Acorn, Oakland

#187 among attractions in Oakland

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Acorn or Acorn Projects are a series of housing projects in the Acorn Redevelopment Project Area or the Acorn neighborhood of West Oakland. Acorn, also known as "The Corns" or the "Cornfields", neighbors a wide variety of public housing. It is bordered by the high rise City Towers Apartments and low rise Mohr Apartments to the South, Cypress Village to the West, Market Street to the east and 10th Street to the north. ()

Coordinates: 37°48'7"N, 122°17'12"W

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West Oakland (Acorn Industrial)Oakland United States

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Day trips

Acorn – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Heinold's First and Last Chance Saloon, Fox Theater, USS Potomac, African American Museum and Library at Oakland.

0.9 miSE
Nightlife
Heinold's First and Last Chance Saloon, Oakland
23 min walk • Heinold's First and Last Chance is a waterfront saloon opened by John M. Heinold in 1883 on Jack London Square in Oakland, California, United States.
1 miNE
Theater, Concerts and shows, Music venue
Fox Theater, Oakland
26 min walk • The Fox Oakland Theatre is a 2,800-seat concert hall, a former movie theater, located at 1807 Telegraph Avenue in Downtown Oakland. It originally opened in 1928, running films until 1970. Designed by Weeks and Day, the theatre is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
0.6 miSE
Specialty museum, Ship, Museum
USS Potomac, Oakland
15 min walk • USS Potomac, formerly USCGC Electra, was Franklin D. Roosevelt's presidential yacht from 1936 until his death in 1945. On August 3, 1941, she played a decoy role while Roosevelt held a secret conference to develop the Atlantic Charter.
0.6 miNE
Museum, Library, History museum
African American Museum and Library at Oakland, Oakland
17 min walk • The African American Museum and Library at Oakland is a museum and non-circulating library dedicated to preserving African American history, experiences and culture on 14th Street in Downtown Oakland.
0.6 miNE
Park, Historic walking areas
Preservation Park, Oakland
15 min walk • Preservation Park is located in Oakland, California. The park includes sixteen historic buildings, five of which stand in their original location, and eleven of which were moved from elsewhere in Oakland to avoid demolition.
0.8 miE
Park
Frank H. Ogawa Plaza, Oakland
22 min walk • Frank H. Ogawa Plaza is a public square located in Downtown Oakland.
~1600 ftNW
Non-profit, Design
The Crucible, Oakland
8 min walk • The Crucible is a nonprofit industrial arts school in Oakland, California, United States. Established in Berkeley in 1999, the institute was moved to its present location in 2003.
0.8 miE
Shopping, Shopping centre
Oakland City Center, Oakland
20 min walk • Oakland City Center is an office, shopping and hotel complex in Downtown Oakland, Oakland, California. The complex is the product of a redevelopment project begun in the late 1950s. It covers twelve city blocks between Broadway on the east, Martin Luther King Jr. Way on the west, Frank H.
0.9 miE
Tower, Romanesque architecture, Neo-renaissance architecture
Tribune Tower, Oakland
22 min walk • The Tribune Tower is a 305-ft. 22-story building located in downtown Oakland, California. Built in 1906, tower erected in 1923, the 89,251 sq.-ft. building was the tallest building in Oakland constructed in the 1920s.
0.7 miE
Tower, Postmodern architecture
Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building, Oakland
17 min walk • The Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building complex is a federal building complex in Oakland, California, constructed as part of the Oakland City Center redevelopment project.
0.5 miSE
Museum, Ship
United States lightship Relief, Oakland
14 min walk • United States lightship Relief is a lightvessel now serving as a museum ship in Oakland, California. Built in 1950, she is one of a small number of surviving lightships, and one of an even smaller number built specifically for the United States Coast Guard.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Acorn?

Nearby attractions include The Crucible, Oakland (8 min walk), Greek Orthodox Church of the Assumption, Oakland (12 min walk), Port of Oakland, Oakland (12 min walk), Peralta Villa, Oakland (12 min walk).

How to get to Acorn by public transport?

The nearest stations to Acorn:

Bus

7th Street & Filbert Street • Lines: 62, 800 (3 min walk)
7th Street & Adeline Street • Lines: 36, 62, 800 (4 min walk)

Metro

West Oakland • Lines: Blue, Green, Red, Yellow (13 min walk)
Oakland City Center - 12th Street • Lines: Orange, Red, Yellow (21 min walk)

Ferry

Oakland Jack London Square Terminal • Lines: San Francisco Bay Ferry (16 min walk)
Alameda Main Street Terminal • Lines: San Francisco Bay Ferry (23 min walk)

Train

Oakland-Jack London Square (26 min walk)