The section adjacent to the Port of Oakland, which includes Port View Park, was originally part of the Oakland Long Wharf or Oakland Pier−Mole, which was the massive western terminus of the Southern Pacific Railroad into San Francisco Bay.
Adjacent to the Port of Oakland lies a section that includes Port View Park, which was originally part of the Oakland Long Wharf or Oakland Pier-Mole, a massive terminal for the Southern Pacific Railroad at the entrance to San Francisco Bay.