Name/Title
Folder with City papers numbered 1975-1979, 1926-1931Entry/Object ID
2011.47.8Scope and Content
Acc. No. 11.47.8 A, B, C
Subject Category: City of Alameda
Date or Period: 1926-1931
Object: Folder, file
Description: Acid-free legal size manila file folders with papers marked on the back with 175 through 179, and a sequence number.
L 9" x 14 1/2"
History of Object: Folders with papers found in the attic of City Hall, refoldered in 2011 after donation to the museum. These papers pertain to:
A: #175, 1928: plans by J.A. Powell to build on property at the south end of Park Street - includes map, showing Powell street; #176, 1926, and Southern Pacific extending Pacific Ave and Main.
B: # 177, 1926-1931: depositing of dredged materials, mostly by the American Dredging Company, on the proposed Navy Base Site, including on property of the Planatel Company - formerly known as Liberty Yard. Includes blueprints.
C: #178, 1926: suggestions from the Alameda Improvement Club on how to handle traffic to the beaches and Neptune Beach in summer; #179, 1929: a complaint from residents in the Portola neighborhood about Neptune Beach operator burning garbage.
Acquired from: City of Alameda
Date: Sept 3, 2011