Bushrod, Oakland, California
The Bushrod neighborhood in North Oakland, Oakland, California, is an area surrounding its namesake park, and bounded by Martin Luther King, Jr. Way to the west, Claremont Avenue to the east, Highway 24 to the south, and the Berkeley border to the north.
It borders the neighborhoods of Santa Fe to the west, Fairview Park to the east, and Temescal and Shafter to the south and southeast, respectively. Notable landmarks include the Bushrod Park ballfields and the former Bushrod Washington Elementary School, which share adjoining land on a large greenbelt and open space in the heart of the neighborhood.
In 2017, the real estate firm Redfin name Bushrod the hottest neighborhood market in the United States based on traffic to its website by potential home buyers.
Demographics
The Bushrod neighborhood is 32.95% African-American, 52% White, 9.7% Hispanic, and 3.62% AsianParks
Bushrod Park
At, Bushrod is one of the largest parks in the North Oakland section of Oakland, California. It is located between Shattuck Avenue and Racine Street to the east and west, and between 61st Street and 59th Street to the north and south.The park was established in 1903 through the donation of seven and a half acres of land by Dr. Bushrod Washington James, a resident of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In the 1910s it was used as a school playground. It has had a long association with local baseball; baseball players Rickey Henderson, Frank Robinson, Billy Martin, and Vada Pinson played at Bushrod in their youth. In the 1960s, the park was used as a practice field by the Oakland Raiders. The tennis courts are named for Don Budge who played here as a youth.
On April 8, 2006, a block of ice fell from the sky and landed in the park, leaving a crater that was several feet wide.