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A cityscape with modern buildings and a smartphone displaying a map. 1
A building with a colorful mural and a sign that reads 'La Clinica de La Raza'. 2
A church with a tall bell tower, arched windows, and a tree in the foreground. 3
A restaurant named 'CINCO DE MAYO' with a green awning and outdoor seating. 4
A plaza with a decorative fountain, palm trees, and a pedestrian bridge in the background. 5
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The previous price was AU$10 and current price is AU$8 per adult
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Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 1h 11m
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Multiple languages

Overview

  • Beneath Oakland's roaring elevated tracks sits Fruitvale Transit Village, a area designed not by remote bureaucrats, but by residents who refused to be paved over. In 1991, the transit agency planned a massive concrete commuter garage that would have cut Fruitvale in half. Instead, organisers seized the land to build an ecosystem of public health, bilingual learning, housing, and family enterprise. Walk alongside planner Tom and local insider Lucia to experience the battles, heartbreaks, and hard-won victories behind one of the world's most studied community-led developments.

    • A 1.1 km self-guided tour with 6 stops over 71 min
    • Ideal for travellers interested in Urbanism, Infrastructure & Innovation and Power, Protest & Civic Spaces
    • Immersively told in a podcast style by experts and locals
    • Matching audio content, AI guide and navigation through the app
    • Public transport is needed between some stops

Activity location

  • Fruitvale BART
    • 94601, Oakland, California, United States

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • 3401 E 12th St
    • 3401 East 12th Street
    • 94601, Oakland, California, United States

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Podcast Tour Oakland: Fruitvale - The Village They Built in Multilingual

  • Activity duration is 1 hour and 11 minutes1h 11m
    1h 11m
  • Opening hours: Sat 12:00 am-11:59 pm
  • English
Price details
AU$9.51
AU$7.61 x 1 AdultAU$7.61
Total
The previous price was AU$9.51 and current price is AU$7.61
20% off

What's included, what's not

  • Inclusions
    Verified facts woven into an engaging storey
  • Inclusions
    Interactive in-app guide for questions about the storey and surroundings
  • Inclusions
    Precise navigation between the stops
  • Inclusions
    Immersive podcast-style audio featuring experts and locals

Know before you book

    • Service animals allowed
    • Public transport options are available nearby
    • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Activity itinerary

Fruitvale BART

  • 10m
The transit hub where a planned parking deck sparked a community uprising that gave birth to the Fruitvale Transit Village.

3301 E 12th St

  • 10m
The open pedestrian courtyard that replaced the planned parking deck, functioning as the cultural living room of Fruitvale.

3301 E 12th St suite 271

  • 10m
A pioneering bilingual public library embedded directly inside the Village, holding the city's largest Spanish collection.

3340 International Blvd

  • 10m
An artisanal Jaliscan ice cream counter inside the public market, embodying small immigrant enterprise and culinary memory.

St. Elizabeth Catholic Church

  • 10m
A historic sanctuary that hosted early United Farm Workers organising and decades of immigrant civil rights movements.

La Clinica de La Raza, Fruitvale Village

  • 10m
A comprehensive community health centre born from 1970s Chicano student activism, anchoring healthcare as transit infrastructure.

Location

Activity location

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    Fruitvale BART
    • 94601, Oakland, California, United States

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLE
    3401 E 12th St
    • 3401 East 12th Street
    • 94601, Oakland, California, United States

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