Pacific Grove’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 4 old photos of Pacific Grove. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗The first people to inhabit Pacific Grove were members of the Ohlone Rumsen tribe who lived between Big Sur and San Francisco since the 6th century CE. Grinding stones from this tribe still exist in Pacific Grove. The area later became part of the Mexican land grant Rancho Punta de Pinos.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Pacific Grove’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Pacific Grove’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewPacific Grove scenic view, ca.189…, c. 1890: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Pacific Grove
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Pacific Grove, decade by decade
1990s
7 historic places in Pacific Grove
7 places in Pacific Grove are on the National Register of Historic Places, the country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving. One is a National Historic Landmark, the highest tier, which fewer than 3% of listings reach.
Where they are
When they were listed
Listed 1977Point Pinos Lighthouse
Listed 1980Gosby House Inn
Listed 1982Trimmer Hill
Listed 1982Centrella Hotel
Listed 1986Frank LaVerne Buck HouseListed 2026Chautauqua HallThen & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Pacific Grove scenic view, ca.1890-1900 (CHS-1370) (c. 1890) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (2), the Library of Congress (2) and the National Register (2). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.