Books for Friends
Books for Friends is a bookstore in Alameda, California which is located on Oak Street. Books for Friends is situated nearby to Alameda Free Library Main Branch, as well as near the police station Alameda Police Department.- Opening hours:
Wednesday: noon—6:00 PM
Thursday—Saturday: noon—4:00 PM
public holidays: closed - Email: bff@alamedafriends.com
- Type: Bookstore
- Address: 1550 Oak Street, Alameda, CA 94501
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Alameda City Hall and Alameda Theatre.
Alameda City Hall
Town hall
Photo: Sanfranman59, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Alameda City Hall is a historic city hall civic building in Alameda, California. The building has been continually used since it was first built in 1895. Alameda City Hall is situated 350 feet west of Books for Friends.
Alameda Theatre
Movie theater
Photo: Binksternet, Public domain.
The Alameda Theatre is an Art Deco movie theatre built in 1932 in Alameda, California. It opened with a seating capacity of 2,168. It was designed by architect Timothy L. Alameda Theatre is situated 700 feet southwest of Books for Friends.
Alameda Museum
Museum
Photo: Utilizer, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Alameda Museum is a history museum about the history and culture of Alameda, California. It is located in Alameda, California, in the United States. Alameda Museum is situated 1,200 feet southwest of Books for Friends.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Alameda and Fernside.
Alameda
Photo: Thatotherperson, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Alameda is an island city in the East Bay of the Bay Area, California. It is separated from the mainland by the Oakland Estuary. You can get there from Oakland very easily, by way of one of the bridges or the Webster Street Tube.
Fernside
Neighborhood
Fernside is a neighborhood of Alameda in Alameda County, California. It lies at an elevation of 13 feet. Located near the Fruitvale and High Street bridges, it previously contained one train line which passed over the Fruitvale Bridge and another which followed the perimeter of Alameda's South Shore.
Jingletown
Neighborhood
Jingletown is a pocket arts community in Oakland, California, adjacent to the Oakland Estuary, and about two miles southeast of Lake Merritt. It is bounded by the Coast Guard Island Bridge and Fruitvale Bridges, which connect Oakland to the city of Alameda.
Books for Friends
- Category: shop
- Location: Alameda, California, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.76658° or 37° 45′ 60″ northLongitude
-122.24229° or 122° 14′ 32″ westOperator
Friends of the Alameda LibraryOpen location code
849VQQ85+J3OpenStreetMap ID
node 12810846909OpenStreetMap feature
shop=booksOpenStreetMap attribute
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Highlights include Alameda Free Library Main Branch and Alameda Police Department.
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