If you were in the real estate market in May 1853, you could've purchased a 33x100-foot lot in Alameda for $475. Dennis Evanosky takes a stroll down memory lane to the very beginnings of Alameda as we know it today, when early settlers decided on the name for the city. https://alamedapost.com/history/discover-old-town-alameda/

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When searching through Alameda's history, two names stand out—Chipman and Aughinbaugh. Dennis Evanosky discusses the remarkable people attached to these family names and highlights the fingerprints they left around town.

https://alamedapost.com/history/gold-coast-is-a-microcosm-of-early-alameda-history/

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In November 1887, the editor of the 'Alameda Semi-Weekly Argus' published a fascinating map of Alameda, including special sponsored drawings. Dennis Evanosky fires up the Way Back Machine to explore this blast from the past.

https://alamedapost.com/history/lets-go-back-in-time/

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“Fernside Is the finest property in the Bay district. Let us prove it," proudly declared a 1925 Oakland Tribune advertisement. Dennis Evanosky takes a look at the remarkable Alameda neighborhood and Fred Wood, the man who sold the dream.

https://alamedapost.com/history/fernside-after-the-cohens/

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Grand Street presents a textbook of the architectural styles that makes Alameda so attractive, but none of them are “Victorians.” Dennis Evanosky discusses some of the early land transactions in Alameda—and the beautiful evidence we have today of gifted architects.

https://alamedapost.com/history/take-a-stroll-down-grand-street/

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Award-winning historian Dennis Evanosky gives us a preview of the early Bay Farm island settlers and their livelihoods. Check out April's walking tours to hear all about oyster farmers, oyster patrols, and even oyster pirates!

https://alamedapost.com/history/oysters-once-dominated-bay-farms-economy/

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Gideon Aughinbaugh faced much adversity while co-founding the City of Alameda, and his daughter Ella suffered too. Steve Gorman explores Gideon's work, a lawsuit brought against the family, a costly fire, and Ella's unusual and tragic end.

https://alamedapost.com/history/todays-alameda-treasure-611-taylor-ave-part-2/

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Meet the former home of Alameda co-founder Gideon Aughinbaugh: the tenacious carpenter, grocer, farmer, and pioneer of our city as we know it today. Steve Gorman tells the story, both inspiring and tragic, of the man who founded the city, fought for it for many long years, and was laid to rest in an unmarked pauper's grave.

https://alamedapost.com/history/todays-alameda-treasure-611-taylor-ave-part-1/

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The beautiful Queen Anne style home at 1290 Weber Street holds a lot of memories and has housed some remarkable people. In 1906, a great scandal surrounding William F. Chipman, the son of an Alameda founder, darkened its doorstep. Steve Gorman has the story.

https://alamedapost.com/history/1290-weber-st-todays-alameda-treasure-part-1/

#Alameda #GoldCoast #WeberStreet #CarolineStreet #JohnW.Dwinelle #1270WeberStreet #1290WeberStreet #SophieM.Koppitz #AlamedaTreasures #WilliamF.Chipman #WilliamW.Chipman #GideonAughinbaugh #GoldCoastArchitecture