Demise
Late in life, Idora Park was eclipsed by the rise of the automobile and Neptune Beach, California in Alameda, California. In 1929, Idora Park was razed and a plan to develop the "Central Square", an apartment and business complex, was announced. But the depression intervened and a variety of small Storybook Houses and worker housing apartment blocks were constructed on the 17-acre (69,000 m2) site. This is said to be the first neighborhood with undergrounded utilities in the west.
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