California Historical Radio Society — Attraction in Alameda

Wow! Almost a secret place. I went as part of a meet-up walking group. Weekends there are volunteers who work there who can show you around. This is also a place to donate vintage radios, tv's or someone's collection of vacuum tunes. They repair old radios as well as collect. There are 2 floors. Huge room of radios upstairs along with an old switchboard and a vintage oak telephone box. Downstairs they have some very early televisions and they can show you how they worked. This is a fascinating place but it is not handicap friendly at all. It is a museum as well as a working repair shop and meeting place. It's crowded and quirky and free. You may want to call ahead, if no other reason then to get directions. I don't remember seeing...

Myself and my family took a wonderful tour of the museum. Nathan was kind enough to provide an extensive history regarding some of their vintage radio's. Seth was great enough to offer to fix my radio that came with a small glitch when I bought it a few months ago. This place is a wonderful hidden gem! Thank you, Denny, for calling me back and encouraging me to go to the museum with my radio so they can troubleshoot the issues right away! Myself and my family will definitely be back, and I do plan on purchasing another radio in the near future from them. My husband also really appreciated the tour!

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We just happened by the place when we were driving home Saturday. I saw what looked like a yard sale going on in their parking lot and stumbled onto a trip down memory lane. Lots of beautifully restored radios of many kinds and eras. The museum was open too, with a great many more...