History
A photographic look at Richmond’s historic Ferry Point.
Point Isabel was once a spot for people in San Francisco to host illegal prize fights, a naval shooting range, a dynamite storage facility, and a ceramic dumping ground, and now it is the home of Costco and a preferred location for dog lovers. See the time line for quick look back in time.
Richmond Confidential gets a tour of the past from Donald Bastin, Executive Director of the Richmond Museum of History.
A new mural by artists from the National Institute of Art and Disabilities depicts Richmond’s colorful past and present.
Now in their 80s, a group of original “Rosie the Riveters” celebrated the unveiling of memorabilia at a local restaurant.
An oral history project for teenagers makes poetry out of family stories.
After weeks of rancorous debate over a $350,000 public pool dividing wall, the City Council voted 5-3 to end debate and affirm a Nov. 17 decision to purchase, thwarting a push by opponents to stop it.
A unanimous resolution has established the 60-plus-year-old United Nations’ Universal Declaration of Human Rights as “guiding principles” in Richmond’s local governance.
It was a classic Thanksgiving dinner – except for the burning sage, a prayer to the Great Spirit and a history lesson about Richmond’s Santa Fe Indian Village.