Alameda Post · @alamedapost
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The exploration of 1240 St. Charles Street continues with a heartfelt examination of the familiar, rich, and very human lives of its inhabitants. Steve Gorman explores love, loss, and the unyielding tenacity we can find both in biographies and in the mirror.
https://alamedapost.com/history/todays-alameda-treasure-the-bruton-houses-part-10/
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Alameda Post · @alamedapost
92 followers · 578 posts · Server newsie.socialThe exploration of 1240 St. Charles St. continues with multiple accounts from youngsters growing up in the neighborhood during the 1940s and 50s. Steve Gorman dives into the history of how the peculiar distribution and development of land in Alameda led to a Victory Garden and coveted neighborhood pool in the space between houses.
https://alamedapost.com/history/todays-alameda-treasure-the-bruton-houses-part-9/
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Alameda Post · @alamedapost
89 followers · 558 posts · Server newsie.socialSteve Gorman continues the exploration into the history the Bruton houses. Former tenant Phil Plant describes growing up at 1240 St. Charles St. in Alameda during the 1940s and 1950s as “special and exhilarating” during a time of "magical freedoms."
https://alamedapost.com/history/todays-alameda-treasure-the-bruton-houses-part-8/
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Alameda Post · @alamedapost
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The exploration of 1240 St. Charles Street continues with a look into Phil Plant's childhood home that housed three generations at once. Steve Gorman introduces the family, including an intense sibling rivalry and a grandmother named "Very."
https://postdev.kinsta.cloud/history/todays-alameda-treasure-the-bruton-houses-part-7/
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Alameda Post · @alamedapost
82 followers · 500 posts · Server newsie.socialSteve Gorman continues the historical deep dive into 1240 St. Charles Street, this time taking a look at previous resident Phil Plant's book about living at the beautiful home as a boy.
https://alamedapost.com/history/todays-alameda-treasure-the-bruton-houses-part-6/
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Alameda Post · @alamedapost
42 followers · 337 posts · Server newsie.socialIn this installment of Today's Alameda Treasures, Steve Gorman discusses how the Bruton Sisters contributed greatly to the arts of Alameda and the Bay Area, including works on the campus of UC Berkeley.
https://alamedapost.com/history/todays-alameda-treasure-the-bruton-houses-part-3/
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