NOW PLAYING: "TURF Fever" by Kevin Gordon. Michael Chicago, the son of a #Filipino immigrant mother and an alcoholic father, finds an escape from a difficult home life through #Turfing, a form of street dancing with roots in #Oakland. https://t.co/x8A4XtXbB2 #VideoArtsSFOM https://t.co/Wn1hS2tdYYThis tweet was posted on December 09, 2019.
“Oakland Blues” is an #Arhoolie compilation of material from 1948–57 that spotlights some #Oakland bluesmen and women from Louisiana and Texas who came to work in Bay Area shipyards around World War II. #StoryofArhoolieThis tweet was posted on April 24, 2019.
As the twentieth century neared, the balloon had been in existence for over 100 years and was the most prevalent form of #aviation up to that time. This 1910 photo from #Oakland, CA, shows a balloon ascension with onlookers. #IntoTheEtherThis tweet was posted on October 18, 2018.
Did you know our exhibition, "On The Radio" is full of local Bay Area history? During the 1920s, some of the best-performing crystal #radio sets such as the wooden one shown here were manufactured by Uncle Al’s #Radio Shop in #Oakland, #California. #RadioSFO This tweet was posted on October 02, 2018.
In her project, The Farms of #WestOakland, #Oakland-based documentary photographer #PrestonGannaway surveys the diverse range of approaches to and intersections between urban farming and community outreach in West Oakland. This tweet was posted on April 29, 2018.