PRESERVING AND CELEBRATING PACIFICA'S PAST

The Society preserves, enjoys and educates about Pacifica's past.  In addition to historical research, we host regular events about local history, and run the Pacifica Coastside Museum. We hope you will visit us!

Pacifica has a fascinating history.  It was the site of an Ohlone village over a thousand years ago.  It was the site where Europeans first saw the San Francisco Bay.  It has been part of Spain, Mexico and the United States.  During Prohibition, Pacifica was the home of rolicking speakeasies. Pacifica's incredible view of the Pacific Ocean brought military lookouts missle silos during the Cold War.  Today Pacifica attracts visitors from around the world, drawn to our natural beauty, amazing hiking trails, legendary surfing, a castle, and the world's most beautiful Taco Bell (seriously!).

Current exhibits include a working model of the Ocean Shore Railroad, the Portola Expedition, Pacifica in WWII, the Ohlone People, and more!