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Local Landmarks & Heritage

  • International Boulevard
  • MacArthur Boulevard
  • Fremont High School
  • East Oakland streetcar corridor
  • Kennedy Tract (historic)
  • Seminary Avenue

Neighborhood History

South Kennedy is an East Oakland flatland neighborhood whose name references the Kennedy Tract — one of the residential subdivision plats laid out circa 1912 as Oakland's grid expanded southward along the International Boulevard and MacArthur Boulevard corridors. The neighborhood developed as a working-class suburb served by the electric streetcar lines that connected East Oakland's expanding residential tracts to downtown employment, its modest homes built for the industrial and service workers who made up the backbone of early 20th-century Oakland. International Boulevard runs along the neighborhood's primary commercial and transit edge — the long East Oakland artery that has sustained successive generations of working-class communities with shops, services, and transit access across more than a century of change. Fremont High School on MacArthur Boulevard — one of Oakland Unified School District's oldest high schools, founded in 1912 — serves South Kennedy and the surrounding East Oakland flatland communities as the area's most significant institutional anchor. That working-class flatland character — a neighborhood whose continuity has outlasted the streetcars that built it — is the spirit behind the MY-NHD South Kennedy collection.

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South Kennedy - Oakland -Unisex Cotton Tee

South Kennedy - Oakland -Unisex Cotton Tee

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South Kennedy is named for its position along Kennedy Street toward the southern boundary of Oakland’s historic numbered avenues, with major development around 1912. Originally established as a working-class suburb linked by trolley lines, the neighborhood features Kennedy Tract Park and the bustling International Boulevard. Over time, families and entrepreneurs from many backgrounds have settled here, fostering an inclusive environment renewed by community activism and small business growth.

Crafted from 100% US cotton, this heavy cotton tee features a structured yet soft feel that works across all seasons. The unisex fit offers a comfortable and flattering silhouette for all body types. Whether you're still walking your old block or just looking for a way to keep a piece of Oakland with you wherever you go, this shirt makes that connection visible and personal.

  • A comfy, relaxed wear
  • Sizes from S–5XL
  • Choose your color!
  • Sizing chart at the end of the product images

 

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