A selection of photos pulled from the past and paired with a corresponding modern-day view. Click on each historical photo to explore the location further in our online collection at California Revealed.
Have a place in mind that you’d like to see featured here? Email us at info@museumoflocalhistory.org and we’ll do our best to add your historic place suggestions to this ongoing “then and now” project.
Alvarado Hotel
Also known as: The Smith Building
Location: 3995 Smith Street, Union City, CA 94587
Alvarado Hotel and Restaurant of ‘Ferd’ Paredes, 1947
(see page 16)
Smith Building, 2021
(Photographer: Kel Kanady)
Bridge over Alameda Creek at Smith St.
Also known as: Smith Street Bridge
Location: Intersection of Smith St. / Dyer St. / Alvarado-Niles Rd., Union City, CA 94587
Crossing Alameda Creek at Smith Street, 2021
(Photographer: Kel Kanady)
Silver Dollar Cafe
Also known as: The Silver Dollar
Location: 3861 Horner St, Union City, CA 94587
Silver Dollar Cafe, 1947
(see page 16)
The Silver Dollar, 2021
(Photographer: Kel Kanady)
Alvarado Fire Department Building
Also known as: Union City Historical Museum
Location: 3841 Smith St, Union City, CA 94587
Union City Historical Museum website
Alvarado Fire Department Building, 1947
(see page 33)
Union City Historical Museum, 2021
(Photographer: Kel Kanady)
