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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1RYP_el-sobrantes-first-full-service-post-office_El-Sobrante-CA.html
El Sobrante's first free-standing post office opened in this building in 1957, marking an important milestone in the town's development. The post office was previously located in the adjacent Lee's Variety Store (the Elks Lodge as of 2014) and be…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1RYN_el-sobrante-chevrolet-service_El-Sobrante-CA.html
In 1946, Charles Deabenderter constructed this building for his Chevrolet service and repair business. The building has remained an auto repair business since that time, although under different names and specializations. In 1974 the business was…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1RYM_cowboy-country_El-Sobrante-CA.html
This was the site of Pitt Arena, which featured equestrian events during the 1930s and 1940s .Owned by Babe and Claude Pitt, the arena showcased the horsemanship of the El Sobrante Horseman's Association, San Pablo Horseman's Association, Western…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1RYL_el-sobrantes-first-bank_El-Sobrante-CA.html
A branch of Mechanics Bank opened at this location in May 1955. Aside from its added faux roof façade and wall graphics, the building itself is a nice example of mid-century modern architecture, a recognized genre passionately preserved in many …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1RY0_site-of-giant-powder-company_Richmond-CA.html
Pt. Pinole is the last site of the Giant Powder Company, the first company in America to produce dynamite. Following devastating explosions at their San Francisco and Berkeley sites, the business moved to this isolated location in 1892. Incorporat…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1RXZ_olivers-hardware-service-station_El-Sobrante-CA.html
El Sobrante pioneer, John Oliver, purchased an existing business at this location in 1943, and re-opened it as a hardware store and gas station. As of 2013 it has been the longest continuously operating business in downtown El Sobrante. The busin…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1RXY_dairy-country_El-Sobrante-CA.html
El Sobrante never attracted heavy industry. Probably the largest commercial enterprise in the town was the S.P. Skow & Sons Dairy, which supplied milk in Richmond and surrounding towns. For most of that time, the dairy was located on Clark Road, …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1RXX_frys-food-stores-and-frys-electronics_El-Sobrante-CA.html
The Fry's Foods grocery chain began at this location in 1954 when Donald Fry acquired Ray's Market, owned by Ray Dickenson. Joined by his brother, Charles, in 1955, they grew that initial store into a 41-store chain which they sold in 1972. Charl…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1RXL_fernandez-mansion-1894_Pinole-CA.html
This monument marks the site of Pinole's birthplace and the center of its activities until the early 20th Century. The beginning of Pinole was built on the waterfront and around the mouth of Pinole Creek during the latter half of the 19th Century.…
historicalmarkerproject/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 Cerrit…