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Montclair (also known as the Montclair District) is a neighborhood of Oakland, California. Montclair is located in the hills east of Piedmont in a valley formed by the Hayward Fault. Although there is no formal definition of the neighborhood, the general boundaries are Thornhill Drive to the north, Highway 13 to the west, Skyline Boulevard to the east, and Ascot Drive to the south. The center of the neighborhood is a compact shopping district known as Montclair Village, which is located next to Highway 13 in the bottom of the valley. The hills of Montclair are heavily forested, and generally characterized by winding streets and large single-family houses. The neighborhood has some of the best public schools in Oakland - Montclair Elementary, Thornhill Elementary, Joaquin Miller Elementary and Montera Middle School.
In the first half of the 20th century, the main line of the Sacramento Northern Railroad ran through Montclair. The tracks ran southward from Lake Temescal, then up Shepherd Canyon to a tunnel, the west portal of which was located immediately below Saroni Drive. Today, much of the old right-of-way in Shepherd Canyon is a pedestrian and bicycle path.
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