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Adams Point, Oakland, California
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Adams Point is a neighborhood of Oakland, California. It is located on the northern shore of Lake Merritt, directly adjacent to Downtown Oakland and the Grand Lake district. It is a triangle bounded by Grand Avenue on the south, Harrison Street on the northwest, and the MacArthur freeway on the northeast. Neighborhood landmarks include the Veteran's Memorial Building, the Earl Warren House, the art deco Bellevue-Staten Building, Lakeside Park, one of Oakland's larger parks, and Children's Fairyland, which is in the park.
The name Adams Point, and the short Adams Street, comes from the name of one of the early landowners/squatters in Oakland, Edson Adams and (See: Rancho San Antonio (Peralta Grant)).
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Downtown and Lake Merritt
Adams Point · Chinatown · City Center · Crocker Highlands · Grand Lake · Jack London Square · Lakeside/Lower Lake Merritt · Old Oakland · Trestle Glen
East Oakland
Dimond District · Elmhurst · Fruitvale · Glenview · Grass Valley · Laurel · Maxwell Park · Oakmore · Redwood Heights · Ridgemont · Seminary · Sequoyah Heights
North Oakland and Montclair
Claremont · Golden Gate · Montclair · Piedmont Avenue · Rockridge · Temescal
West Oakland
Dogtown