Timeline of Oakland, California

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Oakland, Alameda County, California, United States.

19th century[]

1852 – Town of Oakland incorporated.^[1]
1854 – Horace Carpentier elected mayor.
1855 – Lyceum founded.^[2]
1860 – Population: 1,543.
1863 – Heald's Business College established.^[3]
1864 – Vander Naillen School of Practical Engineering established.^[3]
1866 – Police Court established.^[4]
1868
- Oakland Evening Transcript newspaper begins publication.^[5]
- University of California and Oakland Library Association established.^[2]
- Oakland Long Wharf bought by Central Pacific Railroad.
1869
- Railway begins operating.^[6]
- Lake Merritt Wild-Fowl Sanctuary^[6] and Oakland Fire Department established.
- Oakland Long Wharf becomes the western terminus of the First transcontinental railroad.^[7]
1871 – Mills Seminary relocates to Oakland.
1872
- Brooklyn becomes part of Oakland.
- Theosophical Society Library founded.^[2]
1873 – University of California relocates to Berkeley.
1875 – Oakland Daily Evening Tribune newspaper in publication.^[5]
1878 – Oakland Free Library opens.^[8]
1880 – Population: 34,456.^[1]
1884 – Horton School established.^[3]
1899 – Oakland Conservatory of Music established.^[3]
1900 – Population: 66,960.

20th century[]

1904 – Pacific Technical College established.^[3]
1906 – April 18: San Francisco earthquake; refugees flee to Oakland.^[6]
1907 – California School of Arts and Crafts founded.^[6]
1909
- Samuel Merritt College founded.
- Moore & Scott Iron Works in business.
1910
- Oakland Public Museum and YMCA open.
- Population: 150,174.
1912 – Oakland School Women's Club^[9] and Children's Hospital founded.
1913 – Oakland Yacht Club established.^[6]
1914
- Oakland Technical High School established.
- Oakland City Hall and Civic Auditorium built.
1917 – Joaquin Miller Park established.^[6]
1920 – Population: 216,261.
1922 – Snow Museum of Natural History opens.
1923 – Tribune Tower completed.
1924 – Granada Theater opens.^[10]
1927
- Oakland Airport begins operating.
- Port of Oakland opens.
1928
- Clorox Chemical Company in business.
- Posey Tube (traffic tunnel) built.^[6]
1931 – Paramount Theatre built.
1933 – Oakland Symphony active.
1936
- San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge opens.
- Alameda County Courthouse built.^[6]
- Alameda County Botanical and Zoological Society established.^[11]
1937 – Caldecott Tunnel opens.
1940 – Population: 302,163.
1944 – Oakland Army Base active.
1946 – 1946 Oakland General Strike begins on December 3 and ends on December 5.
1954 – Oakland Junior College established.
1961 – Coliseum Drive-In opens.^[10]
1966
- October: Black Panther Party established.
- Oakland Coliseum opens.
1968 – Athletics baseball team relocates to Oakland.
1969 – Oakland Museum opens.
1970 – Regional Metropolitan Transportation Commission established.
1971 – Your Black Muslim Bakery in business.
1972 – 12th Street Oakland City Center (BART station), 19th Street Oakland (BART station), and MacArthur (BART station) open.
1973 – Rockridge (BART station) opens.
1974 – West Oakland (BART station) opens.
1977 – Lionel Wilson becomes mayor.
1985 – Alameda County Community Food Bank established.^[12]
1988 – Oakland East Bay Symphony established.
1989 – October 17: 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake.
1990 – Population: 372,242.^[13]
1991 – October 20: Oakland firestorm of 1991.
1998 – City website online (approximate date).^[14]^{[chronology citation needed]}
1999 – Jerry Brown becomes mayor.
2000 – Allen v. City of Oakland lawsuit filed.

