Utah Construction left fingerprints across the United States for most of the 20th century. Dennis Evanosky takes a deep dive into the company, including the California project that earned them an invitation to help build the Hoover Dam.

https://alamedapost.com/history/utah-constructions-impact-on-alameda-part-3/

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After acquiring Alameda marshlands and tidelands in 1954, the Utah Construction company set out on an ambitious project to create over 1300 acres of land. Dennis Evanosky covers the controversial undertaking that split Alamedans into two camps.

https://alamedapost.com/history/utah-constructions-impact-on-alameda-part-2/

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A number of early, individual visionaries had grand ideas for what Alameda and Bay Farm Island could become, but land changed hands many times, each dream fizzling out with it. Dennis Evanosky introduces the out-of-state giant, Utah Construction, that ultimately shaped Alameda.

https://alamedapost.com/history/utah-constructions-impact-on-alameda-part-1/

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In 1851, William W. Chipman purchased a parcel of land in that would later become the City of Alameda. 110 years later, his granddaughter Carol Heche would make a bold land claim based on an 1820 land grant from the King of Spain. Steve Gorman details the court proceedings and fate of the land.

https://alamedapost.com/history/todays-alameda-treasure-1290-weber-st-part-3/

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