Name/Title
Publications related to the Southern Bay Crossing, c. 1956Entry/Object ID
2012.41.16Description
Acc. No. 12.41.16 A, B, C
Subject or Category: City of Alameda; Transportation
Date or Period: c. 1956
Object: publications
Description: Acid-free legal size manila folder with three publications:
A)
Softbound book titled 'Southern Crossing of San Francisco Bay, Division of San Francisco Bay Toll Crossings, Department of Public Works, State of California, October 1956'.
Photo copied book with typewriter typed layout. Includes history of legislation, East Bay approach, San Francisco Approach, cost estimates, field investigations, financing, etc. Contains maps.
B), C)
Publication titled: 'The Case for a Southern Crossing of San Francisco Bay, Presented to California Toll Bridge Authority, Sacramento, CA, December 12, 1956, by East Bay Supporters for the Southern Crossing'.
Paper folder with photo copied pages, typewriter typed. Hand glued tab dividers with handwritten numbers.
C. has a paper flyer, goldenrod color, titled 'Southern Crossing Action Now!', glued to the inside front cover. Handwritten notes in ink pen on content page.
History of Object: Documents found in the attic of City Hall, relating to proposed, but never realized, second or Southern Bay crossing.
Acquired from: City of Alameda
Cataloged: July 25, 2012
