Temescal
Temescal is one of the oldest neighborhoods in the northern section of Oakland. It is centered around Telegraph Avenue bordered by Broadway and Shattuck Avenue to the east and west, and Claremont Avenue and MacArthur Boulevard to the north and south. Temescal received its name from the Peralta family who established their Rancho San Antonio in the East Bay. It was first applied to the major creek which runs through the district. It was subsequently applied also to the estate of one of the Peralta brothers (Vicente) which was established in today’s Temescal district adjacent to the creek. Primarily a residential neighborhood, Temescal is home to numerous twentieth-century bungalows, multi-family homes and mid-sized apartment complexes. Initially inhabited mostly by Italians, Temescal now hosts people drom from different racial and economic backgrounds. Temescal has become one of the preferred communities since the real estate prices in Rockridge became too high. Tourists also consider Temescal a hip haven.
Temescal has long been an important junction of several principal thoroughfares: Telegraph, Claremont, and Shattuck Avenues, and 51st Street. However, Telegraph Avenue serves as the heart of Temescal. With the numerous dining, shopping and entertainment establishments along Telegraph, you are certainly in for an exciting and worthwhile experience in Temescal. With the wide array of dining choices Temescal offers, it has already been named as a Gourmet Ghetto. You can dine at Addis Ethiopian Restaurant, Church’s Fried Chicken, Kansai Japanese Restaurant or La Calaca Loca Mexican Restaurant among many others. You can also go shopping at Clausen House Thrift Shop. For post-dinner entertainment, you can choose from The Avenue, Kingfish Cafe and Pub and Bigum’s Silver Lion.
One of the greatest attractions is its regular Street Fair usually held at Telegraph Avenue from 47th Street to 51st Street. You should also visit Lake Temescal and Temescal Tool Lending Library managed by the Temescal Branch of the Oakland Public Library.
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