West Oakland Commercial Housing Development
Title | West Oakland Commercial Housing Development PDF eBook |
Author | Robert Randolph |
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Release | 1983 |
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Inside Neighborhood Succession
Title | Inside Neighborhood Succession PDF eBook |
Author | Inman Alphonso Rouce |
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Pages | 208 |
Release | 1976 |
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West Oakland's Housing Needs
Title | West Oakland's Housing Needs PDF eBook |
Author | Patrick Shane Lane |
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Pages | 234 |
Release | 1996 |
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The Interrelationship of Building Form with Building Use in the Outlying Commercial Areas in the Urban East Bay
Title | The Interrelationship of Building Form with Building Use in the Outlying Commercial Areas in the Urban East Bay PDF eBook |
Author | Roger Thomas Barnett |
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Pages | 404 |
Release | 1967 |
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Affordable Housing for West Oakland
Title | Affordable Housing for West Oakland PDF eBook |
Author | Joseph Edward LaClair |
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Pages | 262 |
Release | 1990 |
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Urban Redevelopment in Oakland
Title | Urban Redevelopment in Oakland PDF eBook |
Author | Oakland City Planning Commission |
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Pages | 176 |
Release | 1949 |
Genre | City planning |
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The Pullman Porters and West Oakland
Title | The Pullman Porters and West Oakland PDF eBook |
Author | Thomas Tramble |
Publisher | Arcadia Publishing |
Pages | 138 |
Release | 2007-09-19 |
Genre | Photography |
ISBN | 1439634181 |
A hub of transportation and industry since the mid-19th century, West Oakland is today a vital commercial conduit and an inimitably distinct and diverse community within the Greater Oakland metropolitan area. The catalyst that transformed this neighborhood from a transcontinental rail terminal into a true settlement was the arrival of the railroad porters, employed by the Pullman Palace Car Company as early as 1867. After years of struggling in labor battles and negotiations, the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters Union became the first African American-led union to sign a contract with a large American company. The union's West Coast headquarters were established at Fifth and Wood Streets in West Oakland. Soon families, benevolent societies, and churches followed, and a true community came into being.