Name/Title
West End Development Milestone Celebration Invitation, 2008Entry/Object ID
2025.111.10Description
Acc. No. 25.111.10
Subject Category: City Government; Slameda Point, Alameda Landing
Date or Period: 2008
Object: Invitation
Description: card with information and an altered aerial photo on glossy paper stapled to slightly larger plain card stock paper. Card states: ‘A Home Run for Alameda’.
Backing card has ‘Catellus’, and is stamped ‘Received October 21, 2008, City of Alameda, City Manager’s Office’.
Size: glossy card: L 8 1/4 x W 5 inches; backing card: L 8 1/2 x W 5 1/2 inches
History of Object: invitation celebration, on October 29, 2008, for a ‘Home Run’ milestone in the development of the former Naval Air Station at the West End of Alameda, of ‘Alameda Point’, at the time that the Catellus Development Group was involved in the plans. The invitation cites Mayor Beverly Johnson and City Manager Debra Kurita as co-hosts to Catellus.
The aerial photo has been altered to show the Bayport housing area, Alameda Landing (shopping area) and an ‘Event Location’.
Found among objects left behind by former City Manager Debra Kurita (City Manager 2007-2008).
Acquired from: Amy Wooldridge, Assistant City Manager, City Hall, 2263 Santa Clara Ave.
Donation Date: 9/12/2025
Catalog Date: 11/25/2025
