Name/Title
Real Estate Flyer from William J. Dingee, for property auction, 1893, and station naming note, 1920sEntry/Object ID
2011.67.30Scope and Content
Accession No. 11.67.30
Subject Category: City of Alameda
Date or Period: 1893, 1920s
Object: Flyer and note
Description: Folded paper flyer and cover typed note. Flyer front page has bold-printed caption, “Alameda” in brown-colored type on an off-white colored background. Back has map. Note is headed 'Encinal Park Station'. On the note is a circled number '510'.
Size: L12” x W9-1/2”
History of Object:
Flyer and note that were part of a folder, #510, found in the attic of City Hall. Real estate flyer for the public auction of 36 lots in Alameda offered by William J. Dingee, to be held June 10, 1893 of property on Weber and Caroline Streets, Kings Avenue (now known as San Antonio), Louisa Street (now known as Fair Oaks) and Central Avenue. The note proposes possible names for a train station in this neighborhood, 'Encinal', 'Encinal Park', 'Dwinelle', as there were plans to rename the station with the proposed naming of an 'Encinal Terminals' station.
Acquired from: City of Alameda
Cataloged: October 15, 2011
