“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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Alfred A. Cohen was not the only member of his family to earn huge sums of money. Dennis Evanosky shares Cohen family history before A.A. and Emilie built their massive Fernside mansion.

https://alamedapost.com/history/alfred-a-cohens-ancestors/

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Mouf visits Gibbons Drive and learns some of the history of the Fernside while walking carefully on the sidewalks and enjoying the architecture in this week's Bear's-Eye View of Alameda

https://alamedapost.com/features/alameda-life/gibbons-drive-alamedas-off-road-adventure/

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Alameda's Fernside Blvd. was home to the opulent 70-plus-room mansion on railroad tycoon A.A. Cohen's Fernside estate until it burned to the ground in 1897. Join us for a tour around the former estate on August 6 or August 12.

https://alamedapost.com/history/a-a-cohens-fernside-estate/

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