Village Bottoms, Oakland

#168 among attractions in Oakland

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The Village Bottoms is a historic cultural district in the predominantly Black neighborhood of West Oakland, California. Its current revitalization and cultural arts renaissance is being catalyzed by artist/cultural worker Marcel Diallo and a neighborhood of young, black artists including Githinji wa Mbire, Eesuu Orundide, letitia ntofon, and rappers Boots Riley of The Coup, Zumbi of Zion I and Adimu Madyun of rap group Hairdooo. ()

Coordinates: 37°48'38"N, 122°17'58"W

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West Oakland (Prescott)Oakland United States

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Village Bottoms – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Judge John Sutter Regional Shoreline, USS Potomac, Preservation Park, The Crucible.

1.5 miNW
Park
Judge John Sutter Regional Shoreline, Oakland
38 min walk • Judge John Sutter Regional Shoreline is a park located in Oakland, California along the shore of San Francisco Bay at the foot of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge. It is part of the East Bay Regional Parks District. The park opened on October 21, 2020.
1.5 miSE
Specialty museum, Ship, Museum
USS Potomac, Oakland
38 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.
1.3 miE
Park, Historic walking areas
Preservation Park, Oakland
33 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.
0.6 miSE
Non-profit, Design
The Crucible, Oakland
16 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.
1.4 miSE
Museum, Ship
United States lightship Relief, Oakland
37 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.
1.1 miNE
37°49'21"N • 122°17'10"W
City Slicker Farms, Oakland
29 min walk • Park
1.3 miE
Church, Romanesque architecture
First Unitarian Church of Oakland, Oakland
32 min walk • The First Unitarian Church of Oakland is located in western Downtown Oakland, California. It is a member of the Unitarian Universalist Association.
1.2 miE
Museum, History museum
Pardee Home, Oakland
32 min walk • The Pardee Home is a house in Oakland, California. It was the home of three generations of the Pardee family. It is now a non-profit museum showing over 100 years of the life of a prominent California family.
1.3 miSE
Harbor
Port of Oakland, Oakland
33 min walk • The Port of Oakland is a major container ship facility located in Oakland, California, in the San Francisco Bay. It was the first major port on the Pacific Coast of the United States to build terminals for container ships.
1.4 miNW
Beach
Radio Beach, Oakland
37 min walk • The Radio Beach Shoreline is the only beach in Oakland, California. On the San Francisco Bay, it borders the onramp to the Bay Bridge, leading into San Francisco. Its name refers to the radio towers on the beach.
~1360 ftNE
Neighbourhood
West Oakland, Oakland
7 min walk • West Oakland is a neighborhood situated in the northwestern corner of Oakland, California, United States, situated west of Downtown Oakland, south of Emeryville, and north of Alameda.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Village Bottoms?

Nearby attractions include Campbell Village Court, Oakland (4 min walk), Campbell Village, Oakland (4 min walk), West Oakland, Oakland (7 min walk), Oakland Point, Oakland (9 min walk).

How to get to Village Bottoms by public transport?

The nearest stations to Village Bottoms:

Bus

Wood Street & 12th Street • Lines: 14 (3 min walk)
Peralta Street & 10th Street • Lines: 29 (6 min walk)

Metro

West Oakland • Lines: Blue, Green, Red, Yellow (12 min walk)

Ferry

Oakland Jack London Square Terminal • Lines: San Francisco Bay Ferry (39 min walk)