Get to know Crocker Highlands

Oakland’s Crocker Highlands and its neighbor Trestle Glen are often grouped together, the two having a shared history and a unifying style. The neighborhood was designed in 1917 by the Olmsted Brothers, sons of landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted, following the philosophy of the English garden city movement. This meant winding streets that followed the natural contours of the hills and ample green spaces throughout. Furthermore, the purchase of each tract of land required that the owner would spend a significant minimum to build a home, with many buyers spending far more. As a result, the area boasts some of the finest early twentieth-century houses in Oakland, with designs from Julia Morgan and Bernard Maybeck, including Tudors, Spanish Mediterranean, and Beaux Arts houses. For daily groceries or a night out, it’s an easy stroll or bike ride over to the Grand Lake and Lakeshore commercial district for shopping, dining, and a large Saturday farmers market.

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Living in the East Bay

The East Bay is the sunny counterpart to foggy San Francisco, located just across the Bay Bridge, featuring a wide range of neighborhoods from funky downtowns to grand estates set amid rolling hills. Technically comprising Alameda County and Contra Costa County, the East Bay reaches from Albany in the north to Fremont in the south. The region is anchored by Oakland, known to locals as “The Town,” and quintessential college town Berkeley, as well as featuring smaller metropolises like the suburban cities of Walnut Creek and Pleasanton at its eastern borders. The East Bay has its own blend of charm, history, and microclimates that distinguishes it from its neighbors. Nature is always close by, with magnificent redwood groves growing amid urban centers and lakes surrounded with centuries-old oak and sycamore trees. The East Bay has a vibrant and diverse culture, reflected in all aspects of life, but particularly in its many famed and eclectic restaurants.