Documents about the Alameda Beltline, 1924-1927

Name/Title

Documents about the Alameda Beltline, 1924-1927

Entry/Object ID

2011.85.17

Scope and Content

Accession No. 11.85.17 Subject Category: City of Alameda Date or Period: 1924-1927 Object: Folder, file Description: Tan legal size manila file folder. Folder tab has caption handwritten in black ink: ‘Alameda Beltline Railroad’. Front cover incorrectly states ‘statistics’. L 14 3/4" x W 9". History of Object: Documents, maps and proposed blueprints of the sale of the Alameda Beltline Railroad. Includes reports and cost estimates, opinions from affected businesses (Alameda Packers, California Packing Corporation), correspondence from committee members, as well as a September, 1924 summary with 3 basic points, including 1. Need for expansion; 2. Enabling entry of transcontinental rail traffic; 3. Repurchase by city at same cost upon notice of one year; also a Belt Line Chronology as per records of C.E. Hickok, City Manager. Acquired from: City of Alameda Cataloged: December 21, 2011