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72:. Others see the neighborhood bounded by Adeline on the West and San Pablo on the East. Ghost Town Farms, one of the more successful expressions of urban agriculture activity in Oakland is located in the heart of the district at 2727 Martin Luther King Jr. Way, between 27th and 28th Streets. The area is also one of Oakland's open-air art galleries, with many murals, particularly along Martin Luther King Jr. Way. This neighborhood has an active
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304:"'Ghost Town' a Work in Progress"
857:Urban decay in the United States
220:"A Short History of Ghost Town"
179:Ostler, Scott (June 22, 2007).
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276:"Oakland nabs drug suspects"
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78:Jerry Brown
841:Categories
811:37°49′23″N
714:Ghost Town
661:Longfellow
593:Jingletown
515:Grand Lake
429:2007-09-25
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162:References
99:60 Minutes
53:California
37:Ghost Town
774:Montclair
744:Claremont
671:Rockridge
656:Koreatown
613:Ridgemont
603:Millsmont
583:Fruitvale
495:Chinatown
106:The term
90:sideshows
65:Time Out'
41:Ghosttown
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681:Temescal
676:Santa Fe
623:Seminary
578:Elmhurst
573:Eastmont
478:Downtown
253:Time Out
247:Time Out
189:Archived
150:See also
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59:History
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