This section provides over 200 Historical Photos of Livermore, mostly from the Livermore Heritage Guild collection.
These includes aerial photos from over the years, buildings, businesses and events.
Many of the places are long gone, but some of them are still around.  Present day photos are also provided for many of the existing buildings.

The pages below are divided into categories, with some having several pages.  Each page has from 1 to 6 photos.
Some of the descriptions with the photos are preliminary and will be updated as information becomes available.
See Also our Photo Gallery of Sites and Events including
Livermore Sites - Pleasanton Sites - Local Events - Nile Canyon Railway - from the ACE Train

Timeline and Building Index Timeline of Livermore History Index of Buildings and Sites History Center The Livermore Heritage Guild (web site) History Center in the Carnegie Building on 3rd between J and K. Aerial Photos Page 1:  ~1960 photo with labels Page 2:  ~1955 photo with labels Page 3:  Drawing from 1889. Page 4:  1993 USGS Aerial Photo with labels Page 5:  Junction Ave School, East 1st ~1976 Page 6:  East Ave, 1963; Downtown ~1928 Page 7:  Junction Ave & downtown Page 8:  1936 Photo, the Labs. Page 9:  The Airport prior to 1969 Page 10:  Veterans Hospital. Downtown Page 1:  Sewer pipe installation, Mally's, etc. Page 2:  West end, & 40s pictures. Page 3:  Just west of Livermore Ave. Page 4:  East First Street. Businesses Page 1:  The Mill of Mills Square, Diamond Flour Mill Page 2:  Inside The Hub, Furniture, and other stores Page 3:  Creamery, Soda Works Page 4:  Arrow Bakery, Restaurant, Menu, Cheese Factory Page 5:  Drilling rig, Sporting Goods, Telephone office, French Laundry Page 6:  The Valley Garage, Valley Hardware, Machine Shop Page 7:  Butcher Shops & Markets, Carriage Factory, Building Supply Page 8:  Blacksmith, Feed Store Page 9:  Dutcher's Hardware Store Page 10:  California Transfer Company, Service Station Parades Page 1 - Late 1800s, early 1900s Page 2 - Early 1900s to 1933 Page 3 - 1935 to 1957 Page 4 - 1953 Rodeo Parade Wineries Page 1:  Raboli, Pioneer, Chateau Bellevue Wineries and a Postcard Page 2:  Mont-Rouge and Vienna Wineries Page 3:  Cresta Blanca Page 4:  Pressing Grapes, at Cresta Blanca Page 5:  Bottling and other functions at Cresta Blanca Page 6:  Ruby Hill old building (1887 to 2002) Page 7:  Ruby Hill new building (2002) Altamont Pass Page 1:  Summit School Page 2:  Summit Hotel, Altamont Library Page 3:  The Concert at Altamont, and it's connection to American Pie Livermore Fire Brick Company Business which was located where the Brickyard shopping center is now (across Stanley from Valley Memorial Hospital). Laddsville Businesses Laddsville was located in the area of East First St and northward. Robert Livermore & William Mendenhall Page 1:  Photos of Robert Livermore and his home. Page 2:  Robert Livermore's Gravesite at Mission San Jose Page 3:  William Mendenhall May School

