1-5-1912 SF CallAs Oakland has grown through the years, the City has been forced to renumber addresses throughout the City to avoid confusion. For example, check out this set of ordinances adopted between 1872 and 1905 regarding street addresses. The largest renumbering was in 1912.
Telegraph Avenue
In 1894, Ordinance #1623 specified the addresses on Telegraph Ave. as follows: 1
|
Street (west) |
Start Address |
Street (east) |
Start Address |
Modern Addresses |
| 16th | 1 | Broadway | 2 | 1600 |
| 17th | 101 | 17th or Birnie | 100 | 1700 |
| 18th | 201 | - | - | 1800 |
| 19th or Frederick | 301 | 19th or Durant | 300 | 1900 |
| Williams | 351 | - | - | 1951 |
| 20th or Delger | 401 | 20th or Delger | 400 | 2000 |
| 21st or Hobart | 501 | 21st or Hobart | 500 | 2100 |
| Jones | 551 | - | - | 2151 |
| 22nd or Charter | 601 | 22nd or Walnut | 600 | 2200 |
| 23rd or Simpson | 701 | 23rd or Locust | 700 | 2300 |
| 24th or Elm | 801 | 24th or Elm | 800 | 2400 |
| 25th or Laurel | 901 | 25th or Laurel | 900 | 2500 |
| Sycamore (26th) | 1001 | 26th or Bay | 1000 | 2600 |
| Knox (27th) | 1101 | - | - | 2700 |
| Albion | 1201 | Merrimac | 1200 | 2800 |
| Caledonia | 1301 | Prospect | 1300 | 2900 |
| 30th | 1401 | Orchard | 1400 | 3000 |
| 31st | 1501 | Hawthorne | 1500 | 3100 |
| 32nd | 1601 | - | - | 3200 |
| 33rd | 1701 | - | - | 3300 |
| 34th | 1801 | Plymouth | 1800 | 3400 |
| 35th | 1901 | Edwards | 1900 | 3500 |
The Great 1912 Renumbering
In 1912, the city did a widespread renumbering to make things more consistent. 2 Fortunately the 1912 Sanborn maps usually show the pre-1912 and new addresses.
Links and References
- City Charter of Oakland 1903
- Renumbering Is Near Completion Oakland Tribune January 4, 1912
