Livermore in Alameda County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

The Brickyard

1910-1949

Photographed by Joseph Alvarado, May 24, 2022

1. The Brickyard Marker

Inscription. The Livermore Fire Brick Works used this site to make bricks from local clay from 1910 until 1949. Some of those bricks have been used in constructing the base for this plaque.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1910.

Location. 37° 40.8′ N, 121° 46.962′ W. Marker is in Livermore, California, in Alameda County. It can be reached from East Stanley Boulevard. The plaque is mounted in a brick masonry foundation along the flowerbed in front of the building. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1096 East Stanley Boulevard, Livermore CA 94550, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in California’s San Francisco Bay Area

and 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.

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least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Timber Wagon (approx. 0.2 miles away); Steven Ferrario House (approx. 0.6 miles away); Waggoner House (approx. 0.6 miles away); Raboli Cottage (approx. 0.7 miles away); Raboli Winery (approx. 0.7 miles away); Stockmen's Monument (approx. 0.7 miles away); Roy Bernhardt House (approx. 0.7 miles away); First Library Building (approx. 0.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Livermore.

Also see . . . The Livermore Fire Brick Company.

"In the summer of 1908, a group of local businessmen discussed a proposition to establish Livermore's first non-agricultural industry - a firebrick and terra cotta plant. The proposal was contingent on a donation of five acres to the company on the west side of town between the Southern Pacific and Western Pacific railroad tracks. The company promised that no cottages, bunk-houses or company store would be maintained so that employees would be obliged to live and trade in town."

(Submitted on June 9, 2022, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California.)

Photographed by Joseph Alvarado, May 24, 2022

2. The Brickyard Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 12, 2022. It was originally submitted on June 9, 2022, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California. This page has been viewed 1,227 times since then and 48 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 12, 2022, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.