Oakland Hotels
Hotels in Oakland are often required for tourists who require short term accommodation. Some may want to stay at high quality hotels. Some may want to stay at large or small hotels in the region. Some may want to stay at hotels that have a reasonable reputation. Some may want to stay at well known hotels. Some may want to stay at hotels that have access to the transport connections of the city. Some may want to stay at hotels in the city or near the city. Some may want to stay at hotels that reflect Oakland culture. Some may want to stay at hotels that have a range of prices.
Hotels in Oakland are often required for tourists who require short term accommodation. Some may want to stay at well known hotels in the city.
Oakland founded in 1852, is a city in the USA state of California and the county seat of Alameda County. Oakland is approximately 8 miles east of San Francisco and the cities are separated by San Francisco Bay. .
Oakland is located in the middle of California, on the east side of San Francisco Bay.
The city of Oakland stretches from the San Francisco Bay up into the East Bay hills. The character of these neighborhoods continues to change as waves of migrants from within the United States and from other countries relocate here. The changing economy has also lured more workers with information technology and biotechnology skills to Oakland.
Oakland has more than 50 distinct neighborhoods, many of which are not "official" enough to be named on a map. The common large neighborhood divisions in the city are Downtown Oakland and its greater Central Business District, East Oakland, North Oakland, and West Oakland. East Oakland actually encompasses more than half of Oakland's area, stretching from Lakeshore Drive on the east shore of Lake Merritt southeast to San Leandro. North Oakland encompasses the neighborhoods between downtown and Berkeley and Emeryville. West Oakland is the area between downtown and the Bay, partially surrounded by the Oakland Point, and encompassing the Port of Oakland.
Another broad geographical distinction is between the hills and the flatlands (or flats). The flatlands are the historically working-class neighborhoods located relatively closer to San Francisco Bay, and the hills are the more upper-middle/upper-class neighborhoods along the northeast side of the city which include the Montclair and Claremont Hills neighborhoods. This hills/flats division is not only a characteristic of the City of Oakland, but extends beyond Oakland's borders into neighboring cities in the East Bay's urban core. Downtown and West Oakland are located entirely in the flatlands, while North and East Oakland incorporate lower hills and flatlands neighborhoods.
One island of "Non-Oakland" exists in the upscale city of Piedmont, which incorporated into a separate city after the 1906 earthquake in Oakland's central foothills, completely surrounded by the city of Oakland.
Central Business District
Oakland's "Central Business District," as defined by the 1998 General Plan, which many refer to as Downtown Oakland, contains all or a portion of the following neighborhoods:
Oaklanders most broadly refer to their city's terrain as the flatlands and the hills which up until recent waves of gentrification have also been a reference to Oakland's deep economic divide, with "the hills" being more affluent communities. About two-thirds of Oakland lies within the flat plain of the San Francisco Bay, with one-third rising into the foothills and hills of the East Bay range.
One of Oakland's most notable features is Lake Merritt near downtown, the largest urban saltwater lake in the United States.
Oakland is a major West Coast port, and is home to several major corporations including Kaiser Permanente and Clorox, as well as corporate headquarters for nationwide businesses like Dreyer's and Cost Plus World Markets. Oakland is a major hub city for the Bay Area subregion collectively called the East Bay.
Eary recorded inhabitants were the Huchiun tribe, belonging to a linguistic grouping later called the Ohlone. In Oakland, they were heavily concentrated around Lake Merritt and Temescal Creek, a stream which enters the San Francisco Bay at Emeryville.
Oakland, along with the rest of California, was claimed for the Spanish king by explorers from New Spain in 1772. In the early 19th century, the area which later became Oakland (along with most of the East Bay), was granted to Luís María Peralta by the Spanish royal government for his Rancho San Antonio. The area of the ranch that is today occupied by the downtown and extending over into the adjacent part of Alameda (originally not an island, but a peninsula), included a woodland of oak trees. This area was called encinal by the Peraltas, a Spanish word which means oak grove, the origin of the later city's name.
Full-scale settlement and development occurred following California being conquered by the United States during the Mexican-American War, and the California Gold Rush in 1848. The original settlement in what is now the downtown was initially called Contra Costa and was included in Contra Costa County before Alameda County was established on March 25, 1853. The California state legislature incorporated the town of Oakland on May 4, 1852.
The town and its environs quickly grew with the railroads,
becoming a major rail terminus in the late 1860s and 1870s. In 1868, the Central
Pacific constructed the Oakland Long Wharf at Oakland Point, the site of today's
Port of Oakland. The Long Wharf served as both the terminus of the Transcontinental
Railroad as well as the local commuter trains of the Central (later, Southern)
Pacific.
By 1920, Oakland was the home of numerous manufacturing industries,
including metals, canneries, bakeries, gas engines, automobiles, and shipbuilding.
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The Tribune Tower is a 305 ft (93 m), 21 story building located in Downtown Oakland. The Tribune Tower was designed by Edward T. Foulkes and completed in 1923. The Tower was opened by Joseph R. Knowland, January 1, 1924. It was built as the home of the Oakland Tribune newspaper.
Areas of Oakland include ;
Central Business District ; Chinatown, City Center, Civic Center, Downtown Oakland (The core of the the Central Business District), Jack London District, Jack London Square/Waterfront, Lakeside Apartments District, Northgate/Waverly, Old Oakland, Laney College, Uptown
East Oakland
Main article: East Oakland, Oakland, California
Fruitvale
Dimond District, Laurel
Lower Hills District
Crocker Highlands, Glenview, Lakeshore, Lincoln Highlands, Redwood Heights, Trestle Glen, Grand Lake, Upper Dimond
Central East Oakland
Havenscourt, Lockwood Gardens, Maxwell Park, Melrose, Millsmont, Oakmore, Ridgemont, Seminary
San Antonio
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
Elmhurst
Brookfield Village, Eastmont, Sobrante Park, Oak Knoll
Lake Merritt
"Lake Merritt" is used to refer to the lake itself, and to the residential neighborhoods and commercial districts in its vicinity.,The north end of the Adams Point district, as seen from Lakeshore Drive on the east shore of the Lake
Adams Point, East Lake (Merritt), Grand-Lake (A portmanteau of Grand Avenue and Lakeshore Drive), Lake Merritt (the body of water), Lakeshore, Lakeside Apartments District
North Oakland
Main article: North Oakland, Oakland, California
Broadway Auto Row, Bushrod Park, Golden Gate, Longfellow, Piedmont (separate city surrounded by Oakland), Piedmont Avenue, Pill Hill , Rockridge, Temescal
West Oakland
Main article: West Oakland, Oakland, California
West Oakland, Oakland Point, Port of Oakland, Dogtown, Acorn, Cypress Village, Ghosttown
Oakland Hills
Northeast Hills
Claremont, Montclair, Piedmont Pines, Panoramic Hill, Hiller Highlands, Glen Highlands, Merriwood, Mountain View Cemetery, Forestland, Shepherd Canyon, Upper Rockridge, Montclair Business District, Oakmore, Lake Temescal, Joaquin Miller Park
Southeast Hills
The Oakland Raiders are a professional American football team based in the city of Oakland, California. They currently play in the Western Division of the American Football Conference (AFC) in the National Football League (NFL). The Raiders began play in 1960 as the eighth charter member of the American Football League (AFL). They have won the superbowl and are a well known side.
Crestmont, Sequoyah Heights, Sheffield, Skyline-Hillcrest Estates, Caballo Hills, Leona Heights, Chabot Park, Woodminster
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