Interurban Train Time Table, Alameda - San Francisco, 1940

Name/Title

Interurban Train Time Table, Alameda - San Francisco, 1940

Entry/Object ID

2023.29.1

Description

Acc. No. 23.29.1 Subject Category: Transportation, Trains Date or Period: 1940 Object: time table Description: A card stock flyer, darkened to brown by age, headlined in small Bold print: 'ALAMEDA - SAN FRANCISCO' and in large bold print: 'INTERURBAN TRAIN TIME TABLE'. In small print at top left: 'EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 26, 1940'. Also lists the other stations on the two lines: Lincoln Ave: West Alameda - Third Street, Fifth Street, Webster Street, Mastick and Bay Street, Encinal Terminals and Grand Street, Willow Street, Park Street (North) and Pearl Street, Powerhouse; Encinal Ave: West Alameda and Pacific Avenue, Fifth Street, Webster Street, Caroline and Morton Street, Chestnut Street, Walnut Street, Park Street (South) and Versailles Avenue, South High Street, Lincoln, North High Street, Fernside and Powerhouse. Reverse has some barely legible letters and numbers in pencil. Size: L 13 3/4" x W 11". History of Object: Interurban train time table from 1940, after discontinuing of the ferry service, showing the schedule to and from Lincoln Ave. North Side, and Encinal Ave. South side. Acquired from: unknown. Donation Date: unknown; likely pre-1971, and not cataloged until now. Catalog Date: 10/29/2023