Rollingwood

History

The federal government contracted David Bohannon, one of the nation's lead mass production developers, to develop Rollingwood. Federal officials approved bank loans to finance construction, requiring that the homes not be sold to African-Americans. In 1952, Wilbur Gary, an African-American navy war veteran, former shipyard worker, and building contractor, purchased a home in Rollingwood from fellow navy war veteran Lieutenant Commander Sidney Hogan. Gary's purchase provoked anger among residents of the formerly all-white town. Soon after the Garys arrived, a mob of 300 white residents gathered in front of Gary's house. The mob shouted racial epithets, hurled a brick through the family's window, and burned a cross on their front lawn.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , all land.

Most-observed species

• American Crow

  Corvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves
  81,436
• Anna's Hummingbird

  Calypte anna (R.Lesson, 1829) · Aves
  75,487
• House Finch

  Haemorhous mexicanus (P.L.Statius Müller, 1776) · Aves
  72,371
• California Towhee

  Melozone crissalis (Vigors, 1839) · Aves
  63,164
• Black Phoebe

  Sayornis nigricans (Swainson, 1827) · Aves
  54,979
• California/Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay

  Aphelocoma californica (Vigors, 1839) · Aves
  54,323
• Song Sparrow

  Melospiza melodia (A.Wilson, 1810) · Aves
  53,063
• Chestnut-backed Chickadee

  Poecile rufescens (J.K.Townsend, 1837) · Aves
  52,623