Object Record
Images
Metadata
Title |
Pete's Harbor, c. 1980 |
Object Name |
Photograph |
Description |
Framed Color Aerial Photograph of Pete's Harbor and Redwood City. Image taken at a great distance. Color photograph but mostly in brown tones. Depicts most, if not all, of the neighborhoods in Redwood City in addition to Pete's Harbor and Marine World Africa USA. Mounted without glass in a brown wooden frame with gold trim. Photograph was displayed in Pete's Harbor Restaurant. |
Date |
c. 1980 |
Creator |
Unknown |
Role |
Artist |
Medium |
Photographic Emulsion/Photographic Paper |
Catalog Number |
2013.017.018 |
Dimensions |
H-26 W-49 inches |
Collection |
3D - Documentary Objects |
Inscription Text |
"S. C. FRAME DISTRIBUTORS / 965 Brewster Ave. / REDWOOD CITY, CALIFORNIA 94063 / (415) 365-1020" (silver tag at back center on torn paper backing) |
Provenance |
Was on display at Pete's Harbor Restaurant. |
Notes |
Pete Uccelli was a South San Francisco native and entrepreneur. In the early 1950s, he noticed an inadequate number of berths available to accommodate steadily increasing numbers of privately owned boats. Unable to find a suitable local harbor for his own boat, he saw an opportunity to provide a needed service to the local boating community. Pete's Harbor encompassed 20 acres of land bordering Redwood Creek and Smith Slough in Redwood City. At its peak, it would be home to more than 250 boats, a restaurant and even a boat construction and repair yard. Pete's Harbor, as we remember it, closed in 2013. |
Search Terms |
Boats Marine World / Africa U.S.A. Maritime History Maritime Industry Pete's Harbor Redwood City Sailing |
Subjects |
Aerial photographs Amusement parks Boats Cityscape photographs Harbors Water |
Credit line |
Courtesy of Paula Ucceli |