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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1RXJ_the-avenue_El-Cerrito-CA.html
During the Spanish colonial era, the train that would become San Pablo Avenue connected many ranchos across the East Bay. By the mid-1800s, it featured a state line connecting Oakland and Martinez. Today the Avenue remains the center of El Cerrit…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1RXI_japanese-nurseries_El-Cerrito-CA.html
In the early 1900s, Japanese immigrants planted the seeds of a remarkable nursery community in El Cerrito and Richmond. These nurseries were located mostly west of San Pablo Avenue and north of Portrero Avenue. After interment during World War II…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1RWT_summertime-fun-in-el-cerrito_El-Cerrito-CA.html
Golden Gate Lanes, El Cerrito's only bowling alley was located near here. Other summer staples included Bardon's Fruit Market, Betsy's Kitchen and Big Boys Barbecue, Motorcycle Hill, the Whoopie Bumps, and Peek-a-Boo Park, an early auto-court (mo…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1RWL_stege-sanitary_El-Cerrito-CA.html
Formed on May 15, 1913, Stege Sanitary District held it first Board of Directors meeting at what is called Stege Junction, the corner of San Pablo and Portrero. William F. Huber served as the first Chairman of the Stege Board of Directors.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1RWK_summertime-fun-in-el-cerrito_El-Cerrito-CA.html
Golden Gate Lanes, El Cerrito's only bowling alley was located near here. Other summer staples included Bardon's Fruit Market, Betsy's Kitchen and Big Boys Barbecue, Motorcycle Hill, the Whoopie Bumps, and Peek-a-Boo Park, an early auto-court (mo…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1RW6_quarries_El-Cerrito-CA.html
In the early 1900s, El Cerrito became the local center of a thriving "blueschist" quarry industry. Along with some smaller ones, Bates & Borland Quarry and the Hutchinson Quarry were two of the major local quarries that operated up to the 1930s a…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1RW4_holy-ghost-festa_El-Cerrito-CA.html
The Festival of the Holy Ghost was started in Portugal by Queen Izabel to celebrate the end of a famine in 1296. Since the 1920s, Portuguese Americans have gathered in El Cerrito in late June to carry out this annual tradition with a parade, the …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1RW2_streetcars-in-el-cerrito_El-Cerrito-CA.html
In the early 1900s, streetcars ran the length of San Pablo Avenue. In those days, people could ride from the county line to Grand Canyon Park (now Alvarado Park) or out to MacDonald Avenue to the San Rafael Ferry.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1RVZ_little-italy_El-Cerrito-CA.html
Italian immigrants were a major ethnic community in El Cerrito. Establishments in the heart of Little Italy included Tezzi's Italian cooperativa, Fandio Bortolotti's barber shop, Cisi's Dry Goods, Louie's Club, Poloni's Bakery, Morotti's store, Ma…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1RV9_farms-and-dairies_El-Cerrito-CA.html
El Cerrito was once a town of farms and dairies. The mild weather, lush fields, and many creeks coming down from the hills made for excellent dairy farming. Over the years, there have been about 25 dairies located in El Cerrito.