Claycord Online Museum

Here’s an ad from 1961 for the Clayton Valley Highlands (State Streets) in Concord. Back then, you could get a brand new…

This advertisement for Clayton Valley Food Center is from 1972. Clayton Valley Food Center was located at 4700 Clayton Rd. in Concord,…

Look! It’s Ygnacio Valley Rd. when it was called “The Freeway To Pittsburg,” in 1955. Back then, they considered this a freeway,…

Here are a few pictures of posters from Black Bart Days in Concord. According to Dennis, who sent the photos, Black Bart…

Who remembers the old Blockbuster Video in the City of Clayton? It was located in the Clayton Station shopping center (Safeway shopping…

Who remembers Winchell’s Donuts? They had donut shops all over the Bay Area, including Walnut Creek (Treat & Bancroft), Concord (Clayton Rd.),…

If you wanted a pure-bred puppy in 1974, you had to look no further than the Sunvalley Pet Shop in the Sunvalley…

Remember, a steak dinner at Mr. Steak isn’t complete without all five ingredients, one of which apparently includes the waitress. Welcome to…

Here’s a “then & now” of Railroad Ave. at E. 5th St. in downtown Pittsburg. Click on each photo for a much…

52 years ago! Crazy how time flies. Who remembers Tia Maria Mexican restaurant at 1600 Willow Pass Rd. in Concord?

Here’s a somewhat surprising discovery. In 1974, the Pleasant Hill Motor Movies showed x-rated films. The following week, the drive-in theater was…

These coins are from the old Chuck E. Cheese “Pizza Time Theatre” in the Willows Shopping Center in Concord. This location, which…

Thanks to “The Black Knight” for this great piece of history. Here’s what “The Black Knight” said about the item. “I came…

This postcard is from the mid to late-1960s, and it shows the Clayton City Office in Downtown Clayton. Looks nice and cozy. Anybody…

This old advertisement is for the Pine Hollow Gardens subdivision in Clayton. Carol sent us this flyer, along with the following information….…

This is the old sign that used to mark the main entrance to Park-N-Shop on Willow Pass Road in Concord. It was…

Here’s a photo of the old Concord Community Hospital (now John Muir Concord). Did you know? Tom Hanks was born at Concord…

Thanks to Carol Putman for this advertisement for 4-Corners Pizza in Concord. This ad was in a Diablo Valley College (DVC) Ski Club…

Thanks so much to Tim Score for this ticket stub from a 1990 show featuring Frank Sinatra and Don Rickles at the…