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W. R. Fletcher reminisces, Oakland Hills Fred Boehmer Leona Redwood Canyon Laundry Farm BLOG Sun, Apr 6, 1958 – 49 · Oakland Tribune (Oakland, California) · Newspapers.com

[These usually lead with current politics. Fifty two years later, I'm not interested in the current politics of 1958, so I leave it out. There are some good nuggets below, definitely don't judge this on the first paragraph. More knave articles - that have subjects which interest me - here:  The Knave - Oakland Tribune - MF]

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History in the Making

Historic Site Now City Park - Ancient Indian Camp Given to Oakland By Robin McCrea

Indians once sat in this circle of rocks and cooked their meals before the fire-hollowed stones in the center. This camp is included in the property off Redwood Road which has been presented to the City of Oakland as a park. It will be left as an exhibit.

A BICYCLE BABEL - Hostile Demonstration to Be Made by Oakland Wheelmen - bicycle advocacy - Oakland Tribune, 27 Sep 1895

A BICYCLE BABEL. Hostile Demonstration to Be Made by Oakland Wheelmen. advocacy Fri, Sep 27, 1895 – Page 2 · Oakland Tribune (Oakland, California) · Newspapers.com

A BICYCLE BABEL.

Hostile Demonstration to Be Made by Oakland Wheelmen.

A BIG PARADE ORDERED.

Cowbells and Whistles to Be Used by 2500 Riders.

Crab Nebula

[I wrote this about twenty years ago, it was on the antique version of my blog. You can still find it here. - MF]

One winter when I was in high school, I wanted a job (i.e. money). A friend's mom's brother-in-law, Lindsay Ridge, needed someone to work around his farm, and she hooked me up with him. He wanted me to do two things, help run the sugarbush and clean out a barn.

Saving Oakland's Sequoias - Eastbay Residents to Have Grounds at Their Disposal for Camps and Picnics - Oakland Tribune 24 Feb 1924

Saving Oakland's Sequoia's by Louis Allen Sun, Feb 24, 1924 – Page 72 · Oakland Tribune (Oakland, California) · Newspapers.com

Saving Oakland's Sequoias

Eastbay Residents to Have Grounds at Their Disposal for Camps and Picnics

Authorities of City Plan to Establish Facilities for the Public Convenience

JOAQUIN MILLER. A Visit to the Old Poet of the Sierras. Hartford Courant, 02 Nov 1911

JOAQUIN MILLER A Visit to the Old Poet of the Sierras. (Omer Holman in Indianapolis News.) Thu, Nov 2, 1911 – 18 · Hartford Courant (Hartford, Connecticut) · Newspapers.com

JOAQUIN MILLER.

A Visit to the Old Poet of the Sierras. 

(Omer Holman in Indianapolis News.)

"Tell the folks back in the good old Hoosier state that I am glad they are alive. Tell them that it depends upon God whether I ever get back to Indiana. I'd love to go back for a while."

So said Joaquin Miller, the poet of the Sierras, as I left him in the doorway of his simple little cottage which nestles beneath a cluster of Japanese cypress and eucalyptus trees, towering high on the Heights, at Fruitvale, Cal. To his left arm clung his wife, while at his right stood gazing lovingly into his handsome face, his daughter, Juanita. It was a picture of happiness and contentment.

Knave: Potter Elk Horn, Redwood Canyon, Redwood Regional Park, Mariano Vallejo

Sherwood D. Burgess Elk Horn Knave Part 1 TO BLOG Sun, Jan 31, 1965 – 121 · Oakland Tribune (Oakland, California) · Newspapers.com

1869 – White picket fence of George Potter's garden dominates Telegraph Avenue and Broadway

OAKLAND was only a few days old back in May of 1852 when a neighboring post office called Elk Horn was established. Oakland's own post office was still known as Contra Costa at the time and would continue under that name for two more years - until March 2, 1855 - before it would be known officially as Oakland.

MANY DUSTY ROADS LED OUT OF CITY - Oakland road histories

MANY DUSTY ROADS LED OUT OF CITY Thorn Prince redwoods Thu, May 1, 1952 – Page 136 · Oakland Tribune (Oakland, California) · Newspapers.com

MANY DUSTY ROADS LED OUT OF CITY

Commerce Dictated Routes Of Old Highways

LUMBER TO MARKET

The story of many of Oakland's main arterials is the story of a lusty, expanding city which grew not only because it offered so much to Americans flooding into the area after the Gold Rush but because from the start it supported a thriving industry.