Ghost Town, Oakland, California

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Coordinates: 37°49′23″N 122°16′17″W / 37.82295°N 122.27146°W / 37.82295; -122.27146
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Ghost Town (sometimes spelled Ghosttown) is the informal name of the Hoover-Foster Historic District neighborhood in West Oakland, Oakland, California.[1][2]

History

Ranked fifteenth on Time Out's coolest neighborhoods in the world list in 2020,

Mayor of Oakland stated: "Instead of an omnibus crime bill, you have to deal with shootings in Ghost Town in West Oakland and sideshows in East Oakland."[7] Brown made attempts to turn around the blighted West Oakland neighborhood after 60 Minutes featured it in a television profile.[5]
Housing prices have increased. So has drug dealing, especially since nearby parks were closed by the City of Oakland. By 2015, prostitution had been on the decline for at least a decade.

The term

Contra Costa Times and The Washington Post, local rapper Mistah F.A.B. popularized the term with his song "Ghost Ride It"[8] and speculated that its origins are in Ghost Town.[9]

City-County Neighborhood Initiative

Both the Hoover-Foster Historic District (Ghosttown) and

Home Owners' Associations) and take ownership of their communities. This strategy is based on the theory that violence must be addressed in the context of the community in which it occurs."[10]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Ostler, Scott (June 22, 2007). "Baseball Brings Life: Boy's death spurs Oakland couple to save neighborhood kids one game at a time". The San Francisco Chronicle. Archived from the original on 10 April 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
  2. ^ a b c Dan Antonioli. "A Short History of Ghost Town". Archived from the original on 2007-12-11. Retrieved 2007-09-25.
  3. ^ "Time Out reveals the world's 40 coolest neighbourhoods right now". Time Out. 6 October 2020. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
  4. ^ Hatfield, Larry D. (July 9, 1998). "Oakland nabs drug suspects". The San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2007-09-25.
  5. ^ a b Matier, Phillip; Ross, Andrew (January 24, 2001). "'Ghost Town' a Work in Progress". The San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2007-09-25.
  6. ^ Heredia, Christopher (May 27, 2007). "Eyes, ears, feet on streets; Citizen groups gather to patrol neighborhoods, help law enforcement". The San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2007-09-25.
  7. ^ DeFao, Janine; Zamora, Jim Herron (October 9, 2005). "Dellums may face big reality check". The San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2007-09-25.
  8. Contra Costa Times
    , December 26, 2006. Accessed October 20, 2007.
  9. ^ Farhi, Paul. "Ghost-Riding: Brake-Dancing With Zip Under the Hood", The Washington Post, December 27, 2006, p. C01. Accessed October 18, 2007.
  10. ^ a b "Programs for families and children". City of Oakland, Department of Human Services. Archived from the original on 2007-08-08. Retrieved 2007-09-25.

37°49′23″N 122°16′17″W / 37.82295°N 122.27146°W / 37.82295; -122.27146

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