Golden Gate, Oakland, California
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The Golden Gate neighborhood of Oakland, California
is located in the northwest corner of the city, east of Emeryville
and south of Berkeley
. It includes the Golden Gate Shopping District, the stretch of San Pablo Avenue roughly between the Golden Gate branch of the Oakland Public Library
at 56th Street on the south, and the Oakland-Berkeley border at 67th Street to the north. The neighborhood includes the area from a few blocks west of San Pablo Avenue (the Emeryville border) to Adeline Street on the east.
Businesses in the district include Actual Cafe, Pepple's Donut Farm, Bike Man Dan, Gateway Supermarket, Forthrite Printing, Godspeed and several art galleries.
The area was originally developed by Charles Alexander Klinkner who built 75 homes there and called it Klinknerville, established in 1885. A Klinknerville post office was established in 1887. The name was changed to Golden Gate in 1888. The town was annexed to Oakland in 1897.
The Golden Gate branch of the Oakland Library opened in 1918. It was built with funds from a 1914 Carnegie grant. Its design, by Donovan and Dickie, is a good example of early 20th century Georgian Revival Architecture.
In the last half of the 20th century the retail district underwent a period of decline and by 1998 was considered blighted by the city of Oakland.
The Golden Gate Shopping District was the location of Your Black Muslim Bakery
, which made national headlines in August 2007 when the bakery was raided by the Oakland police and shut down.
Oakland, California
Oakland is a major West Coast port city on San Francisco Bay in the U.S. state of California. It is the eighth-largest city in the state with a 2010 population of 390,724...
is located in the northwest corner of the city, east of Emeryville
Emeryville, California
Emeryville is a small city located in Alameda County, California, in the United States. It is located in a corridor between the cities of Berkeley and Oakland, extending to the shore of San Francisco Bay. Its proximity to San Francisco, the Bay Bridge, the University of California, Berkeley, and...
and south of Berkeley
Berkeley, California
Berkeley is a city on the east shore of the San Francisco Bay in Northern California, United States. Its neighbors to the south are the cities of Oakland and Emeryville. To the north is the city of Albany and the unincorporated community of Kensington...
. It includes the Golden Gate Shopping District, the stretch of San Pablo Avenue roughly between the Golden Gate branch of the Oakland Public Library
Oakland Public Library
The Oakland Public Library is the public library in Oakland, California. Opened in 1878, the Oakland Public Library currently serves the city of Oakland, along with some neighboring smaller cities including Emeryville and Piedmont. The Oakland Public Library has the largest collection of any...
at 56th Street on the south, and the Oakland-Berkeley border at 67th Street to the north. The neighborhood includes the area from a few blocks west of San Pablo Avenue (the Emeryville border) to Adeline Street on the east.
Businesses in the district include Actual Cafe, Pepple's Donut Farm, Bike Man Dan, Gateway Supermarket, Forthrite Printing, Godspeed and several art galleries.
History
The Golden Gate branch of the Oakland Library opened in 1918. It was built with funds from a 1914 Carnegie grant. Its design, by Donovan and Dickie, is a good example of early 20th century Georgian Revival Architecture.
In the last half of the 20th century the retail district underwent a period of decline and by 1998 was considered blighted by the city of Oakland.
The Golden Gate Shopping District was the location of Your Black Muslim Bakery
Your Black Muslim Bakery
Your Black Muslim Bakery was a bakery opened by Yusuf Bey in 1968 in Santa Barbara, California, and relocated to Oakland in 1971. A power broker at the center of a local community, it was held out as a model of African American economic self-sufficiency. However, it was later linked to widespread...
, which made national headlines in August 2007 when the bakery was raided by the Oakland police and shut down.
External links
- An opinion piece on the neighborhood schools
- Friends of the Oakland Public Library (Golden Gate branch)
- Golden Gate branch of the Oakland Library
- A profile of the business district
- Map of local police beat 10X
- Neighborhood groups listed by Jane Brunner, Golden Gate's city council member
- Golden Gate Community Alliance
- Community event calendar for the Golden Gate district, maintained by neighborhood residents