Alameda, California
Alameda is a city in the U.S. state of California. It is next to Oakland and the San Francisco Bay. In 2020, 78,280 people lived in Alameda.[2]
Alameda, California | |
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 Flag  Seal | |
| Nickname: The Island City | |
 Location in the state of California and Alameda County | |
| Coordinates: 37°45′22″N 122°16′28″W / 37.75611°N 122.27444°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  California |
| County | Alameda |
| Area | |
| • Total | 22.98 sq mi (59.52 km2) |
| • Land | 10.45 sq mi (27.06 km2) |
| • Water | 12.53 sq mi (32.45 km2) 53.79% |
| Elevation | 33 ft (12.8 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 78,280 |
| • Density | 7,491.63/sq mi (2,892.62/km2) |
| Demonym | Alamedan |
| Time zone | UTC−8 (Pacific Standard Time Zone) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−7 (Pacific Daylight Time) |
| ZIP code | 94501, 94502 |
| Area code(s) | 510, 341 |
| FIPS code | 06-00562 |
Most of the city is on an island (called Alameda Island). The other large part is a peninsula connected to the Oakland International Airport. This peninsula is called Bay Farm Island because it used to be an island. The third part of Alameda is Coast Guard Island, which is a military base for the U.S. Coast Guard.
History
changeThe city was founded in 1853 as 3 smaller towns. The east end was Alameda, the middle was called Encinal, and the west end was called Woodstock. The east end was incorporated as a town in 1854.[3] The three towns became one in 1872.[4]
Alameda island was originally not an island. It was connected to Oakland at the east end. On the west end, there was an inlet of water called an estuary. People used the estuary for shipping, but it was not deep enough. To make it deeper, engineers planned to dig a canal going all the way around Alameda. In 1902, a canal was finished that separated it from Oakland.[5]
From 1917 to 1939 there was a popular amusement park called Neptune Beach.
In the 1940s the land was filled to make Bay Farm Island. A U.S. Navy base called Naval Air Station Alameda was opened in 1940. It was closed down in 1997.
Transport
changeThere are five ways to drive to or from Alameda island. These are the Posey and Webster Street Tubes; the Park Street Bridge, the Fruitvale Bridge; the High Street Bridge; and the Bay Farm Island Bridge. The Posey Tube is one-way into Oakland, and the Webster Street Tube is one way into Alameda.[6] There is also a bicycle bridge next to the Bay Farm Island Bridge. All of these bridges are drawbridges: they rise into the air so boats can go under them.[7]
There used to be a railroad in Alameda, but it shut down.[source?]
Related pages
changeReferences
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
- ↑ "QuickFacts: Alameda city, California". US Census Bureau. Retrieved November 20, 2024.
- ↑ Statutes of California, 1854, pp.209–211
- ↑ Evanosky, Dennis (February 14, 2022). "Back in Time: A Trip Through Alameda's Three Towns". Alameda Post. Retrieved November 21, 2024.
- ↑ Minor, Woody (March 2019). "How Alameda Became an Island: The Story of the Tidal Canal" (PDF). Alameda Museum Quarterly. Retrieved November 3, 2024.
- ↑ Orenstein, Natalie (July 24, 2024). "Touring the Posey Tube, a 100-year-old engineering feat connecting Oakland and Alameda". The Oaklandside. Retrieved November 3, 2024.
- ↑ "Alameda's Drawbridges". Alameda Post. May 12, 2023. Retrieved November 11, 2024.
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