The Historic Flagpole Page 1:  Dedication, other events, and history Page 2:  Events at the Flag Pole, the flag at half Mask The flagpole was removed Oct 7, 2004.  See Photos. Ravenswood Page 1:  The Property Page 2:  Cottage & Carriage Barn Page 3:  Main House Page 4:  Winery and Vineyard Workers Page 5:  Family Portraits See Also: Current Ravenswood Photos Railroads Livermore was on the original transcontinental Railroad Route.  See the Depot in operation, and the former SP depot. Page 1:  History and aerial photos Page 2:  Southern Pacific Depot (still on L St.) Page 3:  SP Depot reconstruction Page 4:  Western Pacific Depot (long gone) Page 5:  Misc. Livermore Naval Air Station Page 1 - The station from the air Page 2 - Building maps Page 3 - Aircraft and cadets on the tarmac. Page 4 - Hangars Page 5 - Aircraft in flight Page 6 - Parades Pages 7 & 8 - Life at the air Station Page 9 - Naval Reserves at Livermore NAS Lincoln Highway Garage On Portola and L Street.  Restored and maintained by the Livermore Heritage Guild. Page 1:  The Garage Page 2:  Poster, sign, restored fire truck, etc. Theaters and Halls McLeod Building: Where the Bank of Italy building is now. Sweeney Opera House: Was on the SW corner of 1st and McLeod Independence Hall: On the SE corner of 1st and McLeod Independence Hall, page 2 - Firehouse, resent photos Masonic Hall:  SW corner of 1st & Livermore. Schenone Building:  South side of 1st near Livermore. Others:  McVicar's Hall, Forrester's Hall Hotels Farmers Exchange:  Hotel on the east side of L St, between 1st and Railroad. Washington Hotel: Was on the SE corner of 1st and L. Valley Hotel:  On the SW corner of 1st and L.  The Annex on the right remains. Livermore Hotel:  By the flagpole. Churches Wayside Chapel Joesville (the Rock House) at the North side of Portola at L (by new Albertson's shopping center). Page 1:  Outside of the building Page 2:  Inside the building plus the outside of the house.  Stables Livery Stables. Rodeo 1935 Weather Yes, it does snow in Livermore Mining Tesla Coal Mine Westvaco Magnesite Mine Del Valle Dam Construction Page 1 - Construction Page 2 - Construction continued Page 3 - Completion

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Livermore Heritage Guild
Photo Categories
The following is a list of photo categories available at the Livermore Heritage Guild Museum
The photo pages listed above are from this collection

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About These Photos

The majority of these photos are from the Livermore Heritage Guild collection of historical photographs which have been donated and collected over the years.  The photos are available for viewing at the History Center, which is located at the Carnegie building on 3rd street between J & K.

The photos were scanned for the Livermore Heritage Guild by the webservant of eLivermore.com, who is a Guild member, and are displayed on this web site with permission.  The photos are displayed here for the education and enjoyment of the community.  Photos should not be copied off of this web site.  For more information about photos labeled "Courtesy of the Livermore Heritage Guild", contact the Guild.  Most of the unlabeled photos and photos labeled eLivermore.com are the property of eLivermore.com.  See our photo policy about these pictures.

The photos are generally at a resolution of about 500x375 to allow for reasonable page loading times.  The aerial photos are about 640x480 to provide a bit more detail.  Many of the descriptions of the photos list what is written on signs, and other details.  Many of these details cannot be seen on the pictures at the resolution presented.  The information was obtained by zooming in on the high resolution scans of the photos.

The descriptions came from a variety of sources, including the photos themselves.  If you spot inaccuracies, or have additional information about something in a photo, please email  webservant@elivermore.com  

I would like to thank the Livermore Heritage Guild (www.lhg.org) for their support on this project, and for providing information about the history of Livermore and the contents of these pictures.  For more information, please visit the History Center in the Carnegie Building (3rd St. between J & K).  It is open from Wednesday to Sunday from 11:30 to 4:00.  It is also open during the Farmer's Market hours on Thursdays from the middle of May to the middle of October.

Several pages contain historical write-ups by Gary Drummond, a very knowledgeable local historian who has lead many a walking tour of Livermore and taught classes on the subject.  These write-ups are used with permission.

For all comments, questions, and suggestions please email to webservant@elivermore.com  

Many of the Naval Air Station photos come from a book titled A book titled: "NAS Livermore - A Unit of the Naval Air Primary Training Command - A Pictorial Review of Station Activities" This book was produced by the Naval Air Station in 1944.

The photos displayed here are from a variety of sources and have been donated and collected over many years.  If you feel that there is a photo that should not be displayed, or specific credit should be given to its source, please email webservant@elivermore.com.

Do you have photos that you would like to share?
There are bound to be many more historical photos which people have.  If you have photos that you would like to share, please email webservant@elivermore.com

Do you have information about any of the photos on this site?
Additional information about these pictures is always welcome.  Please email webservant@elivermore.com

Locations Displaying Historical Photos

There are several places around the city where Historical Photos are displayed.  This following is a incomplete list.  Please email webservant@elivermore.com if you know of others.

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