Dresser (formerly, Alston, Dresser Siding, and Merienda
) is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...
in
Alameda County
Alameda County ( ) is a county located in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 1,682,353, making it the 7th-most populous county in the state and 21st most populous nationally. The county seat is Oakland. A ...
,
California
California () is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States that lies on the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. It borders Oregon to the north, Nevada and Arizona to the east, and shares Mexico–United States border, an ...
. Its
ZIP code is 94536 and its area codes are
510 and 341.
Geography and background
It is located on the
Southern Pacific Railroad
The Southern Pacific (or Espee from the railroad initials) was an American Railroad classes#Class I, Class I Rail transport, railroad network that existed from 1865 to 1996 and operated largely in the Western United States. The system was oper ...
north-northeast of downtown
Fremont,
at an elevation of . The city's name was Merienda until 1915, and then was Alston until 1957.
It was established as a station on the Southern Pacific Railroad in 1923 to serve the California Pressed Brick Company in
Niles Canyon.
Current status
Reportedly, the location has been used for partying since it was closed in the 1990s.
The adjacent "Secret Sidewalk" (Niles Canyon Aqueduct)
is also used for such purposes.
See also
*
Merienda, California
*
Niles Canyon
*
Niles Canyon Railway
*
Sunol Water Temple
References
Notes
External links
*
Sunol Aqueduct* Photos of the brick factory
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Anecdotes of the Secret Sidewalk
Unincorporated communities in California
Unincorporated communities in Alameda County, California
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