The neighborhood near Oakland Point was initially known by the same name, though its identity soon merged with the rest of
West Oakland, the name it was known by from the early 20th century onward. It was a thriving socially and ethnically mixed neighborhood from the late 19th century through the 1930s. Starting about the time of World War II and up to the present, the area became predominantly African American. African American men who worked as porters on the railroad had long lived in the area together with other ethnic groups, most of whom held other jobs with the railroad. During World War II, thousands of African Americans move into the Bay Area from the southern U.S. to work in the many local war industries, and many of them moved into the established community of African American railroad workers in West Oakland. ;Prescott-Oakland Point The name "Oakland Point" has been recently revived as part of an effort to re-develop West Oakland. It has been adopted by a community group called the
Prescott-Oakland Point Neighborhood Association. Part of the redevelopment of the area includes, appropriately, partial restoration of the historic
16th Street Station. The station will however, not be put to any railroad use, but will become the centerpiece of a housing development known as
Central Station. ==See also==