Alameda, CA - The West end in 1942
 

The image at the left is a close-up view of the West end of Alameda, from a portion of a map made in 1942. Notice Treasure Island and the Alameda Naval Air Station land-fill. The "S.F. Airdorome" field takes up a large area near Webster Street (see SF Bay Airdrome Post Card). Also notice the area from the estuary to Lake Merritt.

A close up view from the same map.

The image left is the full map that the close-ups above came from.

The above images are used with permission from a map collection at UC Berkeley. They are provided here and are intended for educational use only.
 

Map info:
Scale: 1:62,500
Prepared under the direction of the Chief of Engineers, U.S. Army, 1941.
Horizontal control by 29th Engineers, U.S. Army, 1940, U.S.E.D., 1939,
and U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey, 1895-1932.
Vertical control by 29th Engineers, U.S. Army, 1940, U.S. Geological
Survey, 1929-1932, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey, 1917-1938, and
U.S.E.D., 1939.
Topography by 29th Engineers, U.S. Army, 1941, utilizing multiplex areo-
projectors from K-3B (single lens) aerial photographs.
Photography by 82nd Observation Squadron, Air Corps, U.S. Army, 1939.
Polyconic Projection, North American 1927 Datum.