Adams Point, Oakland, California Explained

Adams Point
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:California
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Alameda
Subdivision Type3:City
Subdivision Name3:Oakland
Area Total Sq Mi:0.7
Population As Of:2020
Settlement Type:Neighborhood of Oakland
Population Total:14831
Population Density Sq Mi:21187
Coordinates:37.8125°N -122.2553°W

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.

History

The 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

Numerous ground floor retail businesses populate the Grand Ave business district, which are within walking distance of the neighborhood.

City and county politics

, 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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Death of Edson Adams - Daily Alta California 15 December 1888 . California Digital Newspaper Collection . 2020-05-12.
  2. McArdle, Phil. 2007. Oakland Police Department. Arcadia Press. p. 34.
  3. Web site: District Map District 5 Board of Supervisors Alameda County . 2023-01-13 . district5.acgov.org.
  4. Web site: DeBolt . David . 2022-02-24 . Oakland has new City Council and school board district boundaries . 2023-01-13 . The Oaklandside . en-US.
  5. Web site: Carroll Fife - District 3 . 2023-01-13 . City of Oakland . en.