Here’s a “then & now” of Railroad Ave. at E. 5th St. in downtown Pittsburg. Click on each photo for a much…
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Claycord Online Museum – The Old Fountain At The Sunvalley Mall In Concord
by CLAYCORD.comby CLAYCORD.comThis vintage postcard shows the old fountain at the Sunvalley Mall in Concord. The fountain, which was taken out after the deadly…
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Claycord Online Museum – The Dinosaur In Downtown Concord
by CLAYCORD.comby CLAYCORD.comWho remembers the giant dinosaur on top of the old Keenan Heinz Company on East St. in downtown Concord? The dinosaur was…
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Claycord Online Museum – YardBirds Home Center In Concord (Plus A Lot Of Snow On Diablo)
by CLAYCORD.comby CLAYCORD.comHere’s a blast from the recent past. This photo, which was taken sometime after 1991 but before 1999, shows the old YardBirds…
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Claycord Online Museum – Concord Community Hospital, The Birthplace Of Tom Hanks
by CLAYCORD.comby CLAYCORD.comHere’s a photo of the old Concord Community Hospital (now John Muir Concord). Did you know? Tom Hanks was born at Concord…
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Claycord Online Museum – X-Rated Movies At The Pleasant Hill Drive-In In 1974
by CLAYCORD.comby CLAYCORD.comHere’s a somewhat surprising discovery. In 1974, the Pleasant Hill Motor Movies showed x-rated films. The following week, the drive-in theater was…
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Claycord Online Museum – Arby’s On Clayton Rd. In Concord + Concord Resident Donald Davis Wins Free Arby’s For Life!
by CLAYCORD.comby CLAYCORD.comWho remembers Arby’s on Clayton Rd. in Concord? It was built in the late-70s, but didn’t make it through the 80s. Arby’s…
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Claycord Online Museum – The Flood Of 1962 In Concord
by CLAYCORD.comby CLAYCORD.comThanks to “nytemuvr”, who sent these photos of the 1962 flood in Concord. The photos were taken in the area of Park-N-Shop…
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Claycord Online Museum – 55-Years-Ago Today – The Pleasant Hill Motor Movies (Drive-In) On Contra Costa Blvd. At Gregory Lane
by CLAYCORD.comby CLAYCORD.com55-years-ago today, on Jan.2, 1968, this ad was placed in a local newspaper for the Pleasant Hill Motor Movies, which was located…
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Claycord Online Museum – Winchell’s Donut House In Walnut Creek’s Countrywood Shopping Center
by CLAYCORD.comby CLAYCORD.comLet’s keep going with this donut theme we all know and love. Who remembers Winchell’s Donut House? (now AllStar Donuts). They had…
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Claycord Online Museum – GEMCO In Walnut Creek & Pleasant Hill
by CLAYCORD.comby CLAYCORD.comAnyone remember Gemco? Gemco was located where Target in Walnut Creek and Pleasant Hill are currently located. Gemco was a chain of…
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Claycord Online Museum – Mr. Steak On Clayton Rd. In Concord & “The New” Mr. Steak On N. Civic In Walnut Creek – A Complete Steak Dinner For $2.99
by CLAYCORD.comby CLAYCORD.comRemember, a steak dinner at Mr. Steak isn’t complete without all five ingredients, one of which apparently includes the waitress. Welcome to…
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Claycord Online Museum – Bob’s Big Boy On Treat Blvd. In Concord
by CLAYCORD.comby CLAYCORD.comWho remembers Bob’s Big Boy on Treat Blvd. in Concord? It was located on Treat at Bel Air Dr., where Huckleberry’s is…
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Claycord Online Museum – The Jolly Holiday Sale At K-Mart In Pleasant Hill – Get Your Groovy Shirt & Sweater Set Or Your Weird Doll Lamp Now!
by CLAYCORD.comby CLAYCORD.comWhat a deal – if you act fast, you could get that shirt and sweater set for only $7.96, but first you’d…
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Claycord Online Museum – John Jawad’s (And Chubby Humble’s) Pioneer Inn In Downtown Clayton
by CLAYCORD.comby CLAYCORD.comHere’s an old advertisement for John Jawad’s Pioneer Inn in downtown Clayton. The restaurant changed hands throughout the years, and the building…
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Claycord Online Museum – The Old Pet Shop Inside The Sunvalley Mall In Concord – Full-Bred Puppies Were Half Off During Veteran’s Day Sale
by CLAYCORD.comby CLAYCORD.comIf you wanted a pure-bred puppy in 1974, you had to look no further than the Sunvalley Pet Shop in the Sunvalley…
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Claycord Online Museum – It’s Sunday Morning In 1965, And If You Live In Concord And Want Donuts, You’re Headed To Chick’s
by CLAYCORD.comby CLAYCORD.comWe usually say “do you remember,” but this place is still open. Chick’s, which has been open for decades, is still a…
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Claycord Online Museum – A 79-Year-Old Thanksgiving Day Menu (Cigarettes Included)
by CLAYCORD.comby CLAYCORD.comThis is a 79-year-old Thanksgiving Day menu from the U.S. Naval Barracks at Port Chicago. Delicious, and you even get cigarettes for…
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Claycord Online Museum – Fly Concord To SFO 6 Times A Day – Also Fly To San Jose And Four Other California Cities
by CLAYCORD.comby CLAYCORD.comThis is an advertisement from 1969. If you wanted, you could fly from Concord’s Buchanan Airport to SFO, six times a day.…