History Walking Tours

As part of our commitment to educate and inform about local history, we are presenting an ongoing series of walking tours around Alameda. Join Alameda Post Editor and award-winning East Bay historian Dennis Evanosky for leisurely walks that will leave you with a greater appreciation and understanding of Alameda’s history. We will explore a wide range of topics including early residents, architecture, the environment, transportation, cultures, and other topics of historical significance.

Alameda Post - Dennis Evanosky leading a historical walking tour for the Alameda Post
Award-winning East Bay historian Dennis Evanosky is also the editor of the Alameda Post. Photo Adam Gillitt.

Tours will be conducted on Saturday mornings. Each tour will meet at 10 a.m. and ends where it starts. Our walks will cover 90–100 minutes over 1–2 miles. We suggest you wear comfortable shoes as well as sunblock, and bring water. Mobility devices, strollers (kids under 4 are FREE!), and well-behaved (or especially cute) dogs are always welcome.

We are using money raised to cover some of the expenses incurred running a nonprofit news and information source to serve Alameda. We hope you will join us and have some fun learning about Alameda’s history!

Upcoming Tours

No tours for October, 2022 – Corporate Development

The Alameda Post will be concentrating on corporate development during the month of October, 2022. During this month, we will not be conducting any walking tours. Our walking tour program will return the following month, in November 2022.

Previous Tours

September, 2022 – Alameda’s Parks and their Neighborhoods

Alameda Post - September Walking Tours, Alameda's Parks and Their Neighborhoods

August, 2022 – Architecture of the East End​

Alameda Post - An Alameda bungalow
One of Alameda's many colorful bungalows. Photo Adam Gillitt.
Alameda Post - East End bungalow
Plaster and geometric elements give this Alameda bungalow a crisp Art Deco personality. Photo from Dennis Evanosky's bookAlameda, An Architectural Treasure Chest.
Alameda Post — Christmas Tree Lane decorations
A display on a Thompson Ave. (also known as Christmas Tree Lane) lawn. Photo Adam Gillitt.
One of the original Fernside houses. Photo courtesy Alameda Museum
One of the original Fernside houses. Photo courtesy Alameda Museum
Alameda Post - Cohen Estate 1927
The Cohen Estate, before being subdivided in 1927. Photo courtesy Alameda Museum.
1878 map of Alameda's East End.
1878 map of Alameda's East End.
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July, 2022 – Alameda’s Innovative Streetcars

Alameda Post - Early Alameda Streetcar
An early electric streetcar makes the turn from Webster Street onto Santa Clara Avenue. This car is traveling the same route that the horse cars used earlier. Photo courtesy Alameda Museum.
Alameda Post – Alameda and Oakland Streetcar
The Alameda streetcar, in Alameda, California, circa 1915. This image is from the family album of San Quentin guard, Richard M. Smith, and his wife, the San Quentin matron, Genevieve Smith. Photo Marin County Free Library. Anne T. Kent California Room.
Alameda Post – Encinal Avenue streetcar headed for 16th St. Station in Oakland
Encinal Avenue streetcar headed for 16th St. Station in Oakland. Photo courtesy Alameda Museum.
Alameda Post - Number 6 Alameda Interurban Electric Railway streetcar - Alameda, Lincoln Ave.
Number 6 Interurban Electric Railway streetcar "Alameda, Lincoln Ave." Photo Courtesy Alameda Museum.
Alameda Post - Car house for horsecar lines at Atlantic Avenue and Webster Street
Alameda’s car house, located at the southwest corner of Atlantic Avenue and Webster Street was completed in 1893, as was electrification of the original horsecar lines. It was closed in 1906 with completion of the widening of track to standard gauge on and west of Park Street and transfer of car storage to Oakland. Photo The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley. Caption from "Alameda by Rail" By Grant Ute and Bruce Singer.
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Alameda PostCast Special #1

Dennis Evanosky discusses the entire 70-year history of Alameda’s streetcars.

 

June, 2022 – Alameda’s Changing Shoreline

Alameda Post - Old Fruitvale Bridge
Alameda Post - Gaskill & Vandercook 1888 map
Alameda Post - Neptune Beach sign
Alameda Post - Sunny Coves calling card
Alameda Post - South Shore Bathing
Alameda Post - Mid-century South Shore Center postcard
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May, 2022 – The Railroad Town of Alameda

April, 2022 — “Don’t Call them Victorians!” Victorian-era architecture in Alameda

Feb. & March, 2022 — 150th Anniversary of Alameda’s Charter

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