Coffee & banh mi
Nomad Cafe
6500 Shattuck Ave
The anchor of the Shattuck strip since 2003 — coffee, breakfast and banh mi.
Hello, neighbor
Welcome to Bushrod.
Craftsman porches, century-old street trees, a ten-acre park where baseball legends learned the game, and some of the best pie in the East Bay. This is a neighbor-run guide to living in — and loving — Bushrod.
Park est. 1903ZIP 94609Alcatraz to Hwy 24 · MLK to Telegraph
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59th St & Shattuck Ave
A park left to the city, forever.
In 1903 Dr. Bushrod Washington James gave the land that became Bushrod Park, on the promise it would stay a public park. More than a century on, it’s still the neighborhood’s backyard.
Lighted tennisBasketballBall fieldsPlaygroundRec center
The home field
560 59TH ST- 1903 Land given to the city to stay a public park, forever.
- 1938 Don Budge, who learned tennis on these courts, wins the first Grand Slam.
- 1960s A young Rickey Henderson plays ball on what’s now Billy Martin Field.
- 2017 Steph Curry renovates the rec center gym and courts.
Around the corner
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Neighborhood favorites
Pizza & deli
Nick’s Pizza
6400 Shattuck Ave
Sourdough pizza, house-made bread and deli sandwiches on the Shattuck strip.
Soul food & pie
Lois the Pie Queen
851 60th St at Adeline
A North Oakland institution for soul-food breakfasts — and, of course, the pie.
On the calendar
This week & next
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Temescal Farmers’ Market 9 AM–1 PM · 5300 Claremont AveMarket
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South Berkeley Farmers’ Market 2–6:30 PM · Adeline St & 63rd StMarket
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History of the Elephant Barn, the New Deal WPA Sculpture, and the 415 Society 7–8 PM · Chapel of the ChimesHistory
Keep the block in shape
See a pothole? Tell Oak 311.
Potholes, illegal dumping, broken streetlights, graffiti: call 311 or (510) 615-5566, or use the app. Reports with a photo and an exact location get handled faster.
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