This was a presentation given on Sunday, February 13, 2022 at the Lions Club Hall (990 Burlingame Ave. It included 1:45 election of officers: “Tales from Auto Row” We were excited to hold our first in-person meeting in two years. Society member, classic car enthusiast and long-time Burlingame Auto Row salesman Richard Griffith will present Tales from Auto Row.Using many historic images from our collection, Richard will discuss why one of the first auto rows in California was in Burlingame, and how Auto Row has evolved over the last century.  With many decades of experience, Richard has tales to tell! This is a presentation car lovers will not want to miss!   The presentation is approx. 40 minutes. The quality is not the best, but we tried to capture the essence of the meeting. Enjoy. If you'd like to view the presentation, you can by clicking here: https://youtu.be/ulK-YkOWtYA

Make sure to check out the background and discussions regarding Caltrans project likely to be unveiled in the Spring 2020. Comments to be taken until January 8th, 2021: https://ecralternatives.com

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Join the Burlingame Historical Society for Victorian Day Tours, SUNDAY, AUGUST 4th --FREE, no reservations required! Entertainment Burlingame Style: 1 pm – 1:45 pm. Meet at the Burlingame Avenue railroad station (290 California Drive) and explore entertainment around the turn-of-the-century up to the rise and fall of downtown theaters. and Let Me Entertain You On Broadway: 2:30 pm – 3:15 pm From ice-skating, to theatre-going, learn about how the North Burlingame residents spent their leisure time. Meet at the Wells Fargo parking lot, behind 1145 Broadway.

Please join the Burlingame Historical Society on Monday February 25th at 6:45pm in the Lane Room of the Burlingame Public Library for our Annual Election, followed at 7pm by our special guest speaker, Amy Guittard, who will share the rich history of a beloved Burlingame business. Free and Open to the Public.

On Friday, November 16, 2018, we helped unveil the new Anson Burlingame bust and local history area in the Burlingame library. We created a new exhibit for the event-- "Anson Burlingame: The California Connection", that is on loan to the library and located near the bust. The evening also introduced the Burlingame Foundation, that will award a prize each year to the person who best represents the values of Burlingame in encouraging east-west dialogue and cooperation. The bust project was spearheaded by Mayor Brownrigg, Dr. David Chai, George Koo and others who have worked tirelessly over the past several years to educate the public about Anson Burlingame's legacy and accomplishments that remain very relevant today. Pictured in front of the newly created bust are Historical Society President, Jennifer Pfaff (center) are artist Zhou Limin (at right) and Dr. David Chai (at left). To learn more about Anson Burlingame, go to the Burlingame Public Library webpage: https://www.burlingame.org/library/ Hover your cursor over ABOUT at the top of page then click HISTORY toward the bottom again hover cursor over the word HISTORY on the left side of page -- then click Anson Burlingame or Anson Burlingame Historical Pages

For the first time in over a century, the iconic "witches hat" on the Gates home is no longer visible from afar; the structure has been demolished. Talks with the owner about restoring/ repurposing the damaged structure were unfortunately not successful. It has been condemned for a number of weeks.Gates porch and the claw May 9, 2018 copyDonnelly at Lorton May 9, 2018 copy 2 The Story of the Gates Home