#alamedatreasures — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #alamedatreasures, aggregated by home.social.
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"The house that Felix Marcuse and Julius Remmel built in 1894 probably looks just as good or even better now than it did 132 years ago when it was brand new," writes Steve Gorman. "The work that Tommie Veirs has put into this house over the past 50 years is evident everywhere you look." https://alamedapost.com/history/todays-alameda-treasure-1530-mozart-street-rose-cottage-part-4/
#1530MozartStreet #alameda #AlamedaTreasures #architecture #history #MarcuseAndRemmel #TheRoseCottage
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The beautiful home at 1530 Mozart Street appears frozen in time. "Indeed, local Marcuse & Remmel expert Robert Farrar has said that Tommie’s home may be the most original Marcuse & Remmel house in town, in terms of its faithfulness to the original design and features," writes Steve Gorman. https://alamedapost.com/history/todays-alameda-treasure-1530-mozart-street-rose-cottage-part-3/
#alameda #AlamedaTreasures #architecture #history #MarcuseAndRemmel
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In today's Alameda Treasure, we revisit the Rose Cottage at 1530 Mozart Street, a gorgeous Queen Anne style home built in 1894. Steve Gorman examines the history of the house's namesake and very first owner, Robert Rose. https://alamedapost.com/history/todays-alameda-treasure-1530-mozart-street-rose-cottage-part-2/
#alameda #AlamedaTreasures #architecture #history #MarcuseAndRemmel
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"Looking at the façade of the Rose Cottage, one is struck by the sheer amount of detail, shapes, textures and architectural elements lavished on what was a relatively low-priced, middle-class home in 1894," writes Steve Gorman about today's Alameda Treasure. https://alamedapost.com/history/todays-alameda-treasure-1530-mozart-street-rose-cottage-part-1/
#alameda #AlamedaTreasures #architecture #history #MarcuseAndRemmel
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"A house is a blank slate, a canvas, a container, on which a whole painting is made, a story is told, and a history written," writes Steve Gorman. Continuing the exploration of this Alameda Treasure, Gorman examines the history of Girls Inc., the current beloved residents of The Greenleaf House. https://alamedapost.com/history/todays-alameda-treasure-1724-santa-clara-avenue-greenleaf-house-part-4/
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Steve Gorman continues his deep dive on 1528 Mozart Street with a look at the history of ownership. "Maybe it’s because people are interesting, and so is architecture and style," writes Steve. "These articles attempt to tell the intertwined story of both—we humans and the structures we call home." https://alamedapost.com/history/todays-alameda-treasure-1528-mozart-street-part-4/
#1528MozartStreet #AlamedaTreasures #architecture #history #MarcuseAndRemmel #MozartStreet
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"When you take possession of a storied property like this... you are more than just an owner," writes Steve Gorman. "You are a caretaker, a steward, a keeper of the flame, who will take your place in a long lineage that started in the 19th century and will hopefully extend far beyond the 21st." https://alamedapost.com/history/todays-alameda-treasure-1528-mozart-street-part-3/
#1528MozartStreet #AlamedaTreasures #architecture #MarcuseAndRemmel
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Today's Alameda Treasure, a gorgeous 131-year-old Marcuse & Remmel original, has seen a lot in its time. Steve Gorman takes a look into the history of the home's occupants and highlights some fantastic renovations by the current owners. https://alamedapost.com/history/todays-alameda-treasure-1528-mozart-street-part-2/
#1528MozartStreet #alameda #AlamedaTreasures #architecture #history #MarcuseAndRemmel
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Stretching just one block between Lincoln and Santa Clara avenues, Mozart Street contains about 24 homes—12 of them built by the prolific designer/builder team Marcuse & Remmel. Steve Gorman takes a look at the beautiful architecture and introduces our latest Alameda Treasure, 1528 Mozart Street. https://alamedapost.com/history/todays-alameda-treasure-1528-mozart-street-part-1/
#1528MozartStreet #alameda #AlamedaTreasures #architecture #history #MarcuseAndRemmel #MozartStreet
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When only a handful of settlers were scattered across Alameda, a Pioneer Gothic Revival Cottage was built at 1620 Fourth Street and affectionately referred to as "Down Home." Steve Gorman tells the story of the early inhabitants, including a cow named Nellie who has been preserved by a photograph. https://alamedapost.com/history/todays-alameda-treasure-1620-fourth-street-down-home-part-2/
#AbramRich #alameda #AlamedaTreasures #CatherineTubbsRich #history #WilliamWorthingtonChipman
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In Today's Alameda Treasure, Steve Gorman shines the spotlight on the historic home at 899 Union Street. The beautiful house was built for George H. Morrison and his family in 1892, but Morrison sadly went bankrupt and lost the home due to the "Panic of 1893." https://alamedapost.com/history/todays-alameda-treasure-899-union-street-captains-corner-part-1/
#alameda #AlamedaTreasures #architecture #history #JosephArgyleLeonard #leonardville #MarcuseAndRemmel
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In today's Alameda Treasure, Steve Gorman visits 921 Grand Street, a beautiful Colonial Revival home in Alameda’s Gold Coast neighborhood.
