By: ebbflowin Mare Island Naval Shipyard fought irrelevance for nearly a century. It was a geographically poor location, with existential military & logistical challenges. It is unequivocally true Vallejo was dependent on the Navy, and on war. I would venture to say this is due in part to a lack of imagination, not some manifest […]
HistoryAndFuture
Our Future
Summary: Special City Council Meeting, March 1, 2016, Vallejo City Hall General Plan Update: Preferred Scenario The General Plan Working Group (GPWG) has been developing an update to Vallejo’s General Plan since January 2014. Consulting with Placeworks, general plan specialists, and with input from the public, a Preferred Scenario representing Vallejo as a River and Bay City was presented to our City Council […]
Our History
The history of the Sperry mill is closely tied to the history of Vallejo, They used to bring clipper ships through with grain in their holds. Founded by A.D. Starr in 1869, what became the Vallejo General Mills plant in 1929 began as Starr Mills and later Sperry Mills. It was, “in point of capital […]