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1. Aerial View of Downtown San Mateo, 1957 - Negative

   Aerial View of Downtown San Mateo, 1957. Black and white negative showing an aerial view of downtown San Mateo from the air. Mills Hospital appears in the lower right corner. The former location of St. Matthew Catholic Church is in the lower left on San Mateo Drive and 3rd Avenue. In response to the changes made in the Second Vatican Council of 1965, St. Matthew's parish relocated to its current location on El Camino Real in 1966. San Mateo Centr...

   Record Type: Photo

   
2. Aerial View of Downtown San Mateo, 1962 - Negative

   Aerial View of Downtown San Mateo, 1962. Black and white negative shows an aerial view of downtown San Mateo, California looking southeast. 3rd, 4th, and 5th Avenues run east to west. The Benjamin Franklin Hotel can be seen at upper right in the image. Southern Pacific Railroad tracks run across the bottom of the image. Part of a series.

   Record Type: Photo

   
3. Construction of the Emporium at Hillsdale Shopping Center - Negative

   Construction of the Emporium at Hillsdale Shopping Center, April 1961. Black and white negative shows an aerial view of construction progress on The Emporium at Hillsdale Shopping Center in San Mateo, California. The Emporium remained at the Hillsdale Shopping Center until 1995 when it was replaced by Sears. Martuards Round Drive-In restaurant appears in the foreground near El Camino Real. Part of a series.

   Record Type: Photo

   
4. Destruction of Borel Estates in San Mateo, October 1961 - Negative

   Destruction of Borel Estates in San Mateo, October 1961. Black and white negative shows the demolition of the Borel and Hillbarn Estates in San Mateo, California. Two men stand at right facing away from the camera watching as a bulldozer at left demolishes a small wooden house with a peaked roof. Part of a series.

   Record Type: Photo

   
5. Destruction of Borel Estates in San Mateo, October 1961 - Negative

   Destruction of Borel Estates in San Mateo, October 1961. Black and white negative shows a demolished house on Borel Avenue in San Mateo, California. In the foreground at right a wooden fence is visible with a sign that reads, "[PRIVATE] / PROPERTY." It has been painted over to read "BOREL 441." Beyond the fence in the distance is a large pile of debris including roofing materials and wooden planks. At center left, a bulldozer faces the wreckage...

   Record Type: Photo

   
6. Hall of Flowers at San Mateo County Fairgrounds, September 1966 - Negative

   Hall of Flowers at San Mateo County Fairgrounds, September 1966. Color negative of the Hall of Flowers at the San Mateo County Fairgrounds. The Hall of Flowers is a large arched building. In the front, above the doors and windows are five arches covering the entrance walkways. A lawn can be seen in the bottom of the photograph. Part of a series.

   Record Type: Photo

   
7. San Mateo Post Office - Painting, Wall

   San Mateo Post Office. Framed oil on masonite painting of the San Mateo Post Office with the former Saint Matthews Church depicted on the left. View is from the corner opposite the corner the post office is on. A woman and a child are crossing the street in a crosswalk while cars are stopped in one direction and going in the other. People are also standing on the sidewalk and on the stairs to the building.

   Record Type: Object