Dennis Evanosky Archive

Alameda began its existence on today’s East End, and the domestic architecture therein reflects its birth. East End architectural styles range from the earliest in...

August’s history walking tours with Dennis Evanosky will cover Alameda’s East End Architecture from the 19th and 20th centuries. The beginning of the 20th century brought change...

The Southern Pacific Railroad’s East Bay Electric lines, which riders dubbed “the Big Reds,” began running in Alameda in 1911, five long years after the...

The 1906 Earthquake led to Southern Pacific Railroad’s Big Red trains. The Southern Pacific Railroad’s (SP) Big Red trains were born out of catastrophe that...

This week, Alameda Post Editor and award-winning historian Dennis Evanosky will take you not only on an imaginary electric streetcar ride through Alameda into Oakland,...

Walter Blair built the Broadway & Piedmont Horsecar Line in 1875, the same year the Alameda, Oakland & Piedmont Railway began carrying passengers through Alameda...

In the summer of 1869, the Oakland and Encinal Turnpike & Ferry Company began carrying passengers on a small ferry from the foot of Franklin...

Learn how Utah Construction created South Shore, a whole new part of Alameda, in the 1950s. In July 1955, a large vessel appeared in the...

Saturday's walking tour will cover Alameda's lost baths and Neptune Beach. You might have heard of Neptune Beach, but did you know ten other baths...

Walking tour will also feature 19th century baths. March 31, 1917, dawned a sunny, but frosty day in Alameda. Robert C. Strehlow and his partners...

It took from 1874 until 1902 to turn Alameda from a peninsula into an island. On Sept. 15, 1902, Alameda began a three-day celebration to...

On Saturday, June 11, take a walk with award-winning historian and Alameda Post editor Dennis Evanosky along the Oakland Estuary. We’ll cross Park Street Bridge...

Members of the Fourth Force Reconnaissance Company of the United States Marine Corps opened this year's Memorial Day Ceremony at Veterans Park in Alameda with...

A curse, a failed land grab, and a murder played roles in bringing the transcontinental railroad  West. On Sept. 6, 1869, a train with Leland...

City once owned railroad that served Del Monte, Alaska Packers, Pennzoil In 1918, the City of Alameda invested some of the profits from its Municipal...

Election season is upon us. Although the date set for the primary is Tuesday, June 7, eligible registered voters in California are now receiving their...