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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1RKK_hagstroms-market_Walnut-Creek-CA.html
In 1932, Emil Hagstrom opened the 25th store in his chain of cash-and-carry grocery stores on Main Street. In 1946, the store moved to this location on Locust Street and offered free off-street parking.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1RKJ_civic-art-theatre-nuthouse_Walnut-Creek-CA.html
By the mid-1960s, community theater groups needed better performance space. The City re-purposed an obsolete walnut warehouse as the Civic Arts Theatre & Gallery - affectionately nicknamed "The Nuthouse." In 1990- and after extensive private fundr…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1RK5_kitty-milk-bar_Walnut-Creek-CA.html
A popular café for more than 20 years, Kitty Milk Bar was particularly renowned for its ice cream and donuts. The café took its name from the nickname of the proprietor's sister, Catherine.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1RK4_st-pauls-mission-chapel_Walnut-Creek-CA.html
Local Episcopalians built St. Paul's Chapel on this lot in 1889. In 1950, St. Paul's built a new church up the hill. Wanting to save the treasured chapel, church members "trundled" the sturdy redwood building to the new church site, where it still…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1RK3_judge-duncans-courtroom_Walnut-Creek-CA.html
From its first meeting following city incorporation in October 1914, Walnut Creek's City Council held its meetings for a number of years in the courtroom of Judge George O. Duncan, adjacent to the San Ramon Bank.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1RK1_the-corners-oak-saloon_Walnut-Creek-CA.html
First called "The Corners," Walnut Creek evolved at the junction of the regions's two main roads - Pacheco (running from Martinez to San Jose) and Lafayette (running west to Oakland). The Oak Saloon stood at the junction. The town was named Walnut…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1RK0_san-ramon-valley-bank_Walnut-Creek-CA.html
Joseph Silveria, owner of Valley Mercantile at Main and Cypress, was the first merchant to offer local banking services. Knowing the town needed a "real" bank, Silveria spearheaded the first bank - San Ramon Valley Bank - located directly across t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1RJZ_harlans-livery-stable_Walnut-Creek-CA.html
The most important corner in Walnut Creek has alway been a center of transportation. In the late 1800's and early 1900s, a livery stable (horse barn) occupied this entire block, allowing locals and visitors to board or rent horses and buggies.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1RJW_botelhos-island-creek-confluence_Walnut-Creek-CA.html
Walnut Creek's namesake creek is formed under this plaza, where Las Trampas and San Ramon creeks merge. The two creeks bound land known as "Botelho's Island." which had been owned by the pioneer Botelho family. Broadway Plaza, opened in 1951, now …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1RJS_southern-pacific-railroad-depot_Walnut-Creek-CA.html
The first passenger train rolled into Walnut Creek in 1891. Southern Pacific built the train depot later that year on a site that was across the creek (now under Broadway) and close to this plaza. The depot was converted to commercial uses and rel…
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