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Re: Oakland council bans coal
Author: Ken Shattock (KRK)
Date: 07-02-2016 - 07:21

John H Wrote:
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> There was coal yard on Claremont Ave in north
> Oakland before 1940. The coal yard was located on
> the lot where the Colombo Club is today, across
> the street from the DMV office. There was a short
> spur off the Key for rail service...

Thanks for the info, John. Kind of funny, huh, how these 'coal yards' in residential Oakland required rail service. Take "Robert's Coal" that I mentioned earlier out at High Street and MacArthur Blvd. They had a spur off of the "California Railway" that ran up to Leona Heights. In later years, when they got out of the coal business, they became Robert's Tires. Same location.

KRK

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  Re: Oakland council bans coal Ken Shattock (KRK) 07-02-2016 - 07:21
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