Visit The Museum at:

   2200 Broadway Street
   Redwood City, CA 94063 
   (650) 299-0104 

Living the California Dream
Opened July 29, 2006

See how San Mateo County developed as one of the premier suburban areas of the West Coast. San Francisco millionaires of the late 1800s became the West Coast’s first suburbanites as they established Great Estates on the Peninsula. In the early 1900s, changes in transportation and the development of towns made healthy living on the Peninsula possible for the middle-class. In the post-World War II years, large residential developments made the California dream of a suburban home a reality for many.

Suburban Home
Late 1800s – The mansion of the millionaire.
Early 1900s – The bungalow of the middle-class.
Post-World War II – The ranch house of the working-class.

Touching History
Look for the hands-on history signs throughout the exhibit.