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Paul Penna


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On the same day in April 1969, looking more to the west. The large lake on the right is now Larkspur Isle. In the center, Larkspur Plaza isn't there yet. Further back, the twin structures which now comprise the Mt. Tam Racquet Club. Immediately above the gable on the right-hand part of it is downtown Larkspur, one of the towers of City Hall standing out.

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Paul Penna


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SteveC wrote:

I drove by there today and that utility road is still there (on the other side of the fence)





Oops, you're right. The Doherty-Lucky connector is a newer road that parallels that original utility road.

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Yes that is what I meant.
I drove by there today and that utility road is still there (on the other side of the fence)
I was thinking today if I ever ride a bicycle through there I will take the utility road.
Those narrow bike lanes they striped on Doherty Dr. do not look safe at all.

Thanks for the info. and I cherish my old maps like you do.

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SteveC wrote:

Does that mean there was no access from one side of Redwood to the other until '69 ?





Not exactly sure what you mean, Steve. You mean a through route from Doherty Drive to Lucky? Originally, the road around the north side of the Redwood school building was just a kind of utility road, not open to through traffic; in fact, there was a barrier. The only way to get to the school, when it first opened in 1958, was down William St. in Larkspur. Later, Doherty Drive was constructed from Magnolia, and that became the main way to get there. Eventually, that utility road was connected with an extension of Lucky Drive, so you could access the school from the east. I don't have any dates when all these changes occurred, but a 1965 Chevron/H.M. Gousha street map indicates that Doherty and Lucky weren't connected at that time.

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Yet another Penna classic.

I didn't realize South Eliseo was that young, and for matter Riviera Dr.
Does that mean there was no access from one side of Redwood to the other until '69 ?

I wonder why the property owners of all that land that would have linked Eliseo with S. Eliseo
waited another fifteen years to develop it.

And of course by then "through roads" were outlawed!

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The early days of Riviera Circle, April 1969, taken from Bon Air. To the right, Redwood High. In the distance, the hills of east Corte Madera.

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