San Antonio, Oakland, California
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San Antonio is a large district in Oakland, California, encompassing the land east of Lake Merritt to 29th Avenue. It is one of the most diverse areas of the city.[1] It takes its name from Rancho San Antonio, the name of the land as granted to Don Luís María Peralta by the last Spanish governor of California.
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[edit] Neighborhoods
The district is made up of a number of smaller neighborhoods, each with its own distinct personality, history and demographics.[2]
- Lynn
- Tuxedo
- Reservoir Hill
- Cleveland Heights
- Bella Vista
- Highland Park
- Highland Terrace
- Meadow Brook
- Ivy Hill
- Clinton
- Rancho San Antonio
- Oak Tree
- Merritt
- East Peralta/Eastlake
- Jingletown
[edit] Cleveland Heights
Cleveland Heights, also known as Haddon Hill by local realtors, is located at the northwestern corner of the San Antonio district, perched on a hill overlooking Lake Merritt. It was formerly the township of Brooklyn prior to its annexation by Oakland in 1909.
[edit] Eastlake
The Eastlake district, formerly known as East Peralta,[citation needed] comprises the area along International Blvd. between 1st and 14th Avenues. It is currently the site of an ethnic enclave, housing many immigrants of southeast asian origin.
[edit] Highland Park
Highland Park is the area immediately surrounding Highland Hospital, loosely bounded by 14th Ave. on the south, E. 31st St. to the north, and 13th Avenue to the west. It is known as funk town to Oakland reidents
[edit] Jingletown
The subsection of the neighborhood adjacent to the Oakland Estuary is called Jingletown, also called "JT" by East Oakland natives.[3]
[edit] The Twomps
"The Twomps" is a local name for the neighborhood between 20th and 29th Avenues.[4][5] It is also known as "The Rolling '20s",[5] "The Roaring '20s",[6] or "Murder Dubbs",[5][7] references to its history of drug trafficking and gang violence.[8][5][6][9] The area was known as The Twomps in the 1980s, but became known as Murder Dubs in the early 1990s due to a dramatic rise in drug-related violence.[5]
[edit] References
- ^ Marech, Rona (May 31, 2002). Of Race and Place. San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved on 2007-09-17.
- ^ Neighborhood Search Map, Oakland Museum of California.
- ^ Jingletown Arts and Business Community
- ^ "An Abridged Guide to Yay Area Slang.", East Bay Express. Retrieved on 2008-01-05. "Twomps, the (n. pl.): Neighborhood in Oakland between 20th and 29th avenues"
- ^ a b c d e "Turf's up.", San Francisco Bay Guardian. Retrieved on 2007-10-31. "First nicknamed the Rolling 20s in the ’70s, then the Twomps in the ’80s, the group of East Oakland avenues below MacArthur and between 19th and Fruitvale avenues received its present designation, the Murder Dubs, in the early ’90s, when a neighborhood hustler named P-Dub began a lethal reign of terror in an effort to control the local drug trade."
- ^ a b Of Race and Place: San Antonio/Oakland. Flavors meld in community east of lake.. Rona Marech, Chronicle Staff Writer (Friday, May 31, 2002). Retrieved on 2007-11-07.
- ^ Zamorra, Jim Herron (August 22, 2006). Athletes Mourn a Slain Friend. San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved on 2007-09-17.
- ^ "Busts ramp up city's anti-drug effort.", Oakland Tribune. Retrieved on 2007-10-31. "... they’ll also hit an area in East Oakland along The avenues called The Twomps, and parts of West Oakland known as Ghost Town and Ghost Nuts ..."
- ^ "Drugs suspected in slaying", Oakland Tribune. Retrieved on 2007-10-31. "For one, the area where the shooting happened, which many refer to as "The Twomps," has a history of drug sales and related violence."
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