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Gubernatorial candidate Richard M. Nixon made a campaign stop in Walnut Creek back in 1962.
May 23, 2024 02:57PM ● By Pam Kessler
How community spirit and determination preserved 2,700-acres of natural beauty in the 1970s.
Apr 02, 2023 09:51AM ● By Harper Klein
A look back at how urban planning impacted Walnut Creek's growth and identity.
Jan 04, 2023 10:22AM ● By Pam Kessler
Unusually heavy rains in the 1950s caused multiple major floods downtown before the creeks were channeled into concrete culverts.
Aug 31, 2022 04:33PM ● By Gail Murray
A look back at the evolution of BART train cars since they first hit the tracks in 1972.
Aug 29, 2022 09:21AM
When BART opened its Walnut Creek station in 1973, it transformed the city from a quiet suburb to an urban hub.
Sep 10, 2021 03:16PM
Hay bales lined Main Street for a parade and party celebrating the community's cash crop
May 27, 2021 07:42PM
Once considered one of the most prominent horse breeding farms in the country, in 1931 MGM filmed Sporting Blood at Heather Farm.
Nov 23, 2020 12:08PM ● By Pam Kessler
The 1950s marked a period of substantial growth, and congestion, downtown
Oct 06, 2020 01:17PM ● By Gail Murray
Walnut Creek’s Regional Arts Center Celebrates 30 Years of Entertainment
Jun 23, 2020 06:07AM
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May 11, 2020 04:25PM
As her legacy garden and nursery reopens Saturday, take a look back at the land that cultivated flora and fauna of desert lore.
Mar 07, 2020 05:04PM ● By Pam Kessler
By the early 1920s, movies had become a big business
