In the late 19th century, Alameda boasted an astonishing number of privately owned "baths" that served customers looking for a convenient and luxurious dip in the cool ocean water. Dennis Evanosky catalogs the many bath facilities that drew bathers to the West End before Neptune Beach opened.

https://alamedapost.com/history/west-end-once-served-as-magnet-for-bathers-part-1/

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