Historic Alameda Bay Farm Island
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Sitting immediately adjacent to Alameda, California in San Francisco Bay, is tiny Alameda Bay Farm Island. It was originally farm land, and known for producing two unique products for the nearby city restaurants--asparagus and oysters. Originally known as Asparagus Island, it also supported large oyster beds,( along with other portions of the Alameda island coast) which produced what was then considered a great delicacy to Edwardian San Francisco.Â
Although separated by an estuary in the 19th century from mainland Alameda, it is now connected to both Alameda and Oakland. By extension, it is connected to the Oakland International Airport, which was opened by Charles Lindbergh in 1927. What was once a quiet agricultural area, now houses offices,…
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