Then and Now: Niles

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.

California Nursery Historical Park (entrance)

Also known as: Cal Nursery, CalNurCo, California Nursery Company
Location: 36550 Niles Blvd, Fremont, CA 94536
California Nursery Historical Park website

California Nursery – Palm-Lined Road, year unknown

Entrance into California Nursery Historical Park, 2021
(Photographer: Kel Kanady)

Pickering House

Also known as: Pickering Place, Pickering Place Apartments
Location: 20 W Pickering Ave, Fremont, CA 94536

Residence of Mrs. Loring Pickering, Niles, 1898
(see page 44)

Pickering Place, 2021
(Photographer: Kel Kanady)

Ellsworth Home

Also known as: Niles Station Apartments Office, Niles Station Apartments
Location: 38416 Mission Blvd, Fremont, CA 94536
Niles Station Apartments website

Ellsworth Home, Niles, 1910
(see page 27)

Ellsworth Home, 2021
(Photographer: Kel Kanady)

American Garage

Also known as: American Garage and Auto Supply, Di Giulio Garage, Di Giulio Rooms and Apartments, Enriquez Creations
Location: 37313 & 37321 & 37329 Niles Blvd, Fremont, CA 94536
Enriquez Creations website

American Garage and Auto Supply, 1931

Building at the corner of Niles Blvd. and G Street, Niles, 2021
(Photographer: Kel Kanady)

Solon Bros. Service Station and Cocktail Bar

Also known as: Solon Bros. Station, Solon Station, Solon’s, Niles Flying A, Federico’s Restaurant, Federico’s, Federico’s Grill & Catering
Location: 37810 Niles Blvd, Fremont, CA 94536 & 37804 Niles Blvd, Fremont, CA 94536

Solon Bros. Service Station and Cocktail Bar, 1947
(see page 14)

Niles Flying A & Federico’s Restaurant, 2021
(Photographer: Kel Kanady)

Hotel Wesley

Also known as: Tyme for Tea & Co.
Location: 37501 Niles Blvd, Fremont, CA 94536
Tyme for Tea website

Hotel Wesley & Auto Garage, 1910
(see page 32)

Tyme for Tea & Co. Building, 2021
(Photographer: Kel Kanady)

Niles Library

Also known as: Clough Library, Jane R. Clough Memorial Library, Alameda County Library: Niles Branch
Location: 150 I St, Fremont, CA 94536
Niles Library website

The Jane R. Clough Memorial Library, year unknown

Niles Library, 2021
(Photographer: Kel Kanady)