▁as ▁a ▁g host ▁town ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁short age ▁of ▁other ▁drug ▁deal ers ▁whose ▁absence ▁was ▁attributed ▁to ▁the ▁king pin ' s ▁domin ance ▁over ▁the ▁area . ▁O thers ▁believe ▁it ▁der ives ▁from ▁the ▁two ▁former ▁c asket ▁companies ▁located ▁side ▁by ▁side ▁on ▁Fil bert ▁Street ▁between ▁ 3 0 th ▁and ▁ 3 2 nd ▁Stre ets . ▁Ghost ▁Town ▁st ret ches ▁from ▁ 2 7 th ▁Street ▁to ▁ 3 5 th ▁Street ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁immediately ▁south west ▁of ▁the ▁Mac Ar thur ▁Maz e . ▁O thers ▁see ▁the ▁neighborhood ▁bounded ▁by ▁Ad eline ▁on ▁the ▁West ▁and ▁San ▁Pablo ▁on ▁the ▁East . ▁Ghost ▁Town ▁Far ms , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁more ▁successful ▁expressions ▁of ▁urban ▁agricult ure ▁activity ▁in ▁Oak land ▁is ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁heart ▁of ▁the ▁district ▁at ▁ 2 7 2 7 ▁Martin ▁Luther ▁King ▁Jr . ▁Way , ▁between ▁ 2 7 th ▁and ▁ 2 8 th ▁Stre ets . ▁ ▁The ▁area ▁is ▁also ▁one ▁of ▁Oak land ' s ▁many ▁open - air ▁art ▁gall eries , ▁with ▁exception al ▁m ural ist ▁work ▁contin ually ▁on ▁exhibition , ▁particularly ▁along ▁Martin ▁Luther ▁King ▁Jr . ▁Way . ▁This ▁neighborhood ▁has ▁an ▁active ▁citiz en ▁crime ▁pat rol , ▁including ▁one ▁group ▁of ▁sen iors ▁who ▁walk ▁the ▁neighborhood ▁week ly ▁to ▁get ▁physical ▁exercise ▁and ▁report ▁bl ight . ▁Jerry ▁Brown , ▁governor ▁of ▁California ▁and ▁former ▁Mayor ▁of ▁Oak land ▁stated