Harlem of the West': Oakland's once-bustling jazz and blues scene along Seventh Street - Local News Matters

Before 2015, East Bay commuters traveling to San Francisco on BART could look forward to passing the vibrant, unforgettable sign for Esther’s Orbit Room

Seventh Street (Oakland, Calif.)

A bygone jazz club is the forgotten story of Oakland's 'Harlem of the West' era

7th Street Oakland Walk of Fame

The New Negro Movement, By Zora Neale Hurston

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This Oakland co-op wants to revive the legendary Esther's Orbit Room and the Seventh Street corridor

Harlem of The West

Harlem of the West, Oakland Public Library

HARLEM STIRRED BY ROOSEVELT JR.; Serenading With Jazz Band, He Makes Pleas to Register at Seven Street Rallies - The New York Times

Seventh Street (Oakland, Calif.)