Brookfield Village, Oakland, California

Coordinates: 37°44′07″N 122°11′10″W / 37.73528°N 122.18611°W / 37.73528; -122.18611 Brookfield Village is an Oakland, California neighborhood located in East Oakland near Oakland International Airport. The main streets are 98th Avenue and Edes Avenue.

Brookfield Village was built during World War II in response to the influx of workers needed for the war industries, on land which had been zoned for industrial uses.[1] It was one of the first suburban style tract house developments in Oakland.


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References

  1. The Brookfield Branch: Serving the Needs of the Brookfield Village Archived May 5, 2009, at the Wayback Machine. Friends of the Oakland Public Library
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