Jingletown

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Coordinates: 37°46′21.4″N 122°13′56.1″W / 37.772611°N 122.232250°W / 37.772611; -122.232250
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Jingletown
ZIP code
94601
Websitejingletown.org

Jingletown is a pocket

East Oakland. Many working artists live in converted lofts that are common in the area.[1]

History

Originally it was part of an area called

Southern Pacific Railroad
took over the line in 1883, the name changed to East Oakland.

Clinton and San Antonio joined in 1856 to form a new town called Brooklyn,

Lynn to incorporate in 1870 under the name Brooklyn. In 1872, Brooklyn voters approved their city's annexation by Oakland.[4]

The name Fruitvale (originally Fruit Vale) comes from the fruit orchards (largely apricot and cherry) that dominated the area in the late 19th century.[5][6] After the 1906 earthquake, the onslaught of refugees from San Francisco caused a population boom,[7] and the unincorporated neighborhood was annexed into the City of Oakland by 1909.[8]

Jingletown's name originates from a habit of nearby mill workers, largely males of

West Oakland by urban renewal, began moving to Jingletown.[8]

Jingletown was deeply involved in the

Vietnam war on July 26, 1970 was organized in Jingletown by Chicano radicals.[11]

Jingletown since 1974

In 1974, Jingletown faced the dangers of

crack epidemic and gang era. Today, Latinos still make up half of Jingletown's population but are in danger of displacement by gentrification.[13]
In 1998, the neighborhood began a massive redevelopment, becoming home to an award-winning affordable housing project that has helped to revitalize the community.[14]

Jingletown is one of the fastest growing arts districts in the

San Francisco Bay area
. An organization called the Jingletown Arts & Business Community (JABC) is the main representative of the art community.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Converted Warehouses Lifeblood Of Oakland Art Scene". CBS San Francisco. 5 December 2016. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
  2. ^ Hubert Howe Bancroft (1888). History of California. 1884-90. History Company. pp. 478–.
  3. ^ The Bay of San Francisco: The Metropolis of the Pacific Coast and Its Suburban Cities : a History. Lewis Publishing Company. 1892. pp. 386–.
  4. ^ a b California Highway Patrolman. California Association of Highway Patrolmen. 1956.
  5. ISBN 978-1-59213-136-5
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  6. ISBN 978-0-262-26458-7
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  7. ISBN 978-1-134-90113-5
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  8. ^
    ISBN 978-1-58685-432-4
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  9. ^ Wolfgang F. E. Preiser; David P. Varady; Francis P. Russell (1994). Future Visions of Urban Public Housing: An International Forum, November 17-20, 1994, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA : Proceedings. College of Design, University of Cincinnati.
  10. ISBN 978-0-942961-19-5
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  11. ISBN 9780882474236
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  12. ^ Laura Jerrard (1997). Fruitvale Bay Trail Park: A Feasibility Study and Design Proposal ; Prepared for The Trust for Public Land. University of California, Berkeley.
  13. ^ The Last Chicano: A Mexican American Experience Manuel Ruben Delgado
  14. ^ "Featured Housing Projects: Jingletown". State of California, Department of Housing and Community Development. Archived from the original on 2007-06-24. Retrieved 2007-06-25.
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