Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Monte Vista, Alameda County, California


 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review).  No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was delete. I recognize Milowent's efforts, but also their acknowledement they can't access the source. If someone wants this for draft space incubation, just ping. Star  Mississippi  02:46, 19 March 2022 (UTC)

Monte Vista, Alameda County, California

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I don't see any sources about this place other than the book listed. Judging by the description, the article seems to be nonnotable: it had a post office for at least three years. I assume it was only written because of GNIS. However, if anybody has the book available to them, they can verify.

Based on the description in the article, this was probably located in what is now Piedmont or North Oakland. There is currently a Monte Vista Avenue in that area. —Lights and freedom (talk ~ contribs) 02:37, 4 March 2022 (UTC) Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Liz Read! Talk! 06:25, 11 March 2022 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of California-related deletion discussions. —Lights and freedom (talk ~ contribs) 02:37, 4 March 2022 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Geography-related deletion discussions.  CAPTAIN RAJU (T) 03:06, 4 March 2022 (UTC)
 * The GNIS does not have this, as was noted on the article's talk page back in 2009. This was Carlossuarez46 inferring "former settlement"s from Durham's place names book, just as with Stokes Landing, California (which was of course actually a landing).  The only record (in a contemporary directory of U.S. post offices) is of a Monte Vista post office with postmaster Joseph Dieves, hotelier and brewery owner, who was buried at the Mountain View Cemetery, Oakland, and who is better documented than his post office.  Uncle G (talk) 05:49, 4 March 2022 (UTC)
 * Speedy delete Not sure how we missed this one among the massive batch of utter junk from an irresponsible user. The source does NOT actually say this was a settlement but rather just states the existence of a post office, which is not the same thing. Reywas92Talk 06:13, 4 March 2022 (UTC)
 * Comment: The California Digital Library, California Counties Photography Collection, lists having a folder in its collection on Monte Vista of which it says "Contains images of Monte Vista, a former settlement in Alameda County near northeast Oakland."  I'll dig a bit more but there's no reason to speedy delete during this AfD.--Milowent • hasspoken  15:43, 4 March 2022 (UTC)
 * I think you should vote if you don't want the article to get deleted. —Lights and freedom (talk ~ contribs) 18:33, 10 March 2022 (UTC)
 * I found a source that says it was "a former settlement", but i don't have access to the non-online content to back it up. I know that doesn't stop people from nominating things for deletion but I can't save everything.--Milowent • hasspoken  12:29, 14 March 2022 (UTC)
 *  Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.


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