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Place Name
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Oakland
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Place Status (Type)
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city
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Capital Of
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Alameda County
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Population
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372,242 (1990)
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Location
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Alameda County, California (CA), United States, North America
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Latitude
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37°46'N
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Longitude
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122°13'W
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Oakland
, city (1990 pop. 372,242),  Alameda
co., W Calif., 6 mi/9.7 km E of San Francisco,
on the E side of San Francisco Bay; 37°46'N 122°13'W. Together with
San Francisco and San Jose, the city comprises the 4th-largest
metropolitan area in the U.S. A containerized shipping port and a major
RR terminus, Oakland has shipyards, chemical plants, glassworks,
food-processing establishments, and an iron foundry. Mfg. includes
foods, cleaners, electronic goods, canvas prods., and fabricated metal
prods. The San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge was opened in
1936 and connects Oakland with other nearby cities. Oakland is the hq.
and hub of the Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART), a 3-co. rapid transit
system connected to San Francisco that began operation in 1972. Oakland
Internatl. Airport, at Bay Farm Isl. (peninsula) in S. An extremely
severe earthquake on Oct. 17, 1989, which struck during a World Series
baseball game in the San Francisco Bay area, resulted in great damage
to Oakland as well as to the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge. About
1 mi/1.6 km of Interstate 880 highway, in
Oakland collapsed. The earthquake's toll took 62 lives and injured
thousands; major repair and reconstruction efforts
immediately ensued. Other principal redevelopment since the 1970s has
focused on Oakland's waterfront area. Of interest are the Oakland
Mus., Chabot Observatory, the Morcom Rose Garden, and Jack London
Square. The city has a symphony orchestra, notable parks, a state
arboretum, a children's amusement park, and a zoo. Seat of Mills Col.,
Holy Names Col., Calif. Col. of Arts and Crafts, Laney Col., and
Merritt Col.; Univ. of Calif. at Berkeley is to N. The large U.S. Naval
Supply Depot and a Oakland Army Base are in W part of city, on bay;
Alameda Naval Air Station to SW, in Alameda; Oak Knoll Naval Medical
Center in SE. The Oakland-Alameda Co. Coliseum and Arena is the home
of the city's major league professional baseball team (the Oakland
Athletics). Anthony Chabot and Redwood regional parks to E; Upper San
Leandro Reservoir to E, L. Chabot reservoir to SE, L. Merritt reservoir
in city, E of downtown; Knowland State Park and Arboretum are in SE.
Inc. 1852.
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