Name: Alameda's North Shore History Walking Tour
Start: 2025-10-05T10:00:00-07:00
End: 2025-10-05T13:00:00-07:00
Location: 2431 Mariner Square Dr, Alameda, CA 94501-1600, United States

Alameda's North Shore History Walking Tour

We will meet next to Pasta Pelican. This tour will also be held Saturday, October 4.
We will take a stroll along the City’s northern waterfront, home to major shipbuilding sites for most of the first half of the 20th Century. As we walk, Dennis and Adam will untangle a complicated story that involves United Engineering Works in 1900, James Dickie in 1901, Union Iron Works in 1905, and the Bethlehem Shipbuilding Company in 1916. We’ll see the sites where these massive ships were built and launched. We’ll also discuss what became of the area since the shipbuilding industry waned and how Measure A played a role in the destruction of a City Monument.
This walk takes us along Brooklyn Basin’s shoreline. Dennis and Adam will discuss the history of the basin, how it got its name, and the role it played in history that stretches back to the Ohlone presence here. The Alaska Packers and Encinal Terminal both called the basin’s shoreline home and played significant roles in the West Coast’s maritime history. We’ll stroll past the sites of these former seafaring giants and learn more about them when we see the historical plaques on the Wind River property. Three yacht clubs call this shoreline home, two of them transplants, one a homebody to the estuary. We’ll visit Shoreline Park, where we can appreciate the transformation of this area from industrial to residential.
To prepare you for the tour we will provide a short illustrated lecture to provide additional context. This lecture is optional, and you will enjoy and learn from each tour even without attending the introductory presentation. The link to watch the lecture will be sent to ticket holders before their tour.
The tour will end where it started and should 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 6 are FREE!), and well-behaved (or especially cute) dogs are always welcome.