Requiem for Naval Air Station Alameda

Naval Air Station Alameda, now known as Alameda Point, sits quietly across the bay from San Francisco with stellar views of the Bay Bridge and downtown. It’s fascinated me for years. The base closed in 1997 after 57 years of operation. Another casualty of the Base Realignment and Closures act, which killed off over 350 installations in the wake of the Cold War over five rounds of closures between 1988 and 2005. Since the early 2000s, the city of Alameda has been slowly converting the former base into new housing projects and moved private companies into the historic structures, but the whole place still feels really empty and unfrequented. I’m not certain this part of the island will ever really get over the ghost of its former function. Check out my newsletter! This channel will mostly focus on adventures, but I also like to write about a bunch of different topics that interest me (tech, aviation, history, productivity, etc.). Check out my newsletter here to see those: https://nickrroberts.com/#/portal/sig... #military #aircraftcarrier #usshornet #navy Music: https://uppbeat.io/t/simon-folwar/hope License code: PLIWCTQDSTUZJFNY