Name/Title
Paper Advertising Ephemera from Alameda, 1991-2021Entry/Object ID
2021.141.1Description
Acc. No. 21.141.1 A-T
Subject Category: Businesses of Alameda
Date or Period: 1991-2021
Objects: Paper ephemera
Description: Collection of paper ephemera; business cards, a menu, a ferry ticket, a large cardboard box, a clipping about a house at 1178 Park Ave, a postal card, 2 maps, a plastic bag, and a wooden token.
Sizes: various
History of Objects: Paper ephemera reflecting 30 years of Alameda history, including A. an article about a house at 1178 Park Ave, B. AC Transit Harbor Bay Ferry ticket; C & D, businesses at 1320 Harbor Bay Parkway, E. Barrett J. Parker orthodontics at 1740 Santa Clara Ave. F. Phoenix at 2315 Lincoln Ave., G. Jan Nichols-Franz Piano Studio, (wife of former Red Cross chapter director Jim Franz); H. realtor Evelyn Kennedy with Alain Pinel Realtors, 2212-B South Shore Center W, H. Barons Quality Meats, marketplace in the former Dietz Motors Ford dealership; I. Luque's Upholstering, since 1925, 1532 Park Street; J. Honey salon, 2516 B Santa Clara Ave., K. wooden token Cuts Fitness for men, 2307C Blanding; L. Malaya Tea Room, 920 Central Ave.; M. Asena restaurant, 2508 Santa Clara Avenue; N. and O. business card and menu of Angelas, 1640 Park Street, P. plastic Halloween bag of Alameda Towne Centre; Q. box of the Courtyard Cafe (1349 Park Street); R. schematic map of Lincoln Middle School, c. 2011; S. schematic map of Alameda High School, c. 2014. T. Coupon for Civic Center Parking garage, 1416 Oak Street, compliments of the Alameda Theater.
Acquired from: Myrna van Lunteren
Catalog Date: 12/18/2021Interpretative Labels
Label
On Display in the Merchants' Novelties Display Case: wooden token, for Cuts Fitness for Men, 2307 Blanding, Suite C.
This business model - a gym catered only to men - failed, and the company stopped franchising in 2007.
The location later (2023) housed a Taekwando franchise.
