shafter neighborhood

07/22/85

A smiling Cesar Chavez stands in front of a large United Farm Workers Banner that advocates a boycott of grapes. Standing with him is John George, an Alameda County Supervisor. The photographer...

1875-1900

In this original map, an area on both sides of University Ave. (now College Ave.) are shown. The area east of University Ave. is bounded on the south by Fourth Ave. (now Manila Ave.), on the...

1875-1900

The two-block area subdivided on the map is bounded on the west by Claremont Ave. and on the east by First Ave. (Miles Ave.?). Hudson St. is the northern boundary and Clifton St. (not named on...

1-Jul-01

"Engine Co. No. 8, 7/1/1901"; (on back) "Telegraph and 51st St., Oakland, Wilbur Harlow, 2nd left". Object: Photogrpah. Description: Photograph, mounted solar type print of Engine Co. no 1....

c. 1900

Photographs, paper clippings. W. C. Ralson, John W. Mackay; Franklin St., in 1879. Last horse car used on Telegraph Ave.; Steam train running between Oakland & Berkeley in the seventies

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c. 1900

Photographs, paper clippings. W. C. Ralson, John W. Mackay; Franklin St., in 1879. Last horse car used on Telegraph Ave.; Steam train running between Oakland & Berkeley in the seventies.

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circa 1920's

Photograph. Description: Transportation scene at Broadway and College, Oakland, Flagman Peters was V. Sappers grandfather. Original photograph. Dwight Way, West Berkeley, ca. 1910

ca. 1920

Claremont School College & Shafter Aves. exterior.

Photographs (3). Title: Downtown Oakland Redevelopment. Description: All three photos poignantly show the sign of redevelopment in the downtown area of Oakland, boarded up storefronts, vacant...

Photographs (3). Title: Downtown Oakland Redevelopment. Description: All three photos poignantly show the sign of redevelopment in the downtown area of Oakland, boarded up storefronts, vacant...

Photographs (3). Title: Downtown Oakland Redevelopment. Description: All three photos poignantly show the sign of redevelopment in the downtown area of Oakland, boarded up storefronts, vacant...

21-Apr-68

The Tribune clipping, dated April 21, 1968, attached to the back of the photo reads " Tracks veer from Grove-Shafter to Grove Street; two girders are in place for line to Orinda." The camera is...

15-Aug-67

A south-facing aerial view of the excavation for the Grove-Shafter freeway. Grove St runs from right lower to right upper on the right side of the excavation. Shattuck Avenue joins Telegraph...

15-Aug-67

The notation on the back of the photo reads "Grove-Shafter Freeway (College ave. area)." College Avenue runs diagnonally acrross the picture from lower left to upper right. It is bisected at...

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