Download or read book Hella Town written by Mitchell Schwarzer and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2021-09-28 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Oakland is a well-kept secret, a port city of dramatic topography and physical beauty, varied social groups and one-off neighborhoods. In his incisive history, Mitchell Schwarzer examines the development of Oakland's built environment from the onset of the twentieth century to the present, especially in light of its status as a second city playing underdog to glamorous San Francisco across the bay. His book emphasizes the ways transportation networks, housing, industry, commerce, and civic and park projects together shaped a social and political terrain that continues to be defined by class and racial inequalities"--