Jingletown
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 Jingletown
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| Coordinates: 37°46′21.4″N 122°13′56.1″W / 37.772611°N 122.232250°WCoordinates: 37°46′21.4″N 122°13′56.1″W / 37.772611°N 122.232250°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Alameda |
| City | Oakland |
| Neighborhood | Fruitvale |
| Elevation | 49 ft (15 m) |
| ZIP code | 94601 |
| Website | jingletown |
Jingletown is a pocket arts community in Oakland, California, adjacent to the Oakland Estuary, and about two miles southeast of Lake Merritt. It is bounded by the Park Street and Fruitvale Bridges, which connect Oakland to the City of Alameda. It is part of the area called Fruitvale (formerly, Brays and Fruit Vale) in East Oakland. A large number of working artists live in converted lofts that are common in the area.
Originally it was part of an area called San Antonio, Oakland, California. The settlement that became San Antonio began in 1851 when James Buskirk Larue bought land from Peralta, west of . The site was west of Clinton. Larue built a store and wharf, and a community grew up around them. The San Francisco and Oakland Railroad built a station at San Antonio. When the Central Pacific Railroad took over the line in 1870, the name changed to Brooklyn. When the Southern Pacific Railroad took over the line in 1883, the name changed to East Oakland.
Clinton and San Antonio joined in 1856 to form a new town called Brooklyn, named after a ship that brought Mormon settlers to California in 1846. Brooklyn joined with nearby Lynn to incorporate in 1870 under the name Brooklyn. In 1872, Brooklyn voters approved their city's annexation by Oakland.
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