Rubuta ci gaba don wannan sakin layi - Sunan Fruitvale (asali Fruit Vale) ya fito ne daga lambunan 'ya'yan itace (galibi apricot da ceri) waɗanda suka mamaye yankin a ƙarshen karni na 19. Bayan girgizar ƙasa ta 1906
A shekara ta 1909, hare-haren 'yan gudun hijirar daga San Francisco ya haifar da yawan jama'a, kuma an haɗa unguwar da ba a haɗa ta ba a cikin Birnin Oakland a shekara ta 1909.