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Port Costa, CA - History
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Welcome to the Port Costa Home page. The Port Costa Home page provides as much information as possible on Port Costa. Knowing Port Costa’s history is essential to guiding its future. Within Port Costa’s Home page, you will also find Port Costa’s Founders, Holiday, and Birthday sections.
Port Costa has a population of 242. 68.6% of Port Costa’s inhabitants are Male, and 31.4 are female. 24.8% of Port Costa is married and 17.9% own their own home. Port Costa’s Ethnic is the following: White(93.4%), Hispanic(6.6%), Other(6.6%).
Port Costa was founded in 1879 as a landing for the railroad ferry Solano, owned and operated by the Central Pacific Railroad. This put Port Costa on the main route of the transcontinental railroad. The Solano, later joined by the Contra Costa, carried entire trains across the Carquinez Strait from Benicia to Port Costa, from whence they continued on to the Oakland Pier.Businessman George W.
McNear built the Port Costa Warehouses and Dock Company west of the new ferry terminal in 1880. The valley where Port Costa now sits, at one point called Bull Valley, was part of a ranch owned by William Piper. In 1883, McNear bought Piper's land for $100,000 and began to build up the town. Port Costa became the busiest port on the West Coast, primarily shipping wheat.Port Costa's first post office was established in 1881 with postmaster Kate Hurley.
It later moved to a warehouse built by McNear, where it remains today. The Port Costa School, a classical revival building designed by architect William Wilde, was built in 1911, opened in 1912, and operated until 1966. In 1988, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places.For the early decades of Port Costa's existence, much of the town's commercial activities took place on wharves and docks along the waterfront.
These wharves and docks suffered from numerous fires between 1883-1941, and a large part of the "Waterfront Port Costa" area was demolished in 1921 after being badly damaged by shipworms. No docks or wharves are left standing today, although pilings remain.Besides the railroad and shipping, another important industry in Port Costa was brick making.
Port Costa Brick Works operated from 1905 until 1991.After California's wheat output dropped in the early 20th century and especially after the Southern Pacific (which took over the operations of the Central Pacific) constructed a railroad bridge at Martinez in 1930 to replace the ferry crossing, Port Costa lost population and importance.In 1963, Bill Rich purchased and renovated multiple Port Costa buildings, including the Burlington Hotel (built circa 1883) and McNear's warehouse (built 1886), with the goal of making the town a tourist attraction.
Under this iteration, the warehouse housed multiple antique stores and, for two years, artist Clayton Bailey's Wonders of the World Museum. However, Port Costa fell into decline after a 1983 fire in the hills between Port Costa and Crockett.In 1999, known biker bar the Warehouse Cafe, located in the warehouse originally built by McNear, was purchased by a new owner and gained a "cult following" over the decades.
In 2012, the restaurant Bull Valley Roadhouse, which sits in McNear's old office building, was renovated. In the following year, the Burlington Hotel was renovated by new owners as well. Port Costa continues to be a destination for day or weekend trips.
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