Dresser, California
Dresser | |
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  Dresser Location in California  Dresser Dresser (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 37°35′33″N 121°57′21″W / 37.59250°N 121.95583°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Alameda County |
| Elevation | 105 ft (32 m) |
Dresser (formerly, Alston, Dresser Siding,[2] and Merienda[3]) is an unincorporated community in Alameda County, California. Its ZIP code is 94536 and its area codes are 510 and 341.
Geography and background
[edit]It is located on the Southern Pacific Railroad 3 miles (4.8 km) north-northeast of downtown Fremont,[3] at an elevation of 105 feet (32 m). The city's name was Merienda until 1915, and then was Alston until 1957.[3] It was established as a station on the Southern Pacific Railroad in 1923 to serve the California Pressed Brick Company in Niles Canyon.
Current status
[edit]Reportedly, the location has been used for partying since it was closed in the 1990s.[4] The adjacent "Secret Sidewalk" (Niles Canyon Aqueduct)[5] is also used for such purposes.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Dresser". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Both "Dresser". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ a b c Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 625. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
- ^ a b Levin, Sam. "The Secret Sidewalk May Not Be Secret Much Longer". East Bay Express. Retrieved November 14, 2011.
- ^ "Sunol Aqueduct". Wikimapia. Retrieved November 14, 2011.
Notes
[edit]External links
[edit]- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dresser
- Sunol Aqueduct
- Photos of the brick factory: view 1, view 2, view 3
- Anecdotes of the Secret Sidewalk
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