Alameda, just through the Webster tube from Oakland, is an old-fashioned town. It's 25 MPH everywhere. What really captures your eye is that there are a lot of old Victorian houses that have survived many years. I found a website that contained a lot of great old post cards of Alameda and on August 25, 2012, my friends Steve and Marlene drove me around town finding the locations of the old photos. We noticed right away that most of the photos from the old days were taken from the middle of the street. The method we adopted was for Steve to find the exact spot the photographer had stood in so many years before and hoist his camera while I held up a printed image of the old photo and attempted to keep cars from running him down. It was the least I could do.
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In the 1950s if you drove down Webster St from the tube, you'd pass by Toddy's, a dry goods store, Longs, a 5-10-15 cent store (remember those?) and Kodies Cafe. | It takes a while to find the exact location of the old time shot but by sizing up the tops of the old buildings, the following shot, just north of Haight and Webster appears. Bank of America is long gone fro mthe location as well | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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