“We have lived at many different addresses but the only one I can readily recall is 2038 34th Avenue, Oakland. All six of us children were born in that house.” – Cecil Rhodes.
Vonnie and Earl and Mildred and Cecil and Ralph and Les were born here, starting in 1904, and the house is still standing. It was on Bray avenue in Fruitvale, which is now 34th avenue in Oakland. I found a hand drawn map that pinpoints the location, and I’ve matched it up to a present day Google map.

 

This is what is used to look like in 1904:

Bray Ave. in 1904

 And in 1918:

This hand drawn map is interesting to check out. Who drew it? Was in Harry Rhodes? Some of the street names have changed. You can see where the creeks ran. The Rhodes’ house is the little tiny box, right in the middle.

And how it lines up with the google map.

 

And here’s a close up satellite picture.

Here is a Google map of the area, and if you have it, a Google Earth map.

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