Then and Now: Irvington

A selection of photos pulled from the past and paired with a corresponding modern-day view. Click on each historical photo to explore the location further in our online collection at California Revealed.

Have a place in mind that you’d like to see featured here? Email us at info@museumoflocalhistory.org and we’ll do our best to add your historic place suggestions to this ongoing “then and now” project.

A.O. Rix Home

Also known as: Alfred O. Rix Home, Rix House, Fremont Bay Dental Offices, Cynthia’s Tea Garden (now closed)
Location: 4071 Bay St, Fremont, CA 94538
Fremont Bay Dental website

Norris/Rix Family at A.O. Rix House, year unknown

A.O. Rix Home / Fremont Bay Dental, 2021
(Photographer: Kel Kanady)

Irvington IOOF Hall & Caroline Hirsch Building

Also known as: Hirsch Building, Odd Fellows Hall, Mission Peak Lodge #114, Inkies Tattoo Studio
Location: 40955 Fremont Blvd, Fremont, CA 94538 & 40985 Fremont Blvd, Fremont, CA 94538
Central California Odd Fellows Lodge website
Inkie’s Tattoo website

Hirsch Store Next to New IOOF Building, 1950

Caroline Hirsch Building & IOOF Hall, 2021
(Photographer: Kel Kanady)

Gallegos Winery

Also known as: Gallegos Winery ruins, Gallegos Winery Historical Site
Location: 3264 Bruce Dr, Fremont, CA 94539

Gallegos Winery, 50 years after 1906 earthquake, 1953

Gallegos Winery Historical Site, 2021
(Photographer: Kel Kanady)

Irvington Monument

Also known as: Welcome to Irvington, Irvington Welcomes You, Irvington Plaza Park
Location: 5 Corners at Bay St. / Fremont Blvd. / Union St. / Washington Blvd., Fremont, CA 94538

Irvington Monument, 1950s

Irvington Monument, 2021
(Photographer: Kel Kanady)

Clark Hall

Also known as: Broadway West, Made Up Theatre, Hopping Bean’s Cafe
Location: 4000 Bay St, Fremont, CA 94538
Hopping Bean’s Cafe website
Made Up Theatre website

Clark Hall, Tierney and Reynolds Store, Corner of Bay Street, year unknown

Clark Hall, 2021
(Photographer: Kel Kanady)