Alameda

Through its many incarnations <strong>Alameda</strong> has never lost its charm and ability todraw people from all walks of life. Originally a peninsula inhabit... » 

Through its many incarnations Alameda has never lost its charm and ability todraw people from all walks of life. Originally a peninsula inhabited by NativeAmericans it was purchased by Don Luis Peralta in 1818 and developed into abedroom community of San Francisco. Alameda became an island in 1902 and ashort time later it was a new home to many refugees from the 1906 SanFrancisco earthquake and fire. The Neptune Beach amusement park attractedtourists who enjoyed the bathing beaches and rides making Alameda athe ConeyIsland of the West.a Modern transportation carried people and cargo in and outon ferries trains ships and planes which landed at the busy Airdrome. Thecreation of the Naval Air Station in 1938 and World War II made Alameda amilitary town. The 1990s brought Alameda back to its first purpose as a smalltown amongst big cities its streets lined with graceful Victorians and with adiverse and lively population. «