LONGFELLOW PARK - ALAMEDA PARKS

LONGFELLOW PARK - ALAMEDA PARKS  Longfellow was the first Alameda city park to be developed west of Webster Street. It is another diminutive park measuring about 1.14 acres. 

The largest Victorian era hotel, the Koohlmoss Hotel, in the west end of Alameda occupied the site of the present day Longfellow Park in the 1870s.  According to Woodruff Minor in his book, "Alameda At Play,"  "The grounds were later occupied by a religious cult, a sanitarium, a private school, a spiritualist and a boarding school."  Quite a colorful past for a rather sedate park.

Google Map of Longfellow Park, Alameda

The city of Alameda acquired the site in 1937 and it was dedicated in 1941.  The original recreation building was rebuild and basketball and tennis courts were refurbished in the late 1990's.

Thomas Train at Longfellow Park, Alameda

The play yard and field are busy places during the weekends and after school.  This is a pleasant neighborhood park and even though it is small there is a lot going on here.

Play Structure at Longfellow Park in Alameda