ "Featured Housing Projects: Jingletown". State of California, Department of Housing and Community Development. Retrieved June 25, 2007.
- ^ Institute of Mosaic Art
- Grupo TACA. Retrieved on January 27, 2009.
- ^ "Planning & Building".
- ^ "Amethod Public Schools: Oakland Charter High School". www.amethodschools.org. Retrieved November 27, 2017.
- The Oakland Tribune. Monday November 3, 2008. Retrieved on September 13, 2011.
- ^ "AC Transit Bus Line Descriptions". AC Transit. Retrieved May 24, 2020.