Photocopy of blueprint drawing of proposed South Shore development, 1950s

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Name/Title

Photocopy of blueprint drawing of proposed South Shore development, 1950s

Entry/Object ID

1989.29.25

Scope and Content

Acc. No. 89.29.25 A, B Subject Category: South Shore Date or Period: C. 1950’s Object: Blueprint Description: A. Photocopy of blueprint drawing, sepia colored ink. Size: L-23 1/2 x W-31 inches. B. Two-page photocopy of article titled ‘Giant Land Battle Set in Alameda’. Size: L-11 x W-8 1/2 inches. History of Object: A: Drawing representing the proposed develop of South Shore predicated on the court decision of Petersen & Heche vs. Utah Construction Company. Petersen & Heche based their case on the fact that early property descriptions extended into the bay. B: article from the Oakland Tribune of March 2, 1961, describing the nature of the claim filed on the tidelands filled by the Utah Construction Company, by Mrs. Heche, descendant of co-founder W.W. Chipman. Also mentions Ella Aughinbaugh, a descendant of co-founder Gideon Aughinbaugh. Acquired from: M/M Roscoe Hamilton Date: 9-23-1989