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Starting Sunday, Oct. 15, Courthouse Square in Redwood City will look much as it did 70 years ago, before a Depression-era concrete annex replaced the elegant facade of San Mateo County’s historic domed courthouse.
From 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Redwood City, the San Mateo County Historical Association, and Wells Fargo Bank will host a day of educational events and festivities to celebrate the opening of Courthouse Square after 18 months of construction.
“San Mateo County: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow” will be the theme of activities focused on the county’s sesquicentennial — its first 150 years.
Visitors will be able to enter the History Museum through the restored front doors of the 1906 courthouse for the first time in over 60 years to view new and old exhibits highlighting the county’s colorful history.
Scheduled events in the museum include:
• 11 a.m., opening of the Wells Fargo Learning Center, a state-of the art classroom to foster learning about county history.
• 12:30 and 3 p.m., performance of “Corrupt County Capers,” a 50-minute re-enactment of the back-room dealings and drama that surrounded the creation of San Mateo County in 1856.
Outdoors will be the historic Wells Fargo stagecoach — available for climbing and photos — antique autos and a fire engine, and the popular ” Museum on Wheels,” a restored 1962 school bus fitted out as a traveling museum
Visitors can stroll through “History Lane,” where city historical groups will set up displays of their local history.
Admission is $1.50 for adults, and free to seniors, museum members, and children under 6.
For more information, call 299-0104; or go to smc150.org.
Related story: Redwood City celebrates its new downtown: http://www.almanacnews.com/story.php?story_id=2773
