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Richmond has an extensive and endlessly fascinating history! It has many stories to tell, from its early days as a burgeoning industrial powerhouse through two world wars and to the present day; come explore Richmond's history with us!

Richmond History

Richmond has an extensive and endlessly fascinating history! It has many stories to tell, from its early days as a burgeoning industrial powerhouse through two world wars and to the present day; come explore Richmond's history with us!

Richmond History   -   Feb 26, 2024 Pickleball debate continues as work commences at the Craneway Pavilion
Pickleball debate continues as work commences at the Craneway Pavilion

The sight of materials and workers at Richmond’s Craneway Pavilion last week once again resulted in sparing on social media as residents continue to argue over what is in store for one of the city’s most historic buildings. According to Mayor Eduardo Martinez’s chief of staff, Shiva

Richmond History   -   Jan 27, 2024 Unauthorized Craneway pickleball courts revive controversy
Unauthorized Craneway pickleball courts revive controversy

Reports of a pickleball net and tape marking a court at the Craneway Pavilion ignited new controversy in recent weeks, as residents once again debate the sport potentially taking up residency in one of Richmond's most historic buildings. Just after the new year, photos circulated on social media

Richmond's historic Winehaven: What now?
Richmond History   -   Jul 30, 2024 Richmond's historic Winehaven: What now?

Recently, the East Bay Regional Park District signed a letter of intent to acquire the 80-acre Point Molate property in Richmond, leaving residents with many questions, including what will become of Winehaven, Richmond’s historic winery. EBRPD said the acquisition will ensure that the historic land will be preserved as

by Soren Hemmila & Linda Hemmila
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Richmond History   -   Jul 30, 2024 Richmond's historic Winehaven: What now?
Richmond's historic Winehaven: What now?

Recently, the East Bay Regional Park District signed a letter of intent to acquire the 80-acre Point Molate property in Richmond, leaving residents with many questions, including what will become of Winehaven, Richmond’s historic winery. EBRPD said the acquisition will ensure that the historic land will be preserved as

by Soren Hemmila & Linda Hemmila
Richmond History   -   Feb 26, 2024 Pickleball debate continues as work commences at the Craneway Pavilion
Pickleball debate continues as work commences at the Craneway Pavilion

The sight of materials and workers at Richmond’s Craneway Pavilion last week once again resulted in sparing on social media as residents continue to argue over what is in store for one of the city’s most historic buildings. According to Mayor Eduardo Martinez’s chief of staff, Shiva

by Linda Hemmila
Richmond History   -   Jan 27, 2024 Unauthorized Craneway pickleball courts revive controversy
Unauthorized Craneway pickleball courts revive controversy

Reports of a pickleball net and tape marking a court at the Craneway Pavilion ignited new controversy in recent weeks, as residents once again debate the sport potentially taking up residency in one of Richmond's most historic buildings. Just after the new year, photos circulated on social media

by Linda Hemmila
News   -   Jul 26, 2023 Pullman neighborhood's historic International Hotel now hosts old mattresses, garbage
International Hotel

One of Richmond's important historical resources, destroyed in a massive fire earlier in the year, has become a dumping ground for old mattresses and assorted garbage. The Pullman Neighborhood's International Hotel burned down last April in a fire intense enough to quickly reduce the structure to

by Linda Hemmila
Richmond History   -   Jun 25, 2023 Richmond's historic General Warehouse sits vacant awaiting rehab
Richmond's historic General Warehouse sits vacant awaiting  rehab

One of the most recognizable buildings along Richmond's waterfront is the behemoth General Warehouse, part of the city's World War II historical legacy. The city entered a 20-year lease with Richmond Grown LLC, a cannabis business, in July 2019, but any plans to renovate the distinct

by Linda Hemmila
News   -   Apr 24, 2023 Update: Richmond's historic International Hotel, red tagged after fire
Update: Richmond's historic  International Hotel, red tagged after fire

The historic International Hotel, where the Pullman Brotherhood of Black Sleeping Car Porters Union members would stay during Richmond's early years, was reduced to burnt framework and ash early Monday morning after a fire sped through it, destroying the 108-year-old historic building. Now red-tagged, along with neighboring structures,

by Linda Hemmila
Richmond History   -   Apr 11, 2023 Nonprofit files suit to save historic Winehaven structures
Nonprofit files suit to save historic Winehaven structures

A nonprofit formed by two former Richmond mayors has filed a lawsuit in a bid to save historic Winehaven structures at Point Molate, once the location of the largest winery in the world. Winehaven Trust is demanding the replacement of roofs and gutters, the stabilization of brick turrets as well

by Soren Hemmila
Richmond History   -   Dec 08, 2022 Technology helps to bring Richmond’s history to life
Technology helps to bring Richmond’s history to life

Rooted in Richmond invites visitors to take a self-guided tour through the city’s history, including some of Richmond’s oldest neighborhoods. The tour provides a glimpse of the past in a way few have experienced. An app, created by Richmond’s Historic Preservation Commission, is available on all App

by Linda Hemmila
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