FOSTER CITY HISTORICAL SOCIETY

FOSTER CITY, CA

The Foster City Historical Society is a non-profit organization located in Foster City, California. The society was established in 1975 with the aim of preserving and promoting the history of Foster City and the surrounding areas. The society is run by a dedicated group of volunteers who work tirelessly to collect, preserve, and display artifacts, photographs, and documents related to the history of Foster City.

The Foster City Historical Society operates a museum that showcases the history of Foster City, with a particular focus on the development of the area from a marshland to a thriving community. The museum is open to the public on Saturdays and Sundays from 1 pm to 4 pm, and admission is free.

In addition to the museum, the Foster City Historical Society hosts various events throughout the year, including lectures, walking tours, and family-friendly activities. The society also publishes a quarterly newsletter that highlights local history and upcoming events.

The Foster City Historical Society is a valuable resource for anyone interested in the history of Foster City and the surrounding areas. Through its efforts, the society has helped to preserve and promote the rich history of this unique community for future generations.

FOSTER CITY HISTORICAL SOCIETY is a Historical Societies, Historic Preservation in FOSTER CITY CA. US MID #8400601144

The museum is classed as HSC (Historical Societies, Historic Preservation). It comes under American Alliance of Museums (AAM) region: Western (Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington).

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SF / Buena Vista (nerd) view – La Grande Tank? (# 2621) From Buena Vista Park, the Castro neighborhood is the nearest, the <u><a href="https://maps.app.goo.gl/LtqmVoQStLTFi2gX7" rel="noreferrer nofollow">Blue Tower</a></u> is the furthest, and there’s some other stuff…..

What other stuff? And, where’s the Blue Tower? Well...we’re looking mostly south and just a little east, with the late Fall sun hitting the western-facing houses. The fairly wide street running sort of up the middle of the picture is Eureka in the Castro, which actually runs pretty close to exactly north-south. If you’re as nerdish as me about locations, the first visibly very large building on the west side of Eureka (and thus no sun on it) going south, is close to 20th St.

So, the Blue Tower? Apparently it’s fairly famous landmark, mostly for commuters headed south. It’s a tall blue tower just a little right of center on the west (right) side of McLaren Park which is the second two the furthest tree ridge stretching left-right in the picture. “Blue Tower” is not its official name – this ode to <u><a href="https://www.clifftsang.com/news/heres-why-the-la-grande-tank-is-the-greatest-unofficial-landmark-of-sf/" rel="noreferrer nofollow">La Grande Tank</a></u> tells all.

If you’re really nerdish, the hill furthest away (not counting the very distant hills) with three visible radio towers is San Bruno Mountain, which is a San Mateo county park.

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Part of a series of photos of San Francisco through the trees of Buena Vista Park -- an effort to capture how apart from the city one feels while in the park, while still in the middle of it all.

ceremony attendees around 20 in person, 30+ on zoom (you can see the zoom folks on the laptop on mel's bed)

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FOSTER CITY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
PO BOX 4592
FOSTER CITY
CA
94404

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MID #	8400601144
Name	FOSTER CITY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
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Classification	Historical Societies, Historic Preservation, , Western
Federal Employer Identification Number (EIN)	300109724
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INCOME	0
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LAT/LONG	37.554988, -122.264849
CODES	FIPS State Code: 06 FIPS County Code: 081 US Census Tract: 608004 US Census Block: 1006