Ben's Tavern Baseball T-Shirt

Ben's Tavern Baseball T-ShirtBen's Tavern Golden Glows We round out our Alameda Heritage series with a tip of a hat (or in this case, baseball cap!) to the 1939 California State Champs, The Ben's Tavern Golden Glows. Alameda's Golden Glows were recognized as one of the strongest semi pro baseball teams in Northern California in the late 1930's. Bens Tavern was owned by Ben Carimanti and located at 1600 Webster St. in Alameda. Explore our complete California Baseball Heritage

000 thronged to the exposition grounds to witness the daring speedsters navigate the course

the Golden City Brewery was founded by Gottlieb Brekle in 1871

000 inmates crowded into barracks surrounded by barbed wire

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much of the American war apparatus remained intact during peacetime

Bay Area native Sam Arena shattered the 200-mile speed record when he roared across the finish line on his WLDR Harley Davidson at the 200 mile Pacific Coast Championships held at the Oakland Speedway on November 27th 1936

The little speedsters spent half their time skidding around turns

Unique to this experience were vehicles called Gravity Cars—4-wheel natural roller coasters powered by gravity—that took guests from the summit into Mill Valley and Muir Woods

construction of a branch line to Muir Woods was completed

Baseball was the saving grace for these internees – they played for the love of the game – elevating morale and bringing a sense of normalcy to the camps

and watched hair raising aerial stunts of dare-devils on high wires

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