Tiburon in Marin County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

One of the Shortest Main Streets in America

The Tiburon Peninsula Historical Trail

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, August 11, 2020

1. One of the Shortest Main Streets in America Marker

Inscription.
Surely this is one of the shortest Main Streets in America...

...and with plenty of character which hasn't really changed that much in spite of more than 100 years of many fires and buildings being erected, enlarged, dismantled, moved or disguised with bewildering rapidity. Main Street was built on a narrow, gravelly spit connecting Point Tiburon with Corinthian Island, which you see in the background. There was water on both sides. The first buildings were on the right, facing the bay, with their backs resting on pilings in the lagoon (now the Main Street parking lot). Since the last great fire in 1921, most of the buildings you see in these pictures (circa 1930) survive today.

Erected by Tiburon Peninsula Foundation, Belvedere-Tiburon Landmarks Society. (Marker Number 7.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Roads & Vehicles. A significant historical year for this entry is 1921.

Location. 37° 52.407′ N, 122° 27.346′ W. Marker is in Tiburon, California, in Marin County. It is on Main Street, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1 Main Street, Belvedere Tiburon CA 94920, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in California’s San Francisco Bay Area, in the North Coast, and specifically on the Coast Ranges. It is also on the American Pacific Coast. Globally, it is in North America, on the Ring of Fire, in the Pacific Rim, in the Western Hemisphere, in the Western World, and in the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Tiburon Peninsula (here, next to this marker); Samuel Blake Chapman

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(within shouting distance of this marker); McNeil’s Pioneer Boathouse (within shouting distance of this marker); Northwestern Pacific (within shouting distance of this marker); The “Harbor Light” (within shouting distance of this marker); 1925 Victorian Saloon (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Tiburon Was a Railroad Town (about 300 feet away); James Yeh Jau Liu (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tiburon.

Also see . . . Tiburon Peninsula Historic Trail. Access California website entry (Submitted on March 26, 2026, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

One of the Shortest Main Streets in America Marker - wide view, with Main Street as the background image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, August 11, 2020

2. One of the Shortest Main Streets in America Marker - wide view, with Main Street as the background

Main Street, Tiburon image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, August 11, 2020

3. Main Street, Tiburon

Credits. This page was last revised on March 26, 2026. It was originally submitted on August 14, 2020, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 1,187 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 14, 2020, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.