Posted on September 16, 2009 by vickysemones


This lovely park is directly across from the Encinal Casual Carpool on Park Ave., Alameda. Apparently, this bandstand is the oldest building in Alameda. What a shame it’s not being used ~ but the water fountain is…

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Posted on September 16, 2009 by vickysemones

- Encinal and Park – Carpool Location
The September sun is bright and low. The air holds a hint of Autumn’s delicious coolness. Mature trees have splayed upward around telephone wires, and have filled out in a bounty that seems to have obsorbed their creosoted intruders. Cars roll up along Encinal while riders form a right angle along Park Avenue. Fully loaded, the cars either turn right onto Park or u-turn back down Encinal. We hand out 200 flyers during a delightful morning of smiles and kind greetings from 7:15AM to 8:50AM, near Books, Inc. The final car waits for one more rider while the last S.F. bound bus boards three passengers. We breakfast at Jim’s Coffee Shop.
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