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Of course you all remember Long’s Drugs. They had over 500 locations before they sold their company to CVS in 2008. Did…

This postcard of John Muir Medical Center in Walnut Creek is from the late-60s. John Muir opened its doors on June 16, 1965. At…

This photo of the Clayton Club was taken in the 1980s after a storm flooded downtown Clayton. A beautiful, but very eerie…

We received these images from “Clayton Valley Highlander”, who says they were part of a 1990 Concord Leisure Services mailer highlighting Concord’s…

Here’s an ad from TG&Y in 1975. TG&Y was located on Clayton Rd. in Concord (TJ Maxx shopping center in the old…

Thanks to Carol Putman for this advertisement from the Concord Daily Transcript, Friday, June 17, 1960. Who remembers when A&W was across…

Many of you have probably traveled on N. Larwin Dr. or S. Larwin Dr. in Concord. The streets, which surround the Crossings…

Anybody out there remember the Captain Cook Restaurant & Distillery at 2153 Oak Grove Rd. in Walnut Creek? The building burned down…

This is an advertisement for the old Sport Chalet on N. Main St. in Pleasant Hill. Anybody remember this place? Thanks to…

This is a matchbook cover for the old Navlet’s Garden Center on Monument Blvd. in Concord. This was located where the homes…

These photos, which were taken in 1976, show snow on the ground in Concord, and the aerial view is of the land…

“Bumbling with laughter, Buzzing with fun.” (except for the part where Bambi’s mom gets shot and killed, right?) Who used to watch…

Remember when Sunvalley looked like that? During this time, the food court at the Sunvalley Mall was considered one of the best…

This photo has been posted in the past on Claycord, but we’re posting again because it’s so great. The picture came from…

Who remembers Peppino’s? Peppino’s was located where the Pavilion Bar & Grill is located, behind the Shell Gas Station on Kirker Pass…

This luggage tag is from the old commuter airline know as WestAir, which used to fly out of several California cities, including…

Back in January of 1978, Concord had something to be proud of, they had the largest Safeway in the San Francisco Bay…

Who remembers Winchell’s Donut House? They had locations all over Claycord, including this one pictured above in the Countrywood Shopping Center on…

This was published in the Contra Costa Gazette in April of 1869…. And this was published in September of 1869 disputing the…