Saint Mary’s Church

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Saint Mary’s Church is now home to the New Birth Oakland church, but the building dates back to 1872 and the parish was a major part of neighborhood life for over a century.

The area was once home to immigrants from Italy, Portugal and later Mexico, but large swaths of buildings were taken out to build the Nimitz Freeway (I-880) and later I-980. Many residents and businesses were forced to move, and the area was cut off from the rest of nearby West Oakland.