Brightside, California

Brightside (formerly, Brightside Station) is an unincorporated community in Alameda County, California. It is located 2.25 miles (3.6 km) west of Sunol.[2]

Brightside
Unincorporated community
Brightside
Location in California
Brightside
Brightside (the United States)
Coordinates: 37°35′57″N 121°55′28″W
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountyAlameda County
Elevation207 ft (63 m)
GNIS feature IDs1670302

Train station

The Brightside Station was a popular train station located in the area. However, it lost popularity and was shut down during the Great Depression.[3]

gollark: Sure, that makes *some* sense then.
gollark: You could say "it's better than nothing", but if you think you can do something it might give you a false sense of confidence and stop you considering safer options.
gollark: Generally, I'm pretty sure *consistently* defending (physically) against armed people when you are *not* armed is not really possible.
gollark: But there's probably a selection effect where people who both have guns and are really stupid about using them soon die/get imprisoned and no longer go around with guns.
gollark: I suppose there are a lot of stupid people.

References
  1. "Brightside". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 607. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
  3. Luna, Henry (2005). Niles Canyon Railways. Pacific Locomotive Association & Arcadia Publishing. p. 90. ISBN 978-0-7385-2983-7.



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