https://alamedapost.com/history/todays-alameda-treasure-921-grand-street-part-1/
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As the 118th anniversary of the great San Francisco earthquake and fire of 1906 approaches, Steve Gorman examines a remarkable firsthand account from Alamedan Emilie Gibbons Cohen. She writes, "The constant boom boom of the dynamite sounded and echoed in our ears; a black pall hung over the city."
#1906Earthquake #alameda #AlamedaTreasures #history #SanFrancisco
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As the 118th anniversary of the great San Francisco earthquake and fire of 1906 approaches, Steve Gorman examines a remarkable firsthand account from Alamedan Emilie Gibbons Cohen. She writes, "The constant boom boom of the dynamite sounded and echoed in our ears; a black pall hung over the city."
#1906Earthquake #alameda #AlamedaTreasures #history #SanFrancisco
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As the 118th anniversary of the great San Francisco earthquake and fire of 1906 approaches, Steve Gorman examines a remarkable firsthand account from Alamedan Emilie Gibbons Cohen. She writes, "The constant boom boom of the dynamite sounded and echoed in our ears; a black pall hung over the city."
#1906Earthquake #alameda #AlamedaTreasures #history #SanFrancisco
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As the 118th anniversary of the great San Francisco earthquake and fire of 1906 approaches, Steve Gorman examines a remarkable firsthand account from Alamedan Emilie Gibbons Cohen. She writes, "The constant boom boom of the dynamite sounded and echoed in our ears; a black pall hung over the city."
#1906Earthquake #alameda #AlamedaTreasures #history #SanFrancisco
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As the 118th anniversary of the great San Francisco earthquake and fire of 1906 approaches, Steve Gorman examines a remarkable firsthand account from Alamedan Emilie Gibbons Cohen. She writes, "The constant boom boom of the dynamite sounded and echoed in our ears; a black pall hung over the city."
#1906Earthquake #alameda #AlamedaTreasures #history #SanFrancisco
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Steve Gorman highlights 922 Lafayette Street, a Queen Anne style residence built by Joseph A. Leonard in 1890 that has been thoughtfully and expertly restored. The home was honored with a preservation award from the AAPS in 2021.
https://alamedapost.com/history/todays-alameda-treasure-922-lafayette-street/
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In this installment of the deep dive into 1240 St. Charles Street, Steve Gorman examines the complex, intertwined, and sometimes dramatic lives of the adults living in a multigenerational household.
https://alamedapost.com/history/todays-alameda-treasure-the-bruton-houses-part-12/
#1240StCharlesStreet #alameda #AlamedaTreasures #bruton #BryantFields #EileenSoldani #FelixPlant #MarjorieFieldsPlant #PhilPlant #VeryFields
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In this installment of the deep dive into 1240 St. Charles Street, Steve Gorman examines the complex, intertwined, and sometimes dramatic lives of the adults living in a multigenerational household.
https://alamedapost.com/history/todays-alameda-treasure-the-bruton-houses-part-12/
#1240StCharlesStreet #alameda #AlamedaTreasures #bruton #BryantFields #EileenSoldani #FelixPlant #MarjorieFieldsPlant #PhilPlant #VeryFields
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In this installment of the deep dive into 1240 St. Charles Street, Steve Gorman examines the complex, intertwined, and sometimes dramatic lives of the adults living in a multigenerational household.
