Broadway Auto Row, Oakland, California
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Oakland's Broadway Auto Row is the area north of downtown Oakland along Broadway between Grand Avenue (Uptown) at the Southwest and I-580, 40th Street or even 51st Street to the Northeast. The strip has a history of car dealerships and other automotive service businesses as far back as 1912.[1] The businesses and sales in the area are a part of Oakland's economic base. In recent years, the area is seen as ripe for mixed-use development intensification,[2][3] and other bicycle and pedestrian improvements.[4]
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- Arbuthnot's Tire Shop[5][6]
- A. S. Chisholm Company[7]
- Auto Ignition and Equipment Company[8][9]
- Broadway Ford[10]
- Cochran & Celli Auto[11]
- Golden Gate Steam Laundry[12]
- H.O. Harrison Company[13][14][15]
- King Kovers (1967-2016)[16]
- Motor Electric Specialty Company[17][18]
- Pacific Truck & Tractor Company[12][19]
- Paige Motor Company[20][21]
- Schelbner & Hodson[22][23]
- The Secor Brothers[24]
Tax base
During his term in office, former Oakland Mayor Jerry Brown appeared in a series of televised "Buy Oakland" commercials.[25]
References
- ↑ "All about Auto Row: A (very) brief history". City Homestead (blog). 8 July 2009. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
- ↑ Azevedo, Mary Ann (January 29, 2015). "Developers drive into Oakland's Auto Row with ideas for mixed-use projects". San Francisco Business Times. Archived from the original on January 31, 2015.
- ↑ Traywick, Catherine (November 22, 2011). "Gourmet restaurants, art galleries revive Oakland's Auto Row on Broadway". Oakland North. Berkeley, California.
- ↑ Phillips, Ryan (June 12, 2012). "What comes next for Broadway Auto Row?". Oakland North. Berkeley, California.
- ↑ "Tires". Oakland Tribune. Oakland, California. October 3, 1917. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Opens New Broadway Quarters". Oakland Tribune. Vol. 89, no. 130. Oakland, California. June 30, 1918. p. 50 – via California Digital Newspaper Collection.
- ↑ "New Company To Handle Chalmers Opens Salesroom On Automobile Row". Oakland Enquirer. Oakland, California. June 3, 1916. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "A Good Electrical Repair Job". Oakland Tribune. Oakland, California. December 24, 1916. p. 50 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "New Carburetor Reduces Gas Cost". Oakland Tribune. Vol. 87, no. 131. July 1, 1917. p. 40 – via California Digital Newspaper Collection.
- ↑ Hill, Angela (August 15, 2016). "Oakland's Broadway Ford will close". East Bay Times. Oakland, California. Archived from the original on April 2, 2025.
- ↑ "C&C Chevrolet". Oakland Tribune. 1937-08-15. p. 24. Retrieved 2025-05-18.
- 1 2 "Truck and Tractor Co. Started Here". Oakland Tribune. Vol. 89, no. 123. Oakland, California. June 23, 1918. p. 48 – via California Digital Newspaper Collection.
- ↑ "Auto Company Branch Is Incorporated Here". Oakland Tribune. Oakland, California. August 26, 1909. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "New Motor Car Company to Handle Saxon Cars". Oakland Tribune. Vol. 87, no. 159. Oakland, California. July 29, 1917. p. 43 – via California Digital Newspaper Collection.
- ↑ "Experience Six-Cylinder Smoothness in Your Four". Oakland Tribune. Oakland, California. September 21, 1913. p. 39 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Mara, Janis (August 17, 2016). "King Kovers closes after 40 years". East Bay Times. Oakland, California. Archived from the original on August 8, 2024.
- ↑ "Opens Branch of Specialty Firm". Oakland Tribune. Vol. 87, no. 152. Oakland, California. July 22, 1917. p. 46 – via California Digital Newspaper Collection.
- ↑ "Motor Electric Specialty Co". Oakland Tribune. Oakland, California. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Harvester Truck Rights Held Here". Oakland Tribune. Vol. 89, no. 123. Oakland, California. June 23, 1918. p. 48 – via California Digital Newspaper Collection.
- ↑ "Writes New Chapter of Success Signs Up For Paige Distribution". Oakland Tribune. Vol. 87, no. 159. Oakland, California. p. 44 – via California Digital Newspaper Collection.
- ↑ "When You Buy a Paige". Oakland Tribune. Oakland, California. November 28, 1915. p. 39 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "A Tip For You". Oakland Tribune. Oakland, California. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Electric Firm New Quarters". Oakland Tribune. Vol. 87, no. 145. Oakland, California. July 15, 1917. p. 45 – via California Digital Newspaper Collection.
- ↑ "Auto 'Laundry' Latest Venture". Oakland Tribune. Vol. 87, no. 152. Oakland, California. July 22, 1917. p. 43 – via California Digital Newspaper Collection.
- ↑ Chip Johnson (21 March 2008). "Oakland's Broadway Ford runs out of gas". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 6 October 2008.