Name/Title
Editions of 'The Secret Alameda' and flyers, 1990, 1992Entry/Object ID
2021.73.10Description
Acc. No. 21.73.10 A-D
Subject Category: Artists; Businesses of Alameda
Date or Period: 1990, 1992
Object: publication and flyers
Description: two editions of a publication and two flyers titled 'The Secret Alameda'. A: Volume 1 no. 1, Winter 1990-1991, featuring a composite image of the shadow of a tree with a drawing of a house, staple bound along the left margins Includes B & C; two different flyers - B: a News Release, C: a Party Invitation - for a Mystery Party at the Courtyard Cafe & Gallery, March 22 (1990). D. Edition #4, with image of a man standing in front of a small tree, with his head hidden by the foliage, professionally printed on glossy paper and stapled in the center. A and D have library bar-code stickers on the reverse. Front cover of D has handwritten location information in red and blue from the library.
Size: L11" x W 8 1/2"
History: Editions 1, 1990, and 4, 1990 of 'The Secret Alameda', published by Richard Whittaker, with contributions by Tom Baxter, Rue Harrison, Dickson Schneider, Mark Koehler, D.X. Dixie, and others, focusing on art, with satirical reviews and interviews, some of which are about Alameda. A. includes an interview with local artist Rhodetta d'Amosel, and plumber and planning commissioner candidate Dan Schulz. Includes advertisements for businesses of the time, such as The Sandwich Board (2412 Webb), Courtyard Cafe (1349 Park St., formerly Franck's music store), Paul's Newsstand (corner Park and Sta Clara), Kevin Patrick Used Books Store (2170 Encinal), Vines Cafe / Thompson's Garden Center (1113 Lincoln). D includes an advertisement for Neptune Beach Revival Day on Webster Street, an article about a new art gallery, 1350 Upstairs on 1350 Park St., mentioning the possibility of exposition space at the new location for the Alameda Historical Museum. Ads include local and regional businesses, notably including The Thin Man String Co. (1506 Webster St.).
Acquired from: Alameda Free Library
Beth Sibley, Reference Desk Librarian
Donation Date: 7/30/2021
Catalog Date: 8/5/2021
