This document provides an overview of life at Alameda Point, the former Alameda Naval Air Station, from 1999 to the present. It details the demographics and housing at Alameda Point based on Census data, showing a diverse population including many families earning under $30,000 per year. It also documents community organizations and services that have emerged to serve residents of Alameda Point, such as a community garden, bike shop, and housing for veterans. Interviews with residents provide personal perspectives on living at Alameda Point.

1. ON POINT
Life at Alameda Point, former Alameda Naval Air Station, 1999-Present
ALAMEDA POINT
ALAMEDA, CALIFORNIA
HISTORIAN’S EYE
UC BERKELEY
DECEMBER 17, 2012
Reginald

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3. Transportation to and in vicinity of Alameda Point
Source: Google Map

4. Source: ABC 7 News

5. Source: Photo of Map, Alameda Point Collaborative

6. 2010 Census, Census Tract 4287, City of Alameda, Alameda County, California.
Population by Ethnicity.
Source: http://projects.nytimes.com/census/2010/map

7. 2010 Census, Census Tract 4287, City of Alameda, Alameda County, California.
Housing Units.
Source: http://projects.nytimes.com/census/2010/map

8. 2010 Census, Census Tract 4287, City of Alameda, Alameda County, California.
White Population.
Source: http://projects.nytimes.com/census/2010/map

9. 2010 Census, Census Tract 4287, City of Alameda, Alameda County, California.
Asian Population.
Source: http://projects.nytimes.com/census/2010/map

10. 2010 Census, Census Tract 4287, City of Alameda, Alameda County, California.
Ethnicity: African American.
Source: http://projects.nytimes.com/census/2010/map

11. 2010 Census, Census Tract 4287, City of Alameda, Alameda County, California.
Hispanic Population.
Source: http://projects.nytimes.com/census/2010/map

12. 2000 Census, Census Tract 4275, City of Alameda, Alameda County, California.
Income levels.
Source: http://projects.nytimes.com/census/2010/map

13. 2010 Census, Census Tract 4287, City of Alameda, Alameda County, California.
Vacancy Housing Units.
Source: http://projects.nytimes.com/census/2010/map

14. 2005-2009 Census Estimates, Census Tract 4275, Alameda, Alameda, California.
Households earning under $30,000.
Source: http://projects.nytimes.com/census/2010/explorer

15. 2005-2009 Census Estimates, Census Tract 4275, Alameda, Alameda, California. .
Household earning over $200,000.
Source: http://projects.nytimes.com/census/2010/explorer

16. 2005-2009 Census Estimates, Census Tract 4275, Alameda, Alameda, California.
Education levels.
Source: http://projects.nytimes.com/census/2010/explorer

17. 2005-2009 Census Estimates, Census Tract 4275, Alameda, Alameda, California.
Median household incomes.
Source: http://projects.nytimes.com/census/2010/explorer

18. 2005-2009 Census Estimates, Census Tract 4275, Alameda, Alameda, California.
Ethnicity.

19. 2005-2009 Census Estimates, Census Tract 4275, Alameda, Alameda, California. .
Private school attendance.

20. 2005-2009 Census Estimates, Census Tract 4275, Alameda, Alameda, California. .
Foreign-born population.

21. 2005-2009 Census Estimates, Census Tract 4275, Alameda, Alameda, California.
Black population.

22. Naval Air Station sign at Main Street and West Atlantic.
Photo: Reginald James

23. AC Transit Line 31 bus at W. Midway and Pan Am Way, Alameda Point.
Photo: Reginald James

24. Bessie Coleman Court, Alameda Point.
Photo: Reginald James

25. Bessie Coleman Court, Alameda Point.
Photo: Reginald James

26. Alameda Point Collaborative Community Garden
Photo: Reginald James

27. Changing Gears Bike Shop.
Photo: Reginald James

28. AC Transit bus Line 31 going west on W. Midway
Photo: Reginald James

29. Mural on W. Midway Ave on Alameda Point.
Photo: Reginald James

30. Vehicle near dilapidated housing at Alameda Point.
Photo: Reginald James

31. Alameda Police driving west on W. Midway on Alameda Point.
Photo: Reginald James

32. Dignity Commons provides housing for veterans on Alameda Point.
Photo: Reginald James

33. Dilapidated housing at Alameda Point.
Photo: Reginald James

34. Over 500 people call Alameda Point home.
Photo: Reginald James

35. Taivale Tautalatasi, a sophomore at Encinal High school.
Photo: Reginald James

36. JERRARD GREEN
Alameda Point Resident
Assistant Manager,
Changing Gears Bike Shop
Alameda Point
Alameda, CA

37. ALLEN BEENE
Alameda Point Resident
Artist
Alameda Point, Alameda, CA

38. DOUG BIGGS
Alameda Resident
Executive Director,
Alameda Point Collaborative
Alameda, CA

39. Alameda Point will
now be the economic
engine that drives the
whole city of
Alameda.
MARIE GILMORE Mayor of Alameda

40. To be continued…