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historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HM1RXH_santa-fe-railway_Richmond-CA.html
Between 1904 and 1979, the Santa Fe Railway line was a busy place in El Cerrito. Santa Fe had two small stations and a three-track yard in the City. In this area, the railroad altered the creek channel. The presence of the railroad eventually influenced th…
historicalmarkerproject.com/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, many to …
historicalmarkerproject.com/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 Cerrito's commer…