The Piedmont Avenue neighborhood is a district in North Oakland, California.

Some areas of North Oakland have seen major gentrification.

Black family life in North Oakland, through the eyes of a schoolboy.

A trace of it survives today as Racine Avenue in North Oakland.

Montclair, Rockridge and some areas in North Oakland have fewer problems with violent crime.

Longfellow is a neighborhood of North Oakland, California.

Through the early 1900s, North Oakland was a vibrant Italian neighborhood including what is now known as the Longfellow district.

The road runs through more farmland and woodland with scattered residences, heading through North Oakland.

They're that thin they'll bu'st long before you git out to North Oakland.

There are others in downtown Oakland and North Oakland.