11.11.85 at the Kaiser. 🏟️✨ (Memories)

The facts: The Dead covering Rufus Thomas in the heart of Oakland.

The feelings: That loose, bluesy rhythm hitting the soil of ‘The Town.’ You don’t just listen to this set; you inhabit the space. 🏛️🎸

The Spirit: We Survive

#GratefulDead #OaklandHistory

The fire at Camron-Stanford House hits the heart of Oakland’s history. 🏛️🔥 The facts: A 150-year-old masterpiece needs our help. The feelings: We don’t just watch our landmarks burn; we rebuild them. Level up the restoration fund today. 🥂⚖️ #OaklandHistory #SaveCamronStanford

6/ Facts and feelings. 🦋

If you love the deep roots of the East Bay, follow along as we uncover more chapters of our local history. What’s your favorite Oakland landmark? 🌉 #OaklandHistory #TheTown #RealEstate #Oakland

Flashback to Dec 2013: Oakland anarchists took the "Google Bus" protests to a new level. 🧱🚌 After making a "FUCK OFF GOOGLE" banner at a local squat, they blocked a shuttle in West Oakland. Unlike SF's theater, this one ended with a smashed window and a slashed tire. #OaklandHistory #Gentrification

U.S. government to expand public school breakfast programs nationwide.

This is a powerful example of community care as political action, a model that continues to guide C.T.T. C.O.T.T.O.N. — Collective Organizing Toward Transformative Outcomes Now.

#BlackHistory365 #OaklandHistory

‘There are Black people in the future’: Oakland Museum exhibit documents displacement and resistance Visitors can take in a sculptural installation, archival photos, and artefacts highlighting the Black community’s past, present, and future in the East Bay.

A new Oakland Museum exhibit explores Black history and envisions Oakland 1,000 years from now, blending artifacts, archives, and future-focused art to highlight resilience and reimagine The Town.

oaklandside.org/2025/07/18/o...

#BlackFutures #OaklandHistory #ReclaimAndRemain

Lake Merritt, 1945c
Mugshots of a boy looking east across Lake Merritt from Lakeside Park #oakland #oaklandhistory #kodachrome

Lake Temescal Oakland, circa 1938
Sacramento Northern car 1010 just past Lake Temescal. Broadway in the background and elevated Landvale Avenue at right. I think the right-of-way is now a hiking trail #oaklandhistory #transit

... a stronger, more inclusive city for all! 💚

#BarbaraLee #MayorElect #OaklandHistory #Melrose27X #CommunityFirst #OaklandProud

Oakland, March 1959
A view across Lake Merritt toward the under construction Kaiser Center. A lot of buildings were going up at this time, this replaced College of Holy Names which had been built in the 1860s #OaklandHistory #sfmemory