Name/Title
City documents about Street work, 1917Entry/Object ID
2011.53.24Scope and Content
Accession No. 11.53.24
Subject Category: City of Alameda, Streets Department
Date or Period: 1917
Object: File Folder
Description: Acid-free legal size manila file folder with letters, a blueprint map, and a photo folder from C.P. Magagnos Photographic Supplies, with negatives and prints, 6 matte black-and-white photos, with description on verso, taken by C. E. Hickok on July 17, 1917.
Folder Size: L 14 3/4” X W 9”.
History of Object: Documents found in the attic of City Hall prior to renovation in the 1990s. Documents pertain to
(a). Extension of Fernside Boulevard between Briggs and Central Ave. Was property owned by J.G. Kearney, but had been used by locals as a road, until Kearney put up fences. Includes photos of the situation, with houses in the distance, squatters, and a car, and a blueprint situation sketch.
(b). Budget estimate for opening of San Antonio Ave from 9th Street to Burbank.
Acquired from: City of Alameda
Date Cataloged: 9/24/11
