Map exhibit explore Tiburon Peninsula’s past, from saloons to salt marshes

A promotional map and poster from the Belvedere Land Co. circa 1895 advertised Belvedere Island as ‘the most favored spot on the Pacific coast. Absolutely free from wind and fogs.’ The map, one of 15 on display in the ‘Historic Maps from the Landmarks Society Archives’ exhibit at Town Hall through Jan. 28, shows the planned street layout and features photographs of typical cottages and bay views to attract San Francisco residents. (Belvedere-Tiburon Landmarks Society archives)

Visitors to Town Hall can step back in time to see what the Tiburon Peninsula looked like 150 years ago, including what stores lined Tiburon’s Main Street and failed plans to build Hygeia, a utopian residential community in town.

Those details and more of life on the peninsula in the late 19th and early 20th centuries are captured in a series of original and reproduced historical maps of Tiburon, Belvedere and the surrounding area on display through Jan. 28 in Town Hall’s downstairs gallery. A reception is scheduled for 6-8 p.m. Jan. 22.

The exhibit, “Historic Maps from the Landmarks Society Archives,” is curated by Belvedere-Tiburon Landmarks Society Archivist Jennifer Hartung and Town Historian Dave Gotz and features 15 maps from the mid-1800s to the mid-1900s.

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