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Pacifica Historical Society

PRESERVING AND CELEBRATING PACIFICA'S PAST

PRESERVING AND CELEBRATING PACIFICA'S PAST PRESERVING AND CELEBRATING PACIFICA'S PAST PRESERVING AND CELEBRATING PACIFICA'S PAST

PACIFICA HISTORY

Part of the history of Pacifica before and after incorporation, from the first known natives to the present day - and more. Many of the materials here are recovered from our old Wiki site.   For a chronological history of the Pacifica Historical Society, go here. 

INDEX

GEOLOGY

  •  Pedro Valley Creek
  • San Pedro Creek Watershed 
  • San Pedro Creek Watershed Coalition  
  • Coastal Erosion 
  • 2009 erosion on bluff causes evacuations
  • The Hazards of Living in Scenic Pacifica (Panel Presentation)
  • Geology and geomorphology--Offshore of Pacifica map area

NATIVE AMERICAN PERIOD

  •  Costanoan Indian Tribe
  • Ohlone Games
  • Ohlone In The Summertime
  • Ohlone Key Definitions
  • Ohlone Uses Of Native Plants
  • Ohlone Women
  • The Ramaytush Ohlone
  • Ohlone Shellmounds

SPANISH PERIOD

  •  Encounters with the Portolá Expedition
  • Portola Expedition 1769 Diaries
  • Spanish at  San Pedro and San Pablo
  • Spanish Exploration
  • Spanish Impact on Native Californians
  • Spanish Period 1769-1810
  • Two Stories, One Trail and the 'Discovery' of San Francisco Bay
  • Ohlone - Portolá Heritage Site


Mexican Period

  •  Don Francisco Sanchez  A Man of Integrity
  • Mexican Period 1810-1822
  • The Spanish and Mexican period, 1776 to 1846 
  • Mexican California
  • Missions, Ranchos, and the Mexican War for Independence

American/PACIFICA Period

  • Pacifica Tribune: with Horace Hinshaw, Elaine Larsen and Jackie and Bill Drake (Footprints video)
  • The Story of Sea Bowl, Narrated by Horace Hinshaw (Footprints video)
  • The Sea Vue Theater 
  •  Famous Pacificans  
  •  Schools
  •  Sports
  • Statues
  •  Life Before the Tunnels:Shamrock Ranch 
  •  Street Names (Footprints Video #8)
  •  The Tom Lantos Tunnel
  • Ocean Shore Railroad MURAL 
  •  Reading List 
  • Neighborhoods map (pdf)

RESTAURANTS (past and present)

  • Ann's Drive-In 
  •  Shelter Cove Restaurant & The Clipper Ship 
  • The Muffin Mine (ad)
  • Romano's Pizza (ad)
  • Moore's Truck Stop (ad)
  • Chubby's (ad)
  • The Long Table (ad)
  • Kerri's Coffee Shop (photos)
  • Mori's Point Inn
  • The Turtle(ad)
  • Joe's Restaurant (ad)
  • Pacifica Seafood Grotto (ad)
  • Ron & Dan's(ad)
  • Takee Home Chinese Food(ad)
  • Nick's Restaurant(ad)
  • Sharp Park Restaurant (ad)
  • Moonraker(ad)
  • Vallemar Station (photo)
  • Camelot's Fish & Chips(ad)


Grocers and Shopping Centers

  • Super X Market  (news photo)
  •  Pacific Manor Shopping Center (pdf)
  • Linda Mar Shopping Center (pdf)
  • Eureka Square (pdf)
  •  Amused Carrot Co-Op 
  • Anderson's Store (Footprints video)
  • Louise's Rockaway General Store 
  • Rockaway Beach Grocery/Bailey's Grocery 
  • County Road Market
  • Sharp Park Market  (1950s ad)
  • Save More Meats

TAVERNS & Inns

  • Winters' Tavern 
  • Wander Inn
  • The Surf Lounge
  • Danmann's Hayloft
  • Mori's Point Inn 
  • Hazel's Inn
  • Snug Harbor  

CLUBS and ORGANIZATIONS

  • Coastside Amateur Radio Club
  • Coastside Masonic Lodge #762
  • Friends for Youth (mentoring services)
  • Human Investment Project (HIP) Housing
  • Mizpah Fellowship (video)
  • Oceana High School Alumni Registry
  • Pacifica Beach Coalition
  • Pacifica Chamber of Commerce & Visitor Center
  • Pacifica Land Trust
  • Pacifica Lions Club 
  • Pacifica Moose Lodge
  • Pacifica Families Club
  • Pacifica Resource Center
  • Pacifica Spindrift Players


Clubs and Organizations (continued)

  •  Pacifica Youth Service Bureau 
  • Pacifica's Environmental Family
  • Pedro Point Surf Club
  • Rotary Club of Pacifica

Historic Sites

  •  Anderson's Store (video)
  • Annual Bay Discovery Hike (video)
  • Camp Sharp Park 
  • County Road Market
  • Dollaradio Station
  • Little Brown Church
  • McCloskey Castle
  • Mori's Point
  • Nike Base
  • Ocean Shore Railroad Bed
  • Portola Campsite
  • Portola Discovery Site
  • Quarry
  • Rev. Herschell Harkins Memorial Pier
  • Rockaway School House
  • San Pedro School House
  • San Pedro Valley Park (video)
  • Sanchez Adobe
  • Sharp Park Golf Course (video)
  • Snug Harbor Tourist Cabins
  • Tobin Station
  •  Vallemar Station  


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