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Flood of 1958 #11 - Tennent by park Capt. Roy Clark (L) and Chief Pepper Martin (R) (Mariotti)Description
1958 FLOOD FROM TENNENT AND LA SALLE: Pinole Creek took a circuitous route on the way from
its Alhambra Valley watershed to San Pablo Bay. Its hairpin turns and shallow depth created havoc
for the city’s residents throughout the first 60 years of the 20th century. The 1916 Pinole Creek
flood floated wooden sidewalks into the bay, and the 1940 flood left three feet of water downtown.
The last of the Bernardo Fernandez warehouses are seen at the end of Tennent Avenue from the
intersection of Tennent Avenue and LaSalle Drive during the 1958 flood. A motor home storage
yard occupies that space today.Copyright
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Pinole Historical Society