Oakland is a major West Coast port city in California. It has a mild, Mediterranean-type climate with warm sunny summers and cool winters. The area was inhabited by Costanoan Indians in the 18th century when the Spanish invaded.
In the early-1970s, unemployment, poverty, and crime rates were high in Oakland. The city began to experience serious problems with gang-controlled dealing of heroin and cocaine when drug kingpin Felix Mitchell created the nation’s first large-scale operation. The murder rate rose to twice that of San Francisco or New York City. In the 1980s Oakland remained as one of America’s most crime-ridden cities Things began to change in the 1990s, much of the city center was rebuilt, and many run-down neighborhoods were gentrified.
Here below are some amazing vintage photos of Oakland by Dave Glass from the 1970s and 1980s that will take you back.
Mr. Budhh, you need to credit the photographer, Dave Glass, and link to his social media @daveglass_foto
Also, all these images are copyright protected and should not be used without permission.
I think the one with the Oscar Grant graffiti probably isn’t actually from the ’80s, which makes these all pretty suspect.
It’s incredible how many of these photos, west Oakland ones specifically, look like they could’ve been taken last week… throw a few slightly newer cars in there
I love that the ‘electric Washouse hasn’t changed much (at least the exterior)
1980s is considered vintage?
Fuuuuck I’m old now
Despite the 80’s being over 100 years ago… some of us remember that time. Everything was black and white though. Color was not invented until 1987.