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Then and Now: Alvarado

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

Smith Street Bridge, 1910

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)

Tri-City Towns: Then and Now

Alvarado

Centerville

Decoto

Irvington

Mission San Jose

Newark

Niles

Warm Springs

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