Dogtown, Oakland, California

For other uses, see Dogtown (disambiguation).

Dogtown is a nickname for a portion of West Oakland, in the city of Oakland, California. Oakland Police officers coined the phrase due to a large population of stray dogs dating from the early 1980s. It is bounded on the east by Adeline Street, on the west by Mandela Parkway, on the east by Hollis Street, and its north-south limits are between 30th and 34th Streets. The area is undergoing rapid redevelopment from former industrial uses to live-work and other residential forms.^[1]

History

The neighborhood was populated by African Americans who had settled there from the Southern United States during World War 2 to work in the Bay Area's ship yards, which no longer exist. It housed a Del Monte cannery, which was demolished by the late 1970s.

References

1. ^ City of Oakland Planning Commission report, retrieved 2007

Coordinates: 37°49′28″N 122°17′10″W / 37.8245°N 122.286°W / 37.8245; -122.286