Getting to Know Richmond ”WOW!”…”I HAD NO IDEA THIS WAS HERE!”… WHO KNEW THIS WAS RICHMOND?” These are just some of the reactions from first time visitors as they step inside one of its many historic or artistic venues … they gaze at a San Francisco skyline from inside the historic Ford building or while walking along the Bay Trail as boats sail by in the Richmond Inner Harbor. Perhaps they have gotten a glimpse of Brooks Island from the new Riggers Loft Winery and Event Center, stepped aboard the Red Oak Victory, or they are being entertained at an event in one of several artistic or museum venues in Richmond. Maybe they are having a a beer at a local watering hole for the first time….Tacos on 23rd Street…Wine at Shipyard 3… BBQ on Macdonald…Catfish or Soul food...Pho in the Annex…Coffee at Catahoula …The “most hated” restaurant on Yelp at Botto Bistro…Cannoli in at Café Gran Milan. Thai restaurants in four neighborhood districts. “Revealing Richmond to the greater Bay area is my goal” says Beth Javens, Executive Director with the Richmond Convention and Visitors Revealing Richmond! Bureau. Richmond is poised for the present and a big part of that effort lies in the unique historic contributions of our city” “Historic preservation and a celebration of our heritage are pillars of the Richmond CVB’s efforts to promote Richmond as a unique visitor destination. You can see elements of preservation, history and recreation pretty much everywhere you look.” The city has dozens of public parks, the historic Rosie the Riveter /WWII Home Front National Historical Park, 32 miles of shoreline (more than any other locality in the region), the Richmond Bay Trail and a long-awaited ferry which will connect Richmond to San Francisco and the rest of the Bay Area. “All of these are part and parcel of why visitors especially Bay Area locals looking for weekend get-a-aways should consider Richmond.” While other California and Bay Area cities have long-established tourism mechanisms, in the last few years, Richmond has come into its own as a Uncover these gems: • Richmond Museum of History • NIAD • Richmond Greenway • Point Molate Beach • Pacific East Mall • Civic Center Farmers Market Fridays • Jered’s Pottery-Richmond “Claybelt” • Rich City Rides • Civic Center Public Art For more information go to visitrichmondca.com or facebook/positivelyrichmond Photo Credit Dan Hastings.
Contra Costa Marketplace - July 2016
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