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The '''Piedmont Avenue''' ] is a district in North ]. It is named for Piedmont Avenue, the main commercial street of the district. The neighborhood is bounded by Broadway on the west, Oakland Avenue and ] (a separate municipality, an ] within Oakland) on the East, the Mountain View Cemetery on the north, and the MacArthur Freeway (Interstate 580) on the south. The '''Piedmont Avenue''' neighborhood is a district in North ]. It is named for Piedmont Avenue, the main commercial street of the district. The neighborhood is bounded by Broadway on the west, Oakland Avenue and ] (a separate municipality, an ] within Oakland) on the east, the ] on the north, and the ] on the south.


Historically, the Piedmont Avenue shopping area has provided retail shopping for the upscale town of ], as well as Oakland's own affluent ], which along with the city's wealthy ], converge on the north and east borders of the Piedmont Avenue neighborhood. Many trendy and highly rated restaurants and an eclectic array of boutique retailers line the street. The Piedmont Avenue shopping area has provided retail shopping for the town of ], as well as Oakland's own affluent ], which along with the city's wealthy ], converge on the north and east borders of the Piedmont Avenue neighborhood. Many restaurants and boutique retailers line the street.


==History==
There are several landmarks in the area. The center of the Piedmont Avenue commercial strip is a ]-designed 1916 red brick building, originally built as the Fred C. Turner Stores, which is at the corner of 40th St. and Piedmont Avenue. Next door is the location of the original ] store.
The Piedmont Avenue neighborhood was founded in the late 1800s.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.visitoakland.com/things-to-do/neighborhoods/piedmont-ave/|title=Piedmont Avenue {{!}} The Piedmont Neighborhood in Oakland, CA|website=www.visitoakland.com|access-date=2018-09-05}}</ref> It was annexed into Oakland in 1897.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://panil.org/history/chronology.htm|title=PANIL - Neighborhood Chronology|website=panil.org|access-date=2018-09-05}}</ref>
⚫ ]
At the north end of Piedmont Avenue and Pleasant Valley Avenue is the hillside ], which was designed by ] and is just up the street from the Julia Morgan-designed ].


==Landmarks and features==
⚫ Piedmont Avenue was once the terminus of the ]'s C line, which provided ] train service to ] until the late 1950s. The station building at 41st Street is still there, but a parking lot now occupies the land where the tracks were. A mural formerly appeared on the old station building and memorial plaque commemorate the Key System days. Several ] bus lines now serve the neighborhood including the C Transbay line, an ] with WiFi internet service, which takes passengers directly to the Transbay Terminal in Downtown San Francisco, without bus transfers.
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At the north end of Piedmont Avenue and Pleasant Valley Avenue is the hillside ], which was designed by ] and opened in 1863. It is known for Millionaire's Row, a section high on the hill lined with the ornate mausoleums of wealthy families, including those of ], ], and ]. Other notable people buried in the cemetery include civil rights activists ] and ], poet ], and architect ], who also designed the nearby ]. The cemetery was featured prominently in the 2018 movie '']''.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.kqed.org/arts/13837184/blindspotting-is-a-spot-on-portrait-of-an-oakland-in-flux|title='Blindspotting' is a Spot-On Portrait of an Oakland in Flux|date=2018-07-17|work=KQED|access-date=2018-09-05|language=en-us}}</ref>


Near the center of the Piedmont Avenue commercial strip, at 4021 is another Julia Morgan-designed building, originally built as the Fred C. Turner Stores. This 1916 red brick building hosts both restaurants and retail, and features glazed terra cotta in the style of the ] family.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Wurm |first1=Ted |title=Historic Piedmont Avenue |url=http://panil.org/history/notes_1990_5.html |accessdate=5 September 2018 |publisher=Oakland Heritage Alliance News |date=Winter-Spring 1990}}</ref>
]'s flagship hospital is located in the southern part of the neighborhood.


Next door is the location of the original ] store.
⚫ , located north of the business district, has grades Kindergarten through 5th. Attendance is roughly 350; average class size about 20. The Catholic Church of Saint Leo the Great also operates a school on Piedmont Avenue. A small private school, Park Day also has a middle school campus located on Ridgeway near Piedmont, and the Archway School (grades K-8) is at 41st and Gilbert .


⚫ Piedmont Avenue also has "the Bay Area's Book Row," with multiple independent bookstores concentrated within a six-block radius.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Drummond: Oakland's Piedmont Avenue show bookstores' death reports exaggerated|url = http://www.marinij.com/article/ZZ/20150401/NEWS/150409792|website = www.marinij.com|access-date = 2016-02-13}}</ref>, the Piedmont Theatre, which is the oldest still-operating theater in Oakland (built in 1917);<ref>https://www.landmarktheatres.com/san-francisco-east-bay/piedmont-theatre/info/ref> and the 1893 ice cream parlor ], which was featured in ]'s 2009 movie '']''.
A small park east of Piedmont Avenue contains an open-air section of Glen Echo Creek.


