Acorn

Acorn or Acorn Projects are a series of housing projects in the Acorn Redevelopment Project Area or the Acorn neighborhood of West Oakland. Acorn, also known as "The Corns" or the "Cornfields", neighbors a wide variety of public housing.
  • Type: Locality
  • Description: human settlement in Oakland, California, United States of America
  • Also known as: Acorn, Oakland, California

Places of Interest

Highlights include Pardee Home and Oakland City Hall.

Garden
Photo: Jack Boucher, Public domain.
The is a house in . It was the home of three generations of the Pardee family. It is now a non-profit showing over 100 years of the life of a prominent California family.

Town hall
is the seat of government for the city of . The current building was completed in 1914, and replaced a prior building that stood on what is now Frank H.

Museum
The is a and non-circulating in the system dedicated to preserving African American history, experiences and culture.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include West Oakland and Old Oakland.

Suburb
is a neighborhood situated in the northwestern corner of , , , situated west of , south of , and north of .

Neighborhood
is a historic district in downtown . The area is located on the northwest side of Broadway, between the City Center complex and the district, and across Broadway from .

Neighborhood
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Prescott is a residential neighborhood and commercial district in in . The neighborhood boundaries are Mandela Parkway to the east, 7th Street to the south, West Grand Avenue to the north, and Frontage Road to the west.

Acorn

Latitude
37.80565° or 37° 48′ 20″ north
Longitude
-122.28667° or 122° 17′ 12″ west
Elevation
13 feet (4 metres)
Open location code
849VRP47+78
Geo­Names ID
9885679
Wiki­data ID
Q4674537
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Igbo—“Acorn” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: Acorn
  • French: Acorn
  • Igbo: Akpịrịkpa, Oakland, California

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