21st century[]

2002 – Taoist Center opens.^[15]^[16]
2003
- April 7: Anti-war protest.
- Women of Color Resource Center headquartered in Oakland.^[17]^[18]
- Urban Habitat headquartered in Oakland (approximate date).^[19]
2004 – Middle Harbor Shoreline Park landscaped.
2007
- East Bay Meditation Center opens.^[16]^[20]
- Ron Dellums becomes mayor.
2008 – Cathedral of Christ the Light dedicated.
2009
- January 1: BART Police shooting of Oscar Grant.
- March 21: 2009 shootings of Oakland police officers.
- Oakland Local begins publication.^[21]
2010
- Ace Monster Toys founded.^[22]
- Population: city 390,724; metro 4,335,391.^[23]
2011
- October 10: Occupy Oakland begins.
- Jean Quan becomes mayor.
- Sudoroom established.^[24]
2012
- April 2: Oikos University shooting.
- Oakland Wiki begins publication.^[25]
2014 – Oakland Police Beat begins publication.^[26]
2016
- 2016 Oakland warehouse fire

References[]

^ ^a ^b Disturnell 1883.
^ ^a ^b ^c Davies Project. "American Libraries before 1876". Princeton University. Retrieved November 5, 2013.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Patterson's American Educational Directory. 13. Chicago. 1916. hdl:2027/nyp.33433075985949.
^ B.F. Stilwell, ed. (1869), Directory of the Township and City of Oakland, Oakland, Calif.: Oakland News Office, OL 24159483M
^ ^a ^b "US Newspaper Directory". Chronicling America. Washington DC: Library of Congress. Retrieved November 5, 2013.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Federal Writers' Project 1940: "Oakland"
^ "Railroad celebration at Oakland". California digital newspaper collection. Daily Alta California, Volume 21, Number 7172, 9 November 1869. Retrieved 10 May 2019. New York and Oakland are bound together by ties strapped with iron.
^ "Oakland Public Library Historical Timeline". Retrieved October 30, 2014.
^ California Digital Library. "Browse the Collections". Online Archive of California. University of California. Retrieved November 5, 2013.
^ ^a ^b "Movie Theaters in Oakland, CA". CinemaTreasures.org. Los Angeles: Cinema Treasures LLC. Retrieved November 5, 2013.
^ "History". Oakland Zoo. Retrieved November 5, 2013.
^ Mike Tigas and Sisi Wei (ed.). "Oakland, California". Nonprofit Explorer. New York: ProPublica. Retrieved November 5, 2013.
^ Population of the 100 Largest Cities and Other Urban Places in the United States: 1790 to 1990, US Census Bureau, 1998
^ "OaklandNet: Official Web Site Of The City of Oakland California". Archived from the original on February 1998 – via Internet Archive, Wayback Machine.
^ "Taoist Center". Oakland. Retrieved November 5, 2013.
^ ^a ^b Pluralism Project. "Oakland, California". Directory of Religious Centers. Harvard University. Retrieved October 23, 2013.
^ "Women of Color Resource Center". Archived from the original on February 16, 2003.
^ "Organizations". International Relations and Security Network. Switzerland: Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich. Retrieved October 30, 2014.
^ "Urban Habitat". Archived from the original on 2014-08-15.
^ "Mission and History". Oakland: East Bay Meditation Center. Retrieved November 5, 2013.
^ "California". CJR's Guide to Online News Startups. New York: Columbia Journalism Review. Retrieved November 5, 2013.
^ "Bay Area Consortium of Hackerspaces". Hackerspaces. Retrieved November 9, 2013.
^ "Largest Urbanized Areas With Selected Cities and Metro Areas (2010)". US Census Bureau. 2012.
^ "FAQ". Sudoroom.
^ "About Us". Oakland Wiki. Retrieved November 5, 2013.
^ "Scary Things You Learn From 23 Years of Oakland Police Records", Atlantic Cities, April 10, 2014
^ Federal Writers' Project (1939), "Chronology", California: Guide to the Golden State, American Guide Series, New York: Hastings House – via Open Library

Bibliography[]

Published in the 19th century[]

"Oakland", Disturnell's Stranger's Guide to San Francisco and Vicinity, San Francisco: W.C. Disturnell, 1883
Husted's Oakland, Alameda and Berkeley Directory, San Francisco, Cal.: F.M. Husted
- 1890 ed.
- 1892 ed.
"City of Oakland", Bay of San Francisco, the Metropolis of the Pacific Coast and Its Suburban Cities: a History, Lewis Publishing Company, 1892, OCLC 8666576
Jos. Alex Colquhoun, ed. (1893), "City of Oakland", Illustrated Album of Alameda County, California, Oakland, Calif: Pacific Press

Published in the 20th century[]