https://alamedapost.com/history/todays-alameda-treasure-the-bruton-houses-part-12/
#1240StCharlesStreet #alameda #AlamedaTreasures #bruton #BryantFields #EileenSoldani #FelixPlant #MarjorieFieldsPlant #PhilPlant #VeryFields
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In this installment of the deep dive into 1240 St. Charles Street, Steve Gorman examines the complex, intertwined, and sometimes dramatic lives of the adults living in a multigenerational household.
https://alamedapost.com/history/todays-alameda-treasure-the-bruton-houses-part-12/
#1240StCharlesStreet #alameda #AlamedaTreasures #bruton #BryantFields #EileenSoldani #FelixPlant #MarjorieFieldsPlant #PhilPlant #VeryFields
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Sometimes truth is stranger than fiction! Steve Gorman recounts the story of when Phil Plant found himself in the same room with his current wife, future second wife, and future third wife.
https://alamedapost.com/history/todays-alameda-treasure-the-bruton-houses-part-11/
#1240StCharlesStreet #1630LincolnAvenue #alameda #AlamedaTreasures #BarbaraSchraeger #BrutonSisters #FelixPlant #JenniferPlant #JessicaPlant #LizCarlson #LizCarlsonPlant #MarjorieFieldsPlant #PhilPlant
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Sometimes truth is stranger than fiction! Steve Gorman recounts the story of when Phil Plant found himself in the same room with his current wife, future second wife, and future third wife.
https://alamedapost.com/history/todays-alameda-treasure-the-bruton-houses-part-11/
#1240StCharlesStreet #1630LincolnAvenue #alameda #AlamedaTreasures #BarbaraSchraeger #BrutonSisters #FelixPlant #JenniferPlant #JessicaPlant #LizCarlson #LizCarlsonPlant #MarjorieFieldsPlant #PhilPlant
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Sometimes truth is stranger than fiction! Steve Gorman recounts the story of when Phil Plant found himself in the same room with his current wife, future second wife, and future third wife.
https://alamedapost.com/history/todays-alameda-treasure-the-bruton-houses-part-11/
#1240StCharlesStreet #1630LincolnAvenue #alameda #AlamedaTreasures #BarbaraSchraeger #BrutonSisters #FelixPlant #JenniferPlant #JessicaPlant #LizCarlson #LizCarlsonPlant #MarjorieFieldsPlant #PhilPlant
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Sometimes truth is stranger than fiction! Steve Gorman recounts the story of when Phil Plant found himself in the same room with his current wife, future second wife, and future third wife.
https://alamedapost.com/history/todays-alameda-treasure-the-bruton-houses-part-11/
#1240StCharlesStreet #1630LincolnAvenue #alameda #AlamedaTreasures #BarbaraSchraeger #BrutonSisters #FelixPlant #JenniferPlant #JessicaPlant #LizCarlson #LizCarlsonPlant #MarjorieFieldsPlant #PhilPlant
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The exploration of 1240 St. Charles St. continues with multiple accounts from youngsters growing up in the neighborhood during the 1940s and 50s. Steve Gorman dives into the history of how the peculiar distribution and development of land in Alameda led to a Victory Garden and coveted neighborhood pool in the space between houses.
https://alamedapost.com/history/todays-alameda-treasure-the-bruton-houses-part-9/
#1240StCharlesStreet #alameda #AlamedaTreasures #bruton #BrutonSisters #CharlesBaum #ChristianHeinrichStrybing
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The exploration of 1240 St. Charles St. continues with multiple accounts from youngsters growing up in the neighborhood during the 1940s and 50s. Steve Gorman dives into the history of how the peculiar distribution and development of land in Alameda led to a Victory Garden and coveted neighborhood pool in the space between houses.
