Richmond’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 3 old photos of Richmond. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗The Ohlone were the first inhabitants of the Richmond area, settling an estimated 5,000 years ago. They spoke the Chochenyo language, and subsisted as hunter-gatherers and harvesters.
The site that would eventually become the city of Richmond was part of the Rancho San Pablo land granted to Don Francisco María Castro, from which the nearby town of San Pablo inherited its name; the Point Richmond area was known originally as The Potrero and then renamed as Point Stevens in early charts of San Francisco Bay. Point Richmond was an island, but industrial development and deliberate fill connected it to the mainland by the early 1900s.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Richmond’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Richmond’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old view1943 Sept 19 SS George Sterling l…, 1943: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Richmond
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Richmond, decade by decade
1990s
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as 1943 Sept 19 SS George Sterling launch program cover. Courtesy of Richmond Calif. Museum of History (1943) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Historic places
National Register · via Wikidata
From Wikimedia Commons (1), the Library of Congress (2) and the National Register (3). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.