Husted's Oakland, Alameda and Berkeley Directory, San Francisco, Cal.: F.M. Husted
- 1905 ed.
- 1909 ed.
- 1911 ed.
- 1915 ed.
- 1924 ed.
San Francisco-Oakland Directory. Oakland: Walter S. Fry Co. 1907.
Joseph Eugene Baker (1914), "Oakland", Past and Present of Alameda County, California, Chicago, Ill.: S.J. Clarke
Polk's Oakland, Berkeley, Alameda City Directory, San Francisco, Cal.: R.L. Polk & Company, 1928
Oakland, Alameda, Berkeley and San Leandro street address telephone directory, Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Co
- 1938 ed.
- 1944 ed.
Federal Writers' Project (1940), "Oakland", San Francisco: The Bay and Its Cities, American Guide Series, NY: Hastings House

External links[]

Items related to Oakland, various dates (via Digital Public Library of America)

[FOOTNOTEDisturnell1883-1] Disturnell 1883.

[davies-2] Davies Project. "American Libraries before 1876". Princeton University. Retrieved November 5, 2013.

[patterson1916-3] Patterson's American Educational Directory. 13. Chicago. 1916. hdl:2027/nyp.33433075985949.

[4] B.F. Stilwell, ed. (1869), Directory of the Township and City of Oakland, Oakland, Calif.: Oakland News Office, OL 24159483M

[LOC-5] "US Newspaper Directory". Chronicling America. Washington DC: Library of Congress. Retrieved November 5, 2013.

[FOOTNOTEFederal_Writers'_Project1940-6] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Federal Writers' Project 1940: "Oakland"

[DAC_oakland-7] "Railroad celebration at Oakland". California digital newspaper collection. Daily Alta California, Volume 21, Number 7172, 9 November 1869. Retrieved 10 May 2019. New York and Oakland are bound together by ties strapped with iron.

[8] "Oakland Public Library Historical Timeline". Retrieved October 30, 2014.

[9] California Digital Library. "Browse the Collections". Online Archive of California. University of California. Retrieved November 5, 2013.

[cinema-10] "Movie Theaters in Oakland, CA". CinemaTreasures.org. Los Angeles: Cinema Treasures LLC. Retrieved November 5, 2013.

[11] "History". Oakland Zoo. Retrieved November 5, 2013.

[12] Mike Tigas and Sisi Wei (ed.). "Oakland, California". Nonprofit Explorer. New York: ProPublica. Retrieved November 5, 2013.

[census1998-13] Population of the 100 Largest Cities and Other Urban Places in the United States: 1790 to 1990, US Census Bureau, 1998

[14] "OaklandNet: Official Web Site Of The City of Oakland California". Archived from the original on February 1998 – via Internet Archive, Wayback Machine.

[15] "Taoist Center". Oakland. Retrieved November 5, 2013.

[pluralism-16] Pluralism Project. "Oakland, California". Directory of Religious Centers. Harvard University. Retrieved October 23, 2013.

[17] "Women of Color Resource Center". Archived from the original on February 16, 2003.

[ISN-18] "Organizations". International Relations and Security Network. Switzerland: Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich. Retrieved October 30, 2014.

[19] "Urban Habitat". Archived from the original on 2014-08-15.

[20] "Mission and History". Oakland: East Bay Meditation Center. Retrieved November 5, 2013.

[cjr-21] "California". CJR's Guide to Online News Startups. New York: Columbia Journalism Review. Retrieved November 5, 2013.

[hackerspaces-22] "Bay Area Consortium of Hackerspaces". Hackerspaces. Retrieved November 9, 2013.

[23] "Largest Urbanized Areas With Selected Cities and Metro Areas (2010)". US Census Bureau. 2012.

[24] "FAQ". Sudoroom.

[25] "About Us". Oakland Wiki. Retrieved November 5, 2013.

[26] "Scary Things You Learn From 23 Years of Oakland Police Records", Atlantic Cities, April 10, 2014

[27] Federal Writers' Project (1939), "Chronology", California: Guide to the Golden State, American Guide Series, New York: Hastings House – via Open Library

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Timeline of Oakland, California

Contents

19th century[]

20th century[]

21st century[]

See also[]

References[]

Bibliography[]

Published in the 19th century[]

Published in the 20th century[]

External links[]