https://alamedapost.com/history/todays-alameda-treasure-the-bruton-houses-part-9/
#1240StCharlesStreet #alameda #AlamedaTreasures #bruton #BrutonSisters #CharlesBaum #ChristianHeinrichStrybing
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The exploration of 1240 St. Charles St. continues with multiple accounts from youngsters growing up in the neighborhood during the 1940s and 50s. Steve Gorman dives into the history of how the peculiar distribution and development of land in Alameda led to a Victory Garden and coveted neighborhood pool in the space between houses.
https://alamedapost.com/history/todays-alameda-treasure-the-bruton-houses-part-9/
#1240StCharlesStreet #alameda #AlamedaTreasures #bruton #BrutonSisters #CharlesBaum #ChristianHeinrichStrybing
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The exploration of 1240 St. Charles St. continues with multiple accounts from youngsters growing up in the neighborhood during the 1940s and 50s. Steve Gorman dives into the history of how the peculiar distribution and development of land in Alameda led to a Victory Garden and coveted neighborhood pool in the space between houses.
https://alamedapost.com/history/todays-alameda-treasure-the-bruton-houses-part-9/
#1240StCharlesStreet #alameda #AlamedaTreasures #bruton #BrutonSisters #CharlesBaum #ChristianHeinrichStrybing
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Steve Gorman continues the exploration into the history the Bruton houses. Former tenant Phil Plant describes growing up at 1240 St. Charles St. in Alameda during the 1940s and 1950s as “special and exhilarating” during a time of "magical freedoms."
https://alamedapost.com/history/todays-alameda-treasure-the-bruton-houses-part-8/
#1240StCharlesStreet #alameda #AlamedaTreasures #bruton #BrutonSisters #EncinalYachtClub #FelixPlant #FrankWeeden #JeannieGraham #MargotPlant #MarjorieFieldsPlant #PhilPlant #WinPaget
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Steve Gorman continues the exploration into the history the Bruton houses. Former tenant Phil Plant describes growing up at 1240 St. Charles St. in Alameda during the 1940s and 1950s as “special and exhilarating” during a time of "magical freedoms."
https://alamedapost.com/history/todays-alameda-treasure-the-bruton-houses-part-8/
#1240StCharlesStreet #alameda #AlamedaTreasures #bruton #BrutonSisters #EncinalYachtClub #FelixPlant #FrankWeeden #JeannieGraham #MargotPlant #MarjorieFieldsPlant #PhilPlant #WinPaget
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Steve Gorman continues the exploration into the history the Bruton houses. Former tenant Phil Plant describes growing up at 1240 St. Charles St. in Alameda during the 1940s and 1950s as “special and exhilarating” during a time of "magical freedoms."
https://alamedapost.com/history/todays-alameda-treasure-the-bruton-houses-part-8/
#1240StCharlesStreet #alameda #AlamedaTreasures #bruton #BrutonSisters #EncinalYachtClub #FelixPlant #FrankWeeden #JeannieGraham #MargotPlant #MarjorieFieldsPlant #PhilPlant #WinPaget
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Steve Gorman continues the exploration into the history the Bruton houses. Former tenant Phil Plant describes growing up at 1240 St. Charles St. in Alameda during the 1940s and 1950s as “special and exhilarating” during a time of "magical freedoms."
https://alamedapost.com/history/todays-alameda-treasure-the-bruton-houses-part-8/
#1240StCharlesStreet #alameda #AlamedaTreasures #bruton #BrutonSisters #EncinalYachtClub #FelixPlant #FrankWeeden #JeannieGraham #MargotPlant #MarjorieFieldsPlant #PhilPlant #WinPaget
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The exploration of 1240 St. Charles Street continues with a look into Phil Plant's childhood home that housed three generations at once. Steve Gorman introduces the family, including an intense sibling rivalry and a grandmother named "Very."
https://alamedapost.com/history/todays-alameda-treasure-the-bruton-houses-part-7/
#1240StCharlesStreet #alameda #AlamedaTreasures #BarbaraSchraeger #BruceGilliat #bruton #BrutonSisters #BryantFields #FelixPlant #JeannieGraham #LizCarlsonPlant #MargotPlant #MarjorieFieldsPlant #PhilPlant
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The exploration of 1240 St. Charles Street continues with a look into Phil Plant's childhood home that housed three generations at once. Steve Gorman introduces the family, including an intense sibling rivalry and a grandmother named "Very."
