Name/Title
Map of parcels, between Chestnut, Park, Buena Vista, and Clinton, c. 1870sEntry/Object ID
2009.18.4Description
ACC. NO. 09.18.4
SUBJECT CATEGORY: CITY OF ALAMEDA
DATE OR PERIOD: CIRCA 1870'S
OBJECT: MAP
DESCRIPTION:
A HAND-DRAWN MAP IN SEPIA- AND RED-COLORED INKS, DRAWN OR ARCHITECTURAL VELLUM PAPER.
SIZE: L 34" X W 23"
HISTORY OF OBJECT:
A MAP DEPICTING PARCELS OF LAND SITES BETWEEN CHESTNUT AND PARK STREETS, AND BETWEEN BUENA VISTA AND CLINTON AVENUES, ALAMEDA. THE AREA WAS KNOWN AS "LANDS ADJACENT TO THE TOWN OF ENCINAL." NO INDICATION OF IMPROVEMENTS OTHER THAN STREETS AS PARK STREET AND RAILROAD (NOW KNOWN AS LINCOLN) AVENUE. IT IS THE CURATOR'S OPINION THAT THE MAP MAY HAVE BEEN DRAWN BETWEEN 1869 AND 1880."
DONOR: CITY OF ALAMEDA
CATALOGED: FEBRUARY 14, 2009