photos/1890 across estuary from foot of Broadway

Waterfront Scene ¹

This photo from c.1890 was taken across the estuary from the foot of Broadway.

It shows an unidentified sailboat with 3 men on board. In the background are the ferryboat Amador in a slip at the foot of Broadway, and the ferryboat Alameda in front of the Renton Coal Company wharf. Further in the background, the building with a flag on top is the Alameda County Courthouse built in 1875. Immediately behind the right-hand bridge of the Alameda appears to be the distinctive steep roof of the Alameda County Hall of Records which was across the street from the courthouse.

1889 Sanborn excerpt

Links and References

1. OpenSFHistory / wnp71.1154 OpenSFHistory