https://alamedapost.com/history/todays-alameda-treasure-the-bruton-houses-part-7/
#1240StCharlesStreet #alameda #AlamedaTreasures #BarbaraSchraeger #BruceGilliat #bruton #BrutonSisters #BryantFields #FelixPlant #JeannieGraham #LizCarlsonPlant #MargotPlant #MarjorieFieldsPlant #PhilPlant
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The exploration of 1240 St. Charles Street continues with a look into Phil Plant's childhood home that housed three generations at once. Steve Gorman introduces the family, including an intense sibling rivalry and a grandmother named "Very."
https://alamedapost.com/history/todays-alameda-treasure-the-bruton-houses-part-7/
#1240StCharlesStreet #alameda #AlamedaTreasures #BarbaraSchraeger #BruceGilliat #bruton #BrutonSisters #BryantFields #FelixPlant #JeannieGraham #LizCarlsonPlant #MargotPlant #MarjorieFieldsPlant #PhilPlant
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The exploration of 1240 St. Charles Street continues with a look into Phil Plant's childhood home that housed three generations at once. Steve Gorman introduces the family, including an intense sibling rivalry and a grandmother named "Very."
https://alamedapost.com/history/todays-alameda-treasure-the-bruton-houses-part-7/
#1240StCharlesStreet #alameda #AlamedaTreasures #BarbaraSchraeger #BruceGilliat #bruton #BrutonSisters #BryantFields #FelixPlant #JeannieGraham #LizCarlsonPlant #MargotPlant #MarjorieFieldsPlant #PhilPlant
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Steve Gorman continues the historical deep dive into 1240 St. Charles Street, this time taking a look at previous resident Phil Plant's book about living at the beautiful home as a boy.
https://alamedapost.com/history/todays-alameda-treasure-the-bruton-houses-part-6/
#bruton #alameda #WinPaget #PhilPlant #WoodyMinor #MargotPlant #BrutonSisters #JeannieGraham #AlamedaTreasures #1240StCharlesStreet #AlamedaHistoricMonument
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Steve Gorman continues the historical deep dive into 1240 St. Charles Street, this time taking a look at previous resident Phil Plant's book about living at the beautiful home as a boy.
https://alamedapost.com/history/todays-alameda-treasure-the-bruton-houses-part-6/
#bruton #alameda #WinPaget #PhilPlant #WoodyMinor #MargotPlant #BrutonSisters #JeannieGraham #AlamedaTreasures #1240StCharlesStreet #AlamedaHistoricMonument
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Steve Gorman continues the historical deep dive into 1240 St. Charles Street, this time taking a look at previous resident Phil Plant's book about living at the beautiful home as a boy.
https://alamedapost.com/history/todays-alameda-treasure-the-bruton-houses-part-6/
#bruton #alameda #WinPaget #PhilPlant #WoodyMinor #MargotPlant #BrutonSisters #JeannieGraham #AlamedaTreasures #1240StCharlesStreet #AlamedaHistoricMonument
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Steve Gorman continues the historical deep dive into 1240 St. Charles Street, this time taking a look at previous resident Phil Plant's book about living at the beautiful home as a boy.
https://alamedapost.com/history/todays-alameda-treasure-the-bruton-houses-part-6/
#bruton #alameda #WinPaget #PhilPlant #WoodyMinor #MargotPlant #BrutonSisters #JeannieGraham #AlamedaTreasures #1240StCharlesStreet #AlamedaHistoricMonument
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The exploration of 1240 St. Charles Street continues with a heartfelt examination of the familiar, rich, and very human lives of its inhabitants. Steve Gorman explores love, loss, and the unyielding tenacity we can find both in biographies and in the mirror.
https://alamedapost.com/history/todays-alameda-treasure-the-bruton-houses-part-10/
#1240StCharlesStreet #alameda #AlamedaTreasures #BruceGilliat #BrutonSisters #BryantFields #FelixPlant #JeannieGraham #LizCarlson #MargotPlant #MarjorieFieldsPlant #PhilPlant #VeryFields
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The exploration of 1240 St. Charles Street continues with a heartfelt examination of the familiar, rich, and very human lives of its inhabitants. Steve Gorman explores love, loss, and the unyielding tenacity we can find both in biographies and in the mirror.
