We usually say “do you remember,” but this place is still open. Chick’s, which has been open for decades, is still a…
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Claycord Online Museum – Straw Hat Pizza In Concord, Pleasant Hill & Lafayette
by CLAYCORD.comby CLAYCORD.comWho remembers Straw Hat Pizza? The Concord restaurant was located where Mountain Mike’s Pizza is currently located on Clayton Rd., near Ygnacio…
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Claycord Online Museum – The Clayton Valley Food Center (Then & Now)
by CLAYCORD.comby CLAYCORD.comHere’s an advertisement for the old Clayton Valley Food Center (above), which was located at Clayton Rd. and Bailey Rd. in Concord…
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Claycord Online Museum – The Sunvalley Cinema Advertisement From 1973
by CLAYCORD.comby CLAYCORD.comHere’s an old advertisement (1973) for the Sunvalley Cinema. The movie theater was actually inside the Sunvalley Mall, in the area of…
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Claycord Online Museum – Clayton Valley Bowl (Then & Now)
by CLAYCORD.comby CLAYCORD.comThanks to Jack Slater for this amazing picture of Clayton Valley Bowl, back in the mid-1960s. And the bottom picture is how…
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Claycord Online Museum – YardBirds Home Center (With Snow On Diablo)
by CLAYCORD.comby CLAYCORD.comLook! It’s the old YardBirds in the Clayton Valley shopping center on Ygnacio Valley Rd. in Concord. This was before they changed…
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The Claycord Online Museum – An Old Mess Hall Tray from the Concord Naval Weapons Station
Since today’s Veterans Day, we’re posting something related to Veterans. This is an old mess hall tray from the Concord Naval Weapons…
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Claycord Online Museum – The National Enquirer Article About Concord’s Legendary Spirit Poles
by CLAYCORD.comby CLAYCORD.comWe just can’t get enough of the historic spirit poles (which should be recreated by the way). You might have heard, back…
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Claycord Online Museum – The Concord Auto Movies
by CLAYCORD.comby CLAYCORD.comThis is an old advertisement for the Concord Auto Movies (drive-in), which was located across from Buchanan Field on Concord Avenue, in…
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The Claycord Online Museum – The Concord Pow-Wow Parade in 1952
by CLAYCORD.comby CLAYCORD.comThe photos above are from the Concord Pow-Wow Parade in 1952. They were taken near the intersection of Salvio & Grant. ABOUT…
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Claycord Online Museum – No Whammies! “Press Your Luck” Contestant Wins Trip To Concord
by CLAYCORD.comby CLAYCORD.comNo whammy! No whammy! No whammy! STOP!! In 1984, a contestant on the popular game show called “Press Your Luck” didn’t land…
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The Claycord Online Museum – Melo’s Pizza & Pasta In Pleasant Hill
by CLAYCORD.comby CLAYCORD.comThis old matchbook is from Melo’s Pizza & Pasta on Contra Costa Blvd. in Pleasant Hill. Anybody out there love Melo’s? ABOUT…
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Claycord Online Museum – A Party At Lehmer’s For The 1958 Oldsmobile
by CLAYCORD.comby CLAYCORD.comHere’s an old newspaper advertising the arrival of the 1958 Oldsmobile at Lehmer’s in Concord. Lehmer’s, as most of us know, is…
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The Claycord Online Museum – Mt. Diablo In The 1950s
by CLAYCORD.comby CLAYCORD.comIt’s Mt. Diablo, sometime in the 1950s. Anyone remember when the area looked like this? The main road you see going from…
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Claycord Online Museum – The Dimond Pet Shop In Walnut Creek
by CLAYCORD.comby CLAYCORD.comBack in the day, they gave away matches for EVERYTHING! This match book came from a pet shop in Walnut Creek called…
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The Claycord Online Museum – The Master Links Mini-Golf Course On Clayton Rd. In Concord
by CLAYCORD.comby CLAYCORD.comThese are photos of the old Master Links golf course on Clayton Road, next to the Hunan Chinese restaurant. Who else remembers…
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Claycord Online Museum – A Photo From 1979 Of Main Street In The City Of Clayton
by CLAYCORD.comby CLAYCORD.comThis photo shows Main Street in the City of Clayton in 1979. This photo was taken near on Main near Marsh Creek,…
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Claycord Online Museum – Concerts At The Concord Pavilion & An Old Ticket Stub From “Air Supply”
by CLAYCORD.comby CLAYCORD.comThe ticket stub shown above is from an Air Supply concert at the Concord Pavilion in 1982. QUESTION: What was the first…
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The Claycord Online Museum – King Norman’s Wonderland in Concord
by CLAYCORD.comby CLAYCORD.comThis photo is of King Norman’s Wonderland in Concord. It was taken on Easter in 1961 and features Ellen Woodrow and Mark…