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Help us fill in missing details about El Cerrito's History Historical Information and Memorabillia Do you know how or why any of the streets in El Cerrito have the names they do? Do you know or have information about any of the following businesses, individuals or their relatives: Mr. B F Denton (Beverly), owned Denton’s Fuel & Feed; cousin or brother owned Denton’s candy store Jean Helsdorn (took over Denton’s Fuel & Feed?) Other fuel & feed stores in El Cerrito What construction company built the dog track?? Neil Corey, son of Frank, who owned Corey’s hardware in Albany McKee & Hamilton Foundry/Machine shop Charles Collins (superintendent at Hutchinson Quarry) Fred Seavey (involved with brickyard) William Grafton Worthington, President of Boericke & Runyon Dr. Lyle Wellman, COO of Boericke & Runyon Donald Jagger, GM at Boericke & Runyon Donald Goldberg, chief pharmacist at Boericke & Runyon Mr. Louis Davis, was on the city council, Western States Fuel & Feed Mr. Bryon; Capellis family; Joe Lagel; Mr. Shevlin John Neuner (worked at Federal Builders Supply) Freeman Nichols (worked at Federal Builders Supply) Ferris Fuel & Feed Klier Brothers/Klier Brothers Lumber Burg’s & Gishes of Gish’s furniture factory (Manila and San Pablo) Henry/Emile/Paul/Bertha/Caroline/Magdelina Eckmann, their father had a butcher shop about Navellier & Scott Christine Sonke Robinson, Helena Sonke, their mother taught piano and their father ran Sonke dairy Estrella’s pig farm (behind Portuguese Hall); A. E. Donnelly The Brotherton family; Ed Pedro, “Eddie’s Barrel Yard”, also had feed & fuel John Carrick (founded EC Mill & Lumber and later sold it to Elmer Freethy) or his daughter Charlotte Mr. Holcomb – started Albany Mill & Lumber on Central Avenue? Tony Lombardo family/poultry ranch; Zecka family Krislovich/Kristavich family; Bertolotti family Jack Lord; Keller Ranch; Botini family John Balra, had friends by the name of Carlsen who lived on Colusa Glassen kids; their dad farmed the area north of Gladys. Jimmy was a fireman & lived on Richmond near Eureka; Mary Ellen lived in Alameda, married pianist about 1930; Irene married Joe White about 1970? Sperikes Sterites; Liberty Poultry Ranch Anyone 85+ years old who grew up around El Cerrito 3) Do you know or have information about any of the following people/dairies: Home Dairy – Hinds, Phipps, Schwarz John Kooy John Balra’s Ranch & Dairy Eckhart Brothers/El Cerrito Dairy Dairy near Yosemite & El Cerrito Creek – McAllister? Merlo Dairy Sonke Dairy/A. E. Donnelly – the mom taught piano 1000 Oaks Creamery, Mira Vista Creamery A dairy on the Albany/El Cerrito line Cerrito Home Dairy Caminzind Dairy, Cozumel family Smith Dairy Smith Village Dairy McClellan Dairy Golden State Creamery Royal Jersey Dairy Massucco Dairy Bonzi Dairy Zecka Dairy Back to How You Can Help |