https://alamedapost.com/history/todays-alameda-treasure-the-bruton-houses-part-10/
#1240StCharlesStreet #alameda #AlamedaTreasures #BruceGilliat #BrutonSisters #BryantFields #FelixPlant #JeannieGraham #LizCarlson #MargotPlant #MarjorieFieldsPlant #PhilPlant #VeryFields
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The exploration of 1240 St. Charles Street continues with a heartfelt examination of the familiar, rich, and very human lives of its inhabitants. Steve Gorman explores love, loss, and the unyielding tenacity we can find both in biographies and in the mirror.
https://alamedapost.com/history/todays-alameda-treasure-the-bruton-houses-part-10/
#1240StCharlesStreet #alameda #AlamedaTreasures #BruceGilliat #BrutonSisters #BryantFields #FelixPlant #JeannieGraham #LizCarlson #MargotPlant #MarjorieFieldsPlant #PhilPlant #VeryFields
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The exploration of 1240 St. Charles Street continues with a heartfelt examination of the familiar, rich, and very human lives of its inhabitants. Steve Gorman explores love, loss, and the unyielding tenacity we can find both in biographies and in the mirror.
https://alamedapost.com/history/todays-alameda-treasure-the-bruton-houses-part-10/
#1240StCharlesStreet #alameda #AlamedaTreasures #BruceGilliat #BrutonSisters #BryantFields #FelixPlant #JeannieGraham #LizCarlson #MargotPlant #MarjorieFieldsPlant #PhilPlant #VeryFields
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Steve Gorman follows the the Bruton sisters to the Golden Gate International Exposition, where they were commissioned to make a giant 144 feet long by 57 feet high mural. The sisters worked for 9 long months and earned $430,000 in today's dollars for the project.
https://alamedapost.com/history/todays-alameda-treasure-the-bruton-houses-part-2/
#art #alameda #history #textiles #HelenBell #GeorgeGunn #DenisStraub #HelenBruton #architecture #DanielBruton #EstherBruton #FredPFischer #ThomasBruton #JosephALeonard #MargaretBruton #AlamedaTreasures
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Today's Alameda Treasure highlights the home of Irish immigrants Daniel and Helen Bruton. Steve Gorman tells the story of the family including the renowned artistic careers of all three daughters known collectively as the Bruton sisters.
https://alamedapost.com/history/todays-alameda-treasure-1630-lincoln-avenue-the-bruton-house-part-1/
#art #alameda #history #textiles #HelenBell #GeorgeGunn #WoodyMinor #HelenBruton #architecture #DanielBruton #EstherBruton #ThomasBruton #LincolnAvenue #MargaretBruton #AlamedaTreasures #1630LincolnAvenue #ArchitecturalStyles
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Before the downfall of Fassking's Gardens, Louis Fassking was a fervent participant in the fierce debates surrounding horsecar lines. Steve Gorman tells the surprising yet familiar tale of the battles surrounding public transportation in the 1800s.
https://alamedapost.com/history/todays-alameda-treasure-fasskings-gardens-part-5/
#Alameda #Railroad #EagleAvenue #GrandStreet #GrandStation #MinturnCourt #LincolnAvenue #LouisFassking #FasskingsResort #AlamedaTreasures #MarcuseAndRemmel #SantaClaraAvenue #AlamedaOaklandAndPiedmontRailroad
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The beautiful Queen Anne style home at 1290 Weber Street holds a lot of memories and has housed some remarkable people. In 1906, a great scandal surrounding William F. Chipman, the son of an Alameda founder, darkened its doorstep. Steve Gorman has the story.
https://alamedapost.com/history/1290-weber-st-todays-alameda-treasure-part-1/
#Alameda #GoldCoast #WeberStreet #CarolineStreet #JohnW.Dwinelle #1270WeberStreet #1290WeberStreet #SophieM.Koppitz #AlamedaTreasures #WilliamF.Chipman #WilliamW.Chipman #GideonAughinbaugh #GoldCoastArchitecture