Name/Title
Albums of Matchbook CoversEntry/Object ID
2024.49.1Description
Acc. No. 24.49.1 A&B
Subject Category: Object/Artifact
Date or Period: 1930s to 1990s
Object: Two Binders Containing Alameda Matchbook Covers
Description: Two binders containing matchbook covers from Alameda businesses. Each cover is attached to its own page, with a short typed description and placed inside a protective plastic sleeve. “From the Collection of SEBASTIAN M. BALDASSARRE” is typed along the bottom of each page. Binder A has 83 pages. Binder B has 65 pages, including a Neptune Beach matchbook with matches (see photo), with four additional covers tucked into the flap on the inside of the binder’s front cover.
Size: L-11” x W-11.75” x D-3”
History of Object: Useful reference for businesses from Alameda’s past.
Acquired from: Anonymous parishioner of St. Albert the Great Church in Alameda
Donation Date: 6/15/2024; Catalog Date: 6/28/2024
Full list of covers:
BINDER A:
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A & S MARKET
ACAPULCO RESTAURANT (3)
ACME GROCERY
ALAMEDA AERIE NO. 1076 (F.O.E) (2)
ALAMEDA AUTO STEAM CLEANING
ALAMEDA BANK
ALAMEDA FIRST NATIONAL BANK (2) [Note: same bank as above w/different address]
ALAMEDA HOTEL (4 with 2 including La Taverna Cocktail Lounge); see also HOTEL ALAMEDA and HANDLERY HOTELS)
ALAMEDA LIQUORS
ALAMEDA PIZZA DELIVERY
AL&S TAVERN (2)
ANDY’S BARBER SHOP
BANK CLUB
THE BARGE INN (Café and Bar)
BAY CITY AUTO SUPPLY
BELL PHARMACY
BEN’S TAVERN
BONIERE BAKERY
B.P.O.E. 1015 (2)
BUTOM’S
CHEVY’S FRESH MEX
CHINA HOUSE
CHIN’S GARDEN (3)
CLUB HOUSE
COIN MARKET
COTTAGE CLEANERS
CRAIG OIL COMPANY
CRAYCROFT & COTTA
DANDY DO-NUTS
DANNEBROG INN
DEL’S BARBER SHOP
DOROTHY’S
THE DRIFTWOOD (4)
EAGLES AERIE 1076
EDIE’S COFFEE SHOP (4)
EL MATADOR
ENCINAL YACHT CLUB (2)
ERNIE’S APPLIANCE REPAIR SERVICE
FEDERAL CREDIT UNION –NAS ALAMEDA (2)
THE FIRESIDE
FORE TRUCKING COMPANY, INC.
FRANK’S SHINE PARLOR
FRIEBE & JACOBS
GARCIA SALES
GENERAL INDUSTRIAL SUPPLY CORP.
GEORGE’S
GOLDEN GOOSE DELICATESSEN
GRODINS FLORSHEIM SHOE DEPTS.
HAGY-KEENAN MORTUARY (2)
HANDLERY HOTELS (ALAMEDA HOTEL) ; see also ALAMEDA HOTEL and
HOTEL ALAMEDA
HENRIETTA’S TEA ROOM
HENRY’S SUPER FOOD SERVICE
HOFFMAN’S BAKERY (label only)
THE HOLY TERROR (5)
HOTEL ALAMEDA (4) see also ALAMEDA HOTEL and HANDLERY HOTELS
HUNI-GLO HONEY
BINDER B:
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INCOME TAX SERVICES COMPANY
ISLAND CLUB (3)
JENSEN’S TAVERN
JERRY’S MOBIL (U-HAUL)
JOHNNY B. GOODE’S
JOHNNY’S
KERNS CLEANERS (includes matches)
TERRY Y. LA CROIX, JR. (Mayoral campaign)
LA FIESTA (1538 Webster St.)
LA FIESTA COCKTAIL LOUNGE (1552 Webster St.)
LA FONDA CAFE (2)
LE MONDE
THE LEMON TREE INN (at ALAMEDA HOTEL)
LINDA ANN DONUTS (3)
LINOAKS (Motel and Apartments)
LONGS DRUGS (2)
LOU-EVA BEAUTY SALON
MAE’S CAFE (2)
MALBY MARKETS
MAMMA MIA RESTAURANTS
MARIE ANNE FUR SHOP
MCGEE’S BAR AND GRILL
C. G. MEHRTENS REAL ESTATE & INSURANCE (includes matches)
MEL’S DRIVE-IN RESTAURANTS
MEL’S PARK CLUB
MEXICALI ROSE
NEPTUNE BEACH ALAMEDA (2; one cover includes matches)
NEPTUNE BOWLING
PAWNEE TRIBE NO.67 (BLAZING ARROW COUNCIL NO. 178)
RECORD FACTORY
REEL THE REAL ESTATE MAN (RALPH REEL)
ROYAL INNS OF AMERICA
THE RUDDER (includes matches)
SCHAFFNER & WATSON MEN’S SHOP (KUPPENHEIMER CLOTHES)
SCOMA’S RESTAURANT
SHAMROCK ROOM
SOUTH SHORE BEACH AND TENNIS CLUB
SOUTH SHORE CAR WASH
STIER’S PRESCRIPTION PHARMACY
THREE E’S CLUB
TIED HOUSE
TIM’S OF ALAMEDA (5)
TRAVELODGE
WALT’S MEN’S SHOP (2)
WESTERN MARKET
WHALE’S TAIL (3)
