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Dresser
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 37°35′33″N 121°57′21″W / 37.59250°N 121.95583°W / 37.59250; -121.95583
Country	United States
State	California
County	Alameda County
Elevation	105 ft (32 m)

Dresser (formerly, Alston, Dresser Siding, and Merienda) is an unincorporated community in Alameda County, California. Its ZIP code is 94536 and its area codes are 510 and 341.

Geography and background

It is located on the Southern Pacific Railroad 3 miles (4.8 km) north-northeast of downtown Fremont, at an elevation of 105 feet (32 m). 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

1. "Dresser". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
2. Both "Dresser". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
3. ^ Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 625. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
4. ^ Levin, Sam. "The Secret Sidewalk May Not Be Secret Much Longer". East Bay Express. Retrieved November 14, 2011.
5. "Sunol Aqueduct". Wikimapia. Retrieved November 14, 2011.

Notes

External links

• U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dresser
• Sunol Aqueduct
• Photos of the brick factory: view 1, view 2, view 3
• Anecdotes of the Secret Sidewalk

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