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Point Molate Photos

Pictures of Point Molate Beach Park in Richmond, California.  Point Molate is being fought over to this day -- Chevron vs people who hope for the bay trail there.  Sierra Club favored Chevron on this over casino-hotel development.  Here's the Sierra Club proposal as of May '07.  Powerpoint doc on clean-up status Aug '07.  Latest news as of Sept. '07 from Sierra Club.
 Feinstein's bill makes this casino far less likely.  It cleared committee - 9/28/07 and passed a US Senate vote 11/9/07.

* U P D A T E * - APRIL 2011. THE CASINO PROJECT AT POINT MOLATE HAS BEEN REJECTED.
  See SF Chronicle and Oakland Tribune stories.


 I made a SECOND VISIT, in June '07, to the restricted areas this time, and that's in its own gallery.

 The photos below are from 2-1/2 hrs February 5, 2007, at Point Molate Beach Park.  Until prohibition closed down its winery in 1919, Winehaven was the largest in the world up to that time.
Pt. Molate was later a Navy fuel depot in WWII, and military operations were closed down in 1995.
  Here's another report, with great photos from that day.  And here's a good history of East Brother Lighthouse.  


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Richmond-San Rafael Bridge, from Pt. Molate
Richmond-San Rafael Bridge, from Pt. Molate
The bridge, with Mt. Tamalpais hiding in background
The bridge, with Mt. Tamalpais hiding in background
Part of the old winery Winehaven
Part of the old winery Winehaven
Houses once used for winery, then naval families
Houses once used for winery, then naval families
Found the state of the bark interesting
Found the state of the bark interesting
Point Molate greenery (and reddery)
Point Molate greenery (and reddery)
Pole
Pole
Pole 2
Pole 2
sheet metal, wood, and glass
sheet metal, wood, and glass
The old fire dept, that doubled as laundromat and theater!
The old fire dept, that doubled as laundromat and theater!
Trees at Pt. Molate
Trees at Pt. Molate
CellphoneCam:  Behind barbed wire
CellphoneCam: Behind barbed wire
Cell phone cam: old housing by fire dept
Cell phone cam: old housing by fire dept
Closer up
Closer up
Like a barbershop hydrant
Like a barbershop hydrant
Cactus?  What is it?
Cactus? What is it?
Feather grass
Feather grass
Uncapped post
Uncapped post
Road posts and shadows
Road posts and shadows
The beach to left of railing, island in the distance
The beach to left of railing, island in the distance
East Brother Island and lighthouse
East Brother Island and lighthouse
Shore area, under clouds
Shore area, under clouds
Shore area, with more sun
Shore area, with more sun
Post-xmas tree
Post-xmas tree
Looking down at foot of bridge
Looking down at foot of bridge
A mini Titanic
A mini Titanic