Portal to Our Past

Blog: Parade Returns Rekindling Past Memories and Looking Ahead

Three men, including car dealer Ole Oleson, real estate agent Charles Holt and butcher Walt Maloney, met with Redwood City’s Recreation Director Red Morton to discuss expanding the Independence Day celebrations

Jul 8, 2022 8:23 AM Read more >

Blog: Once the Most Glamorous of Race Tracks Right in Our Backyard

At one point the SF Bay area had as many as six different horse racing tracks.

Jul 1, 2022 8:27 AM Read more >

Blog: A 1.5-Mile Long Tram on the Peninsula?

The world’s first practical cable car system was rolled out in San Francisco....

Jun 24, 2022 7:45 AM Read more >

Blog: Nike’s Redwood City Roots

Maybe you'll feel a little differently about Nike with this little tidbit of knowledge

Jun 17, 2022 8:24 AM Read more >

Blog: Coney Island on the Peninsula

The 1920s was a period of speculation and growth on the peninsula.

Jun 10, 2022 8:47 AM Read more >

Blog: Entertainment Was Forever Changed by a Redwood City Man

Ray Dolby was a 1951 graduate of Sequoia High School

Jun 3, 2022 9:19 AM Read more >

Blog: The Birth of Redwood City's Final Resting Place

The only newspaper in San Mateo County, the Times-Gazette ran a piece in January of 1859...

May 27, 2022 9:28 AM Read more >

Blog: Hollywood Comes Calling

In February 1964, the Beatles landed in the U.S. and took America by storm.

May 20, 2022 8:18 AM Read more >

Blog: Tarzan and a Local Cherokee

One of the most popular film series over the years has been the Tarzan films.

May 13, 2022 8:42 AM Read more >

Blog: The Mural Sequoia High Doesn't Want You to See

Sequoia High School’s first dedicated campus opened in 1924

May 6, 2022 7:42 AM Read more >