• Oakland California Vintage Retro Unisex Cotton Jersey Tank Top, Navy, White Logo, Merlin Classics
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Oakland California Vintage Retro Unisex Cotton Jersey Tank Top - White Logo

Oakland California Vintage Retro Unisex Cotton Jersey Tank Top - White Logo

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The Oakland tank, for the town that is The Town. Lightweight Airlume cotton jersey with the Oakland vintage retro logo on the chest in white, for the hottest months of the year.

The tank is the summer Oakland piece: light enough for the trail, the boat and the porch, cut in a retail unisex fit that runs true to size. Order it before the warm weather does the deciding for you.

Unisex jersey tank made from lightweight Airlume combed and ring-spun cotton with a retail fit. Side-seam construction and self-fabric binding help it hold shape, with a tear-away label, and it runs true to size for adults. Solid colors are 100% cotton; select heather/prism shades may include cotton–poly or cotton–poly–rayon blends.

Oakland was incorporated on May 4, 1852, on the Peralta rancho and named for its groves of coast live oak. It was the mainland staging point of the Gold Rush, the western terminus of the Transcontinental Railroad in 1869, and in 1870 Lake Merritt became the first official wildlife refuge in the United States.

Chinatown formed in the 1870s, the 1876 Camron-Stanford House is the lake’s last grand Victorian, the Necklace of Lights has ringed the water since 1925, Timothy Pflueger’s Art Deco Paramount opened in 1931 and the Bay Bridge in 1936. The redwoods of the Oakland Hills rise behind. The Town is the mark on this piece.


QUICK FACTS — OAKLAND CA COTTON JERSEY TANK

Town: Oakland, California

Founded: May 4, 1852

Known for: The Town; Lake Merritt, the first U.S. wildlife refuge (1870); western end of the Transcontinental Railroad (1869); the Paramount Theatre (1931)

Art: Oakland vintage retro logo, white (printed)

Blank: Unisex jersey tank, retail fit, side-seamed, self-fabric binding

Fabric: Airlume combed and ring-spun cotton; solids 100% cotton, heather/prism shades blended

Label: Tear-away

Sizes: S, M, L, XL, 2XL

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How does your sizing work?

Every item is made to order, so please check the size chart on this page before you buy. Women's fitted tees run small; size up for a looser fit. Caps are one size with an adjustable strap.

How are items made and when will they arrive?

We make each item to order using premium blanks, embroidery and soft-hand prints. Production takes 2-5 business days (weekends and holidays excluded), then 4-10 days in transit via USPS, UPS or FedEx to U.S. addresses; most orders arrive within 6-15 business days. You'll get a tracking link the moment it ships. Any current shipping offer is shown in the bar at the top of every page and applies automatically at checkout, no code needed.

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Enter the recipient's address as the shipping address and your own as the billing address at checkout. Nothing ships with a price; the package includes a plain packing slip. Tracking goes to your email, not theirs. For birthdays and holidays, order two weeks ahead to be safe.

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Made-to-order items can't be returned or exchanged for size or color, so please use the size chart and photos before ordering. If anything arrives defective, misprinted or damaged, send a photo and your order number within 30 days and we'll replace it or refund you.

How do I care for my item?

Apparel: wash cold, inside out, with like colors; no bleach; tumble dry low or hang dry. Embroidered pieces: iron inside out to protect the stitching. Caps: spot clean. Printed glasses and water bottles: hand wash only, no dishwasher, so the artwork lasts. Mugs and engraved glasses are dishwasher safe. Any item-specific care notes are in the description above.

Who makes this?

Merlin Classics is a small Connecticut brand making original retro designs for the towns people love. Every piece is printed, embroidered or engraved to order in the USA, and the business supports hunger relief in the communities our collections celebrate.

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The lake earned its jewelry in 1925, when the Necklace of Lights — 126 lampposts strung with 3,400 pearly bulbs — was lit around the shore. Switched off for the wartime blackout in 1941, it stayed dark for nearly half a century until a citizens' campaign relit it in 1987, and it marked its hundredth birthday in 2025. The lake's most famous residents got their honor more recently: black-crowned night herons, stocky and red-eyed, have nested around Lake Merritt and the downtown trees for generations, and in 2019 — after a two-year campaign begun by a class of Oakland third-graders — the City Council voted unanimously to make the night heron the city's first official bird.

So Oakland gathers oak groves, a wild lake with a necklace of lights, redwoods that once steered ships, a night heron on the city seal of the heart, and the end of the transcontinental line onto one East Bay shore — with a 2025 quarter carrying an Oakland story in millions of pockets. Our Oakland designs gather all of that into wearable form. Wear the history. Oakland, California — The Town: oak groves, the Necklace of Lights, and the western end of the line.

Why People Visit Oakland

Visitors come to Oakland for a Bay Area city with its own strong character: a wild lake at its center, redwood groves in the hills, a historic waterfront, and one of the most celebrated food scenes in California. The museums and Jack London Square sit minutes from the lake, and San Francisco is a quick trip across the bay. Equal parts oak-grove heritage and creative energy, Oakland rewards anyone drawn to the heart of the East Bay.

Oakland California Merlin Classics retro logo — California bear and star, California Republic Est. 1850