Taken from about the same angle as the photo on the eLivermore.com postcard.
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The new 120 foot fiberglass flagpole was installed on June 17, 2005. It is about 3 or 4 feet west of the old pole. The stump of the old pole is still in the ground. The flag will be first flown on July 4th, at a dedication ceremony beginning at 9:00am.
The flagpole cost $40,000. Total costs,
including removing the old flagpole were about $171,000. The old flagpole
as dedicated on September 9, 1905 (installed on September 5th) and removed on
October 7, 2004. It has been moved about 15 feet in 1959.
See the History of the Flagpole, and historical
photos.
These photos were taken the evening on the day the flagpole was installed
Taken from about the same angle as the photo on the eLivermore.com postcard.
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Taken from the top of the parking garage.
The Bank of Italy Building is on the right (red brick)
From the middle of 1st Street (the street is currently torn up
for downtown renovation).
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Flagpole Being Assembled
