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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1RJR_broadway-shopping-center_Walnut-Creek-CA.html
One of the first open-air malls, Broadway Shopping Center was built on undeveloped land at Main Street (Highway 21) and Mt. Diablo Boulevard (Highway 24). The 38-store center had Sears and J.C. Penny, a Lucky grocery store, and 1,500 free parking …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1RJQ_botelho-home_Walnut-Creek-CA.html
In the 1880s, this was the rear yard of Antonio Botelho's stately home. Botelho owned more than 300 acres of farm land south of town, and the home - originally a hotel - fronted on the main road to Alamo (today's Main Street).
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1RJK_main-street-1910_Walnut-Creek-CA.html
From earliest times, Main Street (then Pacheco Road) was a highway. It was a main stagecoach route from Martinez to San Jose. Main Street was paved in 1921 and served as a state highway until the freeway opened in 1960.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1RJI_flagpole_Walnut-Creek-CA.html
The community celebrated Independence Day in 1917 by dedicating a flagpole at Main Street and Lafayette Road (now Mt. Diablo Boulevard) The flagpole served as a focal point for community ceremonies. Eventually, the City removed the flagpole becaus…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1RJE_oldest-commercial-building_Walnut-Creek-CA.html
In Walnut Creek
Site of Lawrence G. Peel's Store 1863
Partially destroyed by fire 1879
Rebuilt by Albert Sherburne 1880
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1RJC_downtown-traffic_Walnut-Creek-CA.html
The 1951 opening of Broadway Shopping Center led to almost daily gridlock at Main and Mt. Diablo, streets that were also part of two state highways. Local officials used photos to "plead their case" for traffic relief. The freeway to bypass downto…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1RJB_sherburne-building_Walnut-Creek-CA.html
The Sherburne Building is Walnut Creek's oldest remaining commercial structure. The structure was built in 1861-62 but was partially destroyed by fire in 1879 and rebuilt the following year. Over the years, it was home to a number of mercantile an…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1RJA_central-school_Walnut-Creek-CA.html
In 1871, residents voted to tax themselves $1,500 for a school. Central School, built on a hill on School Street (now Locust Street), had 40 students its first year. The larger Walnut Creek Grammar School, on the same site, replaced Central School…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1RJ9_broadway-shopping-center_Walnut-Creek-CA.html
The 1951 debut of Broadway Shopping Center transformed Walnut Creek into the commercial center of the region. Originally, many of the stores were clustered around a central "horseshoe" parking lot that was anchored by the trademark Broadway sign.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1RJ8_walnut-creek-grammar-school_Walnut-Creek-CA.html
Walnut Creek Grammar School replaced the 40-year-old Central School on this site in 1912. The school was expanded several times. After WW II, neighborhood elementary schools were built. The downtown school closed in 1957 and the site became part o…