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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/Wn1hS2tdYY This 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. #StoryofArhoolie This 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. #IntoTheEther This 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.

See "The Farms of West Oakland" by #PrestonGannaway, on display, in the Terminal 2 connector between Terminal 1 and 2. https://t.co/Wyr2zuwdCs #oakland #westoakland #photography This tweet was posted on April 29, 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.