El Cerrito General History

Historic Context Statement (2018 draft report discussing significant themes in the development of El Cerrito from its earliest beginnings through the 1960s.)

A historical timeline of El Cerrito and environs, prepared for the city’s centennial in 2017

“Where the Sewer Meets the Sea,” a detailed history of the Stege Sanitary District by Dave Weinstein. The 1913 formation of the district was an important step toward the incorporation of the city of El Cerrito.

All the world’s a stage and El Cerrito is a player (history of local theatre)

• Part 1: The first acts

• Part 2: CCCT ready to stage post-COVID comeback

• From the El Cerrito Stage to Bigger Roles

History of Mira Vista/Berkeley Country Club

1920: The year Ouija mania struck El Cerrito

Artist Kyungmi Shin taps El Cerrito history for Del Norte BART murals

Video: El Cerrito Centennial Parade of 2017

El Cerrito architecture

Four pioneering El Cerrito women

May 13, 1984 article on sudden closure of Albany-El Cerrito Times Journal newspaper

List of El Cerrito buildings by street address and build date

Chronology of East Shore and Suburban Railway and other El Cerrito railroads

1981 timetable for California and Nevada Railroad

List of El Cerrito City Council Members 1917-2014

The development of El Cerrito Parks

•   1954 Oakland Tribune article about plans for parks

•   1964 Plans for Parks

•   1966 review of current parks and proposed enhancements

•   1975 analysis/history of El Cerrito's Parks and Recreation system.