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Adams Point is a neighborhood of Oakland, California. It is located on the northern shore of Lake Merritt, directly adjacent to Downtown Oakland and the Grand Lake district. It is a triangle bounded by Grand Avenue on the south, Harrison Street on the northwest, and the MacArthur Freeway on the northeast. It lies at an elevation of 79 feet (24 m). Neighborhood landmarks include the Veteran's Memorial Building, the Earl Warren House, the art deco Bellevue-Staten Building, Lakeside Park, one of Oakland's larger parks, and Children's Fairyland, which is in the park.
Adams Point | |
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 A view towards the Grand Avenue side of Lake Merritt. The apartments in view are part of the Adams Point neighborhood and are typical of the dense housing found in the area. | |
 Location of Adams Point in Oakland | |
| Coordinates: 37°48′45″N 122°15′19″W / 37.81250°N 122.25528°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Alameda |
| City | Oakland |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.7 sq mi (2 km2) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 14,831 |
| • Density | 21,187/sq mi (8,180/km2) |
History
editThe name Adams Point, and the short Adams Street, comes from the name of one of the early landowners in Oakland, Edson Adams.[1] The area served as a camp for people displaced from San Francisco by the 1906 earthquake. Many of such displaced people remained in Oakland afterward, swelling its population.[2]
Commercial area
editNumerous ground floor retail businesses populate the Grand Ave business district, which are within walking distance of the neighborhood.
City and county politics
editAs of 2023[update] , it is in District 5 of Alameda County, California.[3]
In 2022, the Oakland city approved a redistricting, which occurs every 10 years;[4] portions of Adam Point are in District 1 and District 3.[5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Death of Edson Adams - Daily Alta California 15 December 1888". California Digital Newspaper Collection. Retrieved 2020-05-12.
- ^ McArdle, Phil. 2007. Oakland Police Department. Arcadia Press. p. 34.
- ^ "District Map | District 5 | Board of Supervisors | Alameda County". district5.acgov.org. Retrieved 2023-01-13.
- ^ DeBolt, David (2022-02-24). "Oakland has new City Council and school board district boundaries". The Oaklandside. Retrieved 2023-01-13.
- ^ "Carroll Fife - District 3". City of Oakland. Retrieved 2023-01-13.
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