Bushrod, Oakland, California

The Bushrod neighborhood in North Oakland, Oakland, California, is an area surrounding its namesake park, and bounded by Martin Luther King, Jr. Way to the west, Claremont Avenue to the east, Highway 24 to the south, and the Berkeley border to the north. It borders the neighborhoods of Santa Fe to the west, Fairview Park to the east, and Temescal and Shafter to the south and southeast, respectively. It was named after Bushrod Washington James, a noted homeopath, who left property in his will for the development of Bushrod park. Notable landmarks include the Bushrod Park ballfields and the former Bushrod Washington Elementary School, which share adjoining land on a large greenbelt and open space in the heart of the neighborhood. In 2017, the real estate firm Redfin named Bushrod the hottest neighborhood market in the United States based on traffic to its website by potential home buyers.

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