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Anybody remember Pipers Smorgasbord on Tice Valley Blvd. in Walnut Creek? Pictured above is a matchbook from the restaurant. They also had…

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

This is a 79-year-old Thanksgiving Day menu from the U.S. Naval Barracks at Port Chicago. Delicious, and you even get cigarettes for…

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

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…

This advertisement, which featured an opportunity to travel to the beautiful Mount Diablo Country, was placed in the San Francisco Call newspaper…

This is a postcard from the City of Pleasant Hill. It shows an aerial view of the old Montgomery Ward’s shopping mall.…

This photo came from a Claycordian named Chuck Reeves. Chuck also wrote the following message…. Some time ago I sent you some old…

Fantastic picture! Thanks to Ron Stewart for sharing this aerial photo of the Crossings with us. It was taken in the mid-70s.…

Look, it’s the old Tower Records sign on Willow Pass Rd. in Concord. The building is now home to the Hobby Lobby…

These badges were given away back in the 1980s by the Concord Police Department’s own Officer Friendly. Due to budget cuts, we…

Thanks to “Martinez Guy” for these great photos, which show the old Nation’s on Contra Costa Blvd. in Pleasant Hill. It was…

Check these out! These aerial photos were taken WAAAAAAAAY back in the year 1991. Here’s a message from the photographer, Clayton resident…

 “Come Downtown” is a music video produced in 1991 for the City of Walnut Creek. It’s….well….just watch it. ABOUT THE CLAYCORD…