] ]

⚫ The Piedmont Avenue commercial area features numerous locally-owned small businesses, including shops, bars, restaurants and bookstores. Piedmont Avenue has recently become known as the Bay Area's Book Row, with six independent bookstores concentrated within a six-block radius.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Drummond: Oakland's Piedmont Avenue show bookstores' death reports exaggerated|url = http://www.marinij.com/article/ZZ/20150401/NEWS/150409792|website = www.marinij.com|access-date = 2016-02-13}}</ref> The oldest still-operating theater in Oakland (built in 1917), a gym, and numerous specialty stores. There are several coffee shops, a tea shop, and a number of restaurants with diverse types of food. There is a full-service grocery and several smaller food stores. Piedmont Avenue's ], founded in 1893, was featured in ]'s 2009 movie '']''.
⚫ Piedmont Avenue was once the terminus of the ]'s C line, which provided ] train service to ] until the late 1950s. The station building at 41st Street is still there, but a parking lot now occupies the land where the tracks were. A mural formerly appeared on the old station building, and there is a memorial plaque commemorating the Key System days. Several ] bus lines now serve the neighborhood including the C Transbay line, an ] with WiFi internet service, which takes passengers directly to the ] in Downtown San Francisco, without bus transfers.

]'s flagship hospital campus is located in the southern part of the neighborhood. Nearby is Oak Glen Park, which contains an open-air section of Glen Echo Creek.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.oaklandmagazine.com/Oakland-Magazine/July-August-2012/Glen-Echo-Creeks-Parks/|title=Glen Echo Creek’s Parks - Oakland Magazine - July-August 2012 - Oakland, California|website=www.oaklandmagazine.com|language=en|access-date=2018-09-05}}</ref>

==Education==

⚫ , located north of the business district, has grades Kindergarten through 5th. Attendance is roughly 350; average class size about 20. The Catholic Church of Saint Leo the Great also operates a school on Piedmont Avenue. A small private school, Park Day also has a middle school campus located on Ridgeway near Piedmont, and the Archway School (grades K-8) is at 41st and Gilbert .


==References== ==References==
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The Piedmont Avenue neighborhood is a district in North Oakland, California. It is named for Piedmont Avenue, the main commercial street of the district. The neighborhood is bounded by Broadway on the west, Oakland Avenue and City of Piedmont (a separate municipality, an enclave within Oakland) on the east, the Mountain View Cemetery on the north, and the MacArthur Freeway section of Interstate 580 on the south.

The Piedmont Avenue shopping area has provided retail shopping for the town of Piedmont, California, as well as Oakland's own affluent Montclair neighborhood, which along with the city's wealthy Rockridge neighborhood, converge on the north and east borders of the Piedmont Avenue neighborhood. Many restaurants and boutique retailers line the street.

History

The Piedmont Avenue neighborhood was founded in the late 1800s. It was annexed into Oakland in 1897.

Landmarks and features

The gates of the Mountain View Cemetery at the end of Piedmont Avenue

At the north end of Piedmont Avenue and Pleasant Valley Avenue is the hillside Mountain View Cemetery, which was designed by Frederick Law Olmsted and opened in 1863. It is known for Millionaire's Row, a section high on the hill lined with the ornate mausoleums of wealthy families, including those of Domingo Ghirardelli, Henry J. Kaiser, and Charles Crocker. Other notable people buried in the cemetery include civil rights activists Fred Korematsu and Bobby Hutton, poet Ina Coolbrith, and architect Julia Morgan, who also designed the nearby Chapel of the Chimes. The cemetery was featured prominently in the 2018 movie Blindspotting.

Near the center of the Piedmont Avenue commercial strip, at 4021 is another Julia Morgan-designed building, originally built as the Fred C. Turner Stores. This 1916 red brick building hosts both restaurants and retail, and features glazed terra cotta in the style of the della Robbia family.

Next door is the location of the original Longs Drugs store.

Piedmont Avenue also has "the Bay Area's Book Row," with multiple independent bookstores concentrated within a six-block radius., the Piedmont Theatre, which is the oldest still-operating theater in Oakland (built in 1917);Cite error: A <ref> tag is missing the closing </ref> (see the help page).

Education

Piedmont Avenue Elementary School, located north of the business district, has grades Kindergarten through 5th. Attendance is roughly 350; average class size about 20. The Catholic Church of Saint Leo the Great also operates a school on Piedmont Avenue. A small private school, Park Day also has a middle school campus located on Ridgeway near Piedmont, and the Archway School (grades K-8) is at 41st and Gilbert .

References

  1. "Piedmont Avenue | The Piedmont Neighborhood in Oakland, CA". www.visitoakland.com. Retrieved 2018-09-05.
  2. "PANIL - Neighborhood Chronology". panil.org. Retrieved 2018-09-05.
  3. "'Blindspotting' is a Spot-On Portrait of an Oakland in Flux". KQED. 2018-07-17. Retrieved 2018-09-05.
  4. Wurm, Ted (Winter–Spring 1990). "Historic Piedmont Avenue". Oakland Heritage Alliance News. Retrieved 5 September 2018.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: date format (link)
  5. "Drummond: Oakland's Piedmont Avenue show bookstores' death reports exaggerated". www.marinij.com. Retrieved 2016-02-13.

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