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Anybody remember the Cantina on N. Broadway in Walnut Creek? ABOUT THE CLAYCORD ONLINE MUSEUM: The Claycord Online Museum is made up…

This is Walnut Creek – Then & Now. Click on the picture for a much larger view. ABOUT THE CLAYCORD ONLINE MUSEUM:…

The Concord Holiday Lightfest was a great, family-friendly event which was held every year around Christmastime at the Concord Pavilion (then named…

This is a postcard from 1980, showing the 680/24 interchange in Walnut Creek. The good ol’ days. ABOUT THE CLAYCORD ONLINE MUSEUM:…

It’s been about four years since we posted this, and figured some of you who might not have seen it the first…

Anyone out there remember when President Lyndon Johnson visited Concord for the grand opening of BART? Pictured above is a photo of…

Who remembers Whole Earth Access? They sold everything, from electronics to kitchen items to shoes. They were located where the UFC Gym…

Thanks to JB for this great picture of 19 matchbooks, featuring old businesses from around Claycord. QUESTION: How many of these businesses…

Here’s an old matchbook from John Jawad’s Pioneer Inn, which was located in Downtown Clayton. Before it was John Jawad’s Pioneer Inn,…

Look at this blast from the past. Remember when these were flying up and down California’s highways? Thanks to the CHP for…

A lot has changed in just a few short years. This is a picture of Clayton right before Oakhurst was built. The…

This is a ticket stub from the July 18, 1980 Blues Brothers’ (Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi) show at the Concord Pavilion.…

Go now, you can buy a home in Walnut Creek’s Ygnacio Hills development for $47,990! Wait, that was 46 years ago, in…

The 244-foot Cowell Smokestack, which was located in the crossings neighborhood of Concord, was demolished 11 years ago this month. Click on…

Did you realize Clayton Valley Bowl on Clayton Rd. in Concord turns 56-years-old this year? The photo was taken in 1964 (the…

Believe it or not, that’s the Park-N-Shop shopping center on Willow Pass Rd. in Concord. Click on the image to see a…

This is a napkin from the old Gold Nugget restaurant in Concord. The restaurant was located at 1790 Willow Pass Road, across…

Who can identify this Walnut Creek shopping center? It’s pretty cool to see all the old stores, lots of memories in one…

This game called “Wheeler-Dealer” is just like monopoly, and was distributed around the year 1980 in many different cities throughout the United…