The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-08-29
DESCRIBE EAST
SHORE CITIES
improvement Organizations
and Real Estate Dealers
Publish Booklets and Maps
PICTURES TELL STORY
Literature Is Illustrated
With Panoramic Views and
Interesting Photographs
Oakland Office San Francisco Call,
1016 Broadway. Aug. %.

/ oakland once san FRANCISCO CAN,
1016 Broadway, Aug. 2S.
The approaching conclave of the
! Knights Templar, which will bring
! thousands Of visitors to California, has
; induced several of the improvement
: organizations and real estate dealers of
! Oakland. Berkeley and Alameda to is
/ sue some choice literature descriptive
/ Of the advantages, climatic and other
wise. of the cities on the eastern shore
of the bay.
These publications are in most cases
/ illustrated with handsome phOto-en-
| cravings, which tell better than any de-
/ scriptive writing could do the natural
advantages and points of interest in
Alameda County. Several indeXed
maps have been issued, which are eX-
cellent street guides and show the To-
cations of public buildings and schools
in the different cities.
In addition to these purely local pub
locations there is the official pamphlet
Of the Alameda County commissioners
TO the st. Louis Fair, many copies Of
which will be distributed among the
visiting knights Templar. The title of
this book, which is published in maya
zine form, is, Alameda County, Cali
| fOrnia," and ii is pTOfusely illustrated
with Photographic views of many parts
Of Alameda County.
The pamphlet issued by the E. P.
VandercOok Company contains much
valuable data concerning the railways
and street car lines which run into the
city, and also has much information
relative TO the prices of real estate in
different parts of the city. It is illus
trated with a splendid panoramic view
of Oakland's water front and several
photographs Of factories and private
dwellings.
The map of Alameda, which is pub
lished by the Advancement Association
of that city. shows the location of the
public buildings, schools and churches
Of the city, and is also a street guide.
1t is illustrated on the reverse side with
several Photographic views of the
Island City, and on the margins is
printed a brief description of Alameda,
with information as to ferry service,
street railways and climatic conditions.
Beautiful Berkeley" is the title of
the booklet issued by Youngs & Barry.
well-known real estate firm of the
college city, and it is in every respect
q work Of art. The cover design is eX-
ecuted in blue and gold, the colors Of
the University of California, and is or
namented with the golden poppy, the
emblematic flower Of the State of Cali
fornia. 1t contains an excellent map
miniature map of the bay of San Fran
cisco and the surrounding counties. The
booklet is illustrated with a panoramic
view of the city of Berkeley taken from
the hills at the back of the town, and
many excellent photographs Of points
of interest in the university grounds
public buildings and dwellings ID
Berkeley.
The pamphlet issued by the Unive.
sity Of California contains a series III
excellent photo-engravings of the col
lege buildings and grounds, with ex-
planatOry marginal notes.
The Fruitvale Board of Trade will is
sue a map that is an excellent street
guide Of that section.
The official booklet issued by the Ala
media County commissioners to the
Worlds Fair is a complete resume of
the climatic conditions. natural advan-
tages and industries Of Alameda Coun-
~. It is prOfusely illustrated with pho
tOgraphs taken in all parts of the coun-
ty, and contains more reliable infOrma-
ton as to the natural resources Of this
part Of California than any publication
of the kind ever before issued.