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Hey, look at that, it’s BART’s old brown carpet (yes, carpet) and brown seats from way back when! Actually, it wasn’t too…

This vintage postcard shows the old fountain at the Sunvalley Mall in Concord. The fountain, which was taken out after the deadly…

Who remembers the giant dinosaur on top of the old Keenan Heinz Company on East St. in downtown Concord? The dinosaur was…

Here’s a blast from the recent past. This photo, which was taken sometime after 1991 but before 1999, shows the old YardBirds…

Who remembers Arby’s on Clayton Rd. in Concord? It was built in the late-70s, but didn’t make it through the 80s. Arby’s…

Thanks to “nytemuvr”, who sent these photos of the 1962 flood in Concord. The photos were taken in the area of Park-N-Shop…

55-years-ago today, on Jan.2, 1968, this ad was placed in a local newspaper for the Pleasant Hill Motor Movies, which was located…

Let’s keep going with this donut theme we all know and love. Who remembers Winchell’s Donut House? (now AllStar Donuts). They had…

What a deal – if you act fast, you could get that shirt and sweater set for only $7.96, but first you’d…

Here’s an old advertisement for John Jawad’s Pioneer Inn in downtown Clayton. The restaurant changed hands throughout the years, and the building…

We usually say “do you remember,” but this place is still open. Chick’s, which has been open for decades, is still a…

Who remembers Straw Hat Pizza? The Concord restaurant was located where Mountain Mike’s Pizza is currently located on Clayton Rd., near Ygnacio…

Here’s an advertisement for the old Clayton Valley Food Center (above), which was located at Clayton Rd. and Bailey Rd. in Concord…

Here’s an old advertisement (1973) for the Sunvalley Cinema. The movie theater was actually inside the Sunvalley Mall, in the area of…

Thanks to Jack Slater for this amazing picture of Clayton Valley Bowl, back in the mid-1960s. And the bottom picture is how…

This is a picture of Safeway in the Clayton Valley Shopping Center on Ygnacio Valley Rd. in Concord. It was taken in…

Look! It’s the old YardBirds in the Clayton Valley shopping center on Ygnacio Valley Rd. in Concord. This was before they changed…

Since today’s Veterans Day, we’re posting something related to Veterans. This is an old mess hall tray from the Concord Naval Weapons…