For a city that owes its name to the oak groves that occupy its prominent lower East
Bay area, Oakland can surprise us with how well it has blended to the modern age
of that has to adopt technology and accommodate industrial necessities, while at
the same time staying in touch with its ecological roots. Deservingly the seat of the
Alameda County, California, Oakland is also a major west coast port as well as a major
commercial destination of the East Bay region.
Oakland’s rich cultural attributes breeds a dynamic impetus to almost everything. From
arts, to tourism, to entertainment, to its outdoor amenities – it has imply created a
unique taste for itself owing perhaps to the diversity of perspectives it can draw ideas
from. Oakland is exhibit A of the positive result of ethnic integration.
History
Tracing its historical chronicles way back to the Ohlone Indians that once ruled most of
the San Francisco Bay area, Oakland perhaps drew inspiration to the 5,000 years of the
Ohlone heritage. Its spirit of resilience and ingenuity somehow points to that.
Oakland was a strategic city during the Gold Rush era. This was the time that people of
different ethnic background came to the city to join the rush. Most of this people settled
for good at Oakland setting the stage for the cultural diversity that Oakland has come to
be so known of. A towering testament to that is its recorded 100 languages and dialects.
Landscape
Oakland can be viewed with two set of eyes; one on its panoramic landscape and the
other on its majestic Victorian to modern architectural wonders. Forming Oakland’s
paradise perimeters are scenic hillside neighborhoods seamlessly blended by lakes,
waterfronts, outdoor spots and other natural gifts. On the other hand is the creativity of
its man-made structures, cost-efficient and yet uncompromisingly picturesque. Owing to
artistic impetus that sprung during the rebuilding projects after the great San Francisco
Earthquake of 1902, these architectural surprises began a tradition of artistic ingenuity
within the city. It is the creative origin that may have ushered the creative invasion of
today’s skyline by bold modern buildings.
Commerce
As if chosen by fate, Oakland is strategically located so that it has become the
ideal location of a major port and the host of the primary commercial center within
its immediate vicinity. Even national and multinational companies saw the wisdom
of setting up their bases in the city as more and more of them have developed
headquarters or research facilities in Oakland. Such economic position gives Oakland
enough financial resilience to wither economic storms like the one the US is having right
now. With enough financial leeway, Oakland is in a better position to provide the best
services it can to its constituency.
Destinations
Home to two major Hollywood studio theatres, Oakland hosts perhaps the most
recreational destinations than most cities have. It has the immense capacity to satisfy
visitors not only with recreation but with the natural peacefulness it has or the bustling
nightlife it has come to be comfortable with.
Property
You can’t be mistaken with Oakland. It has virtually everything. The innate charms
it has will eventually capture the imagination you have of an ideal home. Peaceful
neighborhood, accessibility to commercial center, good schools and efficient delivery of
social services. Certainly, it will hit all the check marks in your book.
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