Name/Title
Print, PhotographicEntry/Object ID
1999.011.0071Description
B/W aerial photo of City of Benicia; center shows First Street as far south as West D; left side shows West Second and area around old Crooks mansion; at the top is Suisun Bay with Mothball-Reserve Fleet ships;
many buildings are visible: Capitol, St. Paul's Church, "Pink Palace" - Anderson Hotel, Civic Center - old High School, Baptist Church, St. Dominic's Church, down town buildings;
empty areas are shown which later were sites of the Post Office, Mobile Home Park, Safeway Center, the Library, offices between E and F Streets on First Street.
The view is northeasterly with the Carquinez Straits in the foreground.Collection
Benicia Historical Museum Collection
