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Logo of Alamedainfo.com featuring the website name in blue with a stylized yellow sunburst design behind the i.
A vintage matchbook cover with red and blue vertical stripes, featuring an illustration of a man in a blue hat and uniform at the bottom, labeled Horatios. Safety warning: Be safe - close cover before striking.
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A vintage postcard shows The Pipers Family Restaurant in San Leandro, California, with classic cars parked outside, its signboard, and two insets of the interior featuring a dining area and a bar with red chairs.
A vintage red and black matchbook for The Pipers Family Restaurants, featuring a jester graphic, contact numbers for San Leandro and Walnut Creek, and text about catering and banquets.
A triangular glass ashtray with a yellow insert advertising Onstads Famous Smorgasbord at 1812 Washington Ave, San Leandro, California, featuring cartoon food illustrations and a chef.
A mid-century modern building with decorative panels, lush greenery, and a bright sign that reads Jerrys Pancake Parade Restaurant near the entrance in San Leandro, California.
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A vintage matchbook cover for Jerrys Pancake Parade restaurant, featuring cartoon chefs carrying a stack of pancakes and text with the restaurant’s address and phone number in San Leandro, California.
A vintage matchbook featuring an illustration of a woman sitting on a hamburger with a drink, advertising Jerrys Restaurant Center, 560 MacArthur Blvd. “Jerry’s Pancake Parlor” is printed on the top.
Vintage matchbook featuring “Branding Iron Cocktails” steakhouse logo on top and “Ray Douglas’s Pine Cone” restaurant with pinecone graphic and locations listed: Merced, San Jose, San Leandro, California.
Vintage matchbook cover for Prings Coffee Shop and Bakery in San Leandro, featuring a cartoon boy holding a pastry. Text advertises 24-hour service and displays the bakery’s address and phone number.
Vintage matchbook cover featuring a horse-drawn covered wagon, cactus, and mountains, advertising “Korgan’s Covered Wagon Family Dinners Banquets” in San Leandro, California, with the address and phone number displayed.
A vintage matchbook cover, upside down, featuring a blue dolphin logo, the text Blue Dolphin, a phone number, and an illustration of a restaurant building labeled Blue Dolphin in San Leandro, California.
Vintage matchbook cover for Chris Marina Restaurant in San Leandro, featuring a stylized illustration of the restaurant and listing breakfast, lunch, dinner, and parking. Address: 872 Marina Blvd, phone 357-2545.
Yellow vintage matchbook advertising Koppies Pizza and Hof-Brau in San Leandro, CA. Includes a line drawing of the restaurant, a film projector, phone number, and “Free family movies nightly.”.
A vintage matchbook cover for Club Alabam, displaying a red background, contact info, and illustrations of a windmill, a couple dancing, and a chicken. Text advertises dining, dancing, and catering services.
A vintage red and yellow matchbook advertising “296 Hollywood, San Leandro, Calif.” with a graphic of a woman in a dress holding a martini. The text “Sweetwood 9960” and usage instructions appear below.
A vintage matchbook advertises Terrace Club in San Leandro, California, featuring barbecued foods, cocktails, entertainment, and dancing. Contact info and a sketch of the club are displayed.
A vintage matchbook from Nicks at 150 W. Juana, San Leandro, with a caricature of a man holding a drink. The text includes a phone number and advertises Safeway Shopping Center.
A red matchbook with black text reading “GET TOGETHER,” “WHERE GOOD FELLOWS,” and “AL & NORMS Washington Club, 1746 Washington Ave., San Leandro, CA 94577, 357-1746.” Illustration of three cartoon men.
A vibrant rainbow appears to touch down near the iconic orange towers of the Golden Gate Bridge, with mist and cloudy skies in the background, beautifully photographed by Gary Lenhart.

Gary Lenhart photos

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The Golden Gate Bridge towers rise above fog and water, with rocky cliffs in the foreground and part of the Golden Gate shrouded in mist, photographed by Gary Lenhart.
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  • Old Postcards and Photos
    • Alameda
    • Oakland
    • San Leandro
    • Hayward
    • Berkeley
    • Fremont
    • Livermore
    • Pleasanton
    • Other
  • Old Photos
    • Alameda and Oakland, 1924
    • Alameda and Oakland, 1930
    • Alameda Airport, circa 1935
    • San Leandro, 1938
    • Alameda, California, aerial 1939
    • Alameda, 1941
    • San Leandro, circa 1945
    • Alameda Bay Farm Island, 1966
    • Alameda Bay Farm Island, 1968
    • Alameda Bay Farm Island & Oakland Airport, 1969
    • Alameda Bay Farm Island, 1977
    • Alameda, 1982
    • San Leandro, California aerial photo 1945
    • Fremont, California, Assembly Plant
  • Old Maps
    • Alameda, 1844
    • Alameda, 1854
    • Alameda, 1859
    • Alameda, 1884
    • Alameda, 1895
    • Alameda, 1908
    • Alameda, 1915
    • Alameda, 1920
    • Alameda, 1939
    • Alameda and East Bay Cities, 1951
    • Alameda, 1957
    • Alameda, 1959 shoreline vs. 1855
    • Alameda, 1960
    • Alameda, 1962
    • Alameda, and East Bay Cities, 1970
    • Alameda, 1978
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