Alameda Walks - Burbank /Portola Neighborhood Walk

October 24 - Burbank /Portola Neighborhood Walk Meet at Washington Park, 1300 8th street at the corner of Eighth Street and Central Avenue. Let’s recall the days when you could clamber around a locomotive that stood at our meeting place. Dennis Evanosky will share pictures of this attraction and tell of its fate.

Did you know that:

• A German rifle range and a velodrome once stood on the grounds of the Burbank-Portola neighborhood?

• The remains of a swimming pool hide under Washington Park’s baseball field?

• A stately mansion that stood in the park burned in a mysterious conveniently timed fire?

We’ll also learn how Utah Construction intruded on this neighborhood, took away the beaches and isolated the homes from San Francisco Bay. Dennis Evanosky will lead this walk. Note: Walk lasts 1 hour, 15 minutes