Inland Jingletown

Visit Fruitvale’s “below the tracks” neighborhood of mills, factories and working people’s houses. The early economy centered on the California Cotton Mills and canneries. By the 1910s the neighborhood had a strong Portuguese community, anchored by Mary Help of Christians Church. The Nimitz Freeway cut the neighborhood (and the Cotton Mills) in half in the 1950s. Industrial zoning eroded the neighborhood, but gave birth to neighborhood activism in the 1970s. A level walk —Pamela Magnuson Peddle & Kathleen DiGiovanni

Meeting Location: Mary Help of Christians Church, 2605 E. 9th St., between 26th and 27th Aves., inland side of 880 freeway

Tour Guides: Pamela Magnuson Peddle & Kathleen DiGiovanni

NOTES:

• PLEASE MEET 15 MINUTES BEFORE listed time to allow for registration.

• We kindly request you register in advance.

• We offer fee waivers for limited income residents— just ask!

• Comfortable walking shoes, sun hats and sunscreen are recommended. Bring water.

• Vouchers, limited-income accommodation, and any other special circumstances should be handled in advance. Please email info@oaklandheritage.org for assistance

• Check your email the morning of the walking tour for any last-minute changes, clarifications, or cancellation.

• If you need assistance navigating Humanitix, please reach out to us at info@oaklandheritage.org or call our office at (510) 763-9218 and we’d be happy to help.

• Due to the ongoing presence of Covid, we will continue to make masks available. If you feel ill the day of a tour, please stay home. If after a tour, you become ill and test positive, please let us know as soon as possible. Thank you.

• Please check out the profiles of tour leaders. We are grateful for their skill and generosity.

• These tours support Oakland Heritage Alliance, a non-profit that tells Oakland’s story through walking tours, lectures, newsletters and advocacy. We welcome volunteers and new members!

Accessibility Note: Easy; a level walk.

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Oakland Heritage Alliance is a 501(c)(3) non-profit membership organization which advocates the protection, preservation, and revitalization of Oakland's architectural, historic, cultural and natural resources through publications, education, and direct action.