Maxwell Park - Oakland - Unisex Cotton Tee Tompkins Square Park and stories worth telling

and stories worth telling

a North Side lifer

Close to the Rogers Centre

developed as part of a postwar push for new hillside housing circa 1949

Maxwell Park - Oakland - Unisex Cotton Tee Tompkins Square Park and stories worth tellingMaxwell Park was named for real estate developer John P. Maxwell and first established as a residential subdivision around 1921. The neighborhood quickly became known for its terraced streets and Mediterranean Revival homes. Key landmarks include Maxwell Park School and the Maxwell Park neighborhood park, both anchors for family activities. Residents reflect rich ethnic diversity, with community associations fostering neighborhood pride, school