Category Archives: Historical

The 150 year history of the Redding School District.

Posted on May 22, 2024 by Skip@RR

A really very interesting documentary about the history of Redding’s schools: I had a tiny (very tiny) part in adding to this documentary with an 1890 map of Redding I archived here at Really Redding in 2016. Click to enlarge: … Continue reading →

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Market Street in Redding 1925

Posted on November 18, 2022 by Skip@RR

The Shasta Historical Society posted this image on Facebook. I cleaned it up a bit in Photoshop.   

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Heritage Day at Burney Falls

Posted on November 4, 2022 by Skip@RR

World famous Burney Falls is about an hour drive East from Redding. We went up for their Heritage Day festivities, and it was great fun. Here is Burney Falls: Here’s an image of the event: There were lot’s of demonstrations … Continue reading →

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Genes Drive In in Redding

Posted on December 20, 2017 by Skip@RR

A Facebook post reminded me of this image I captured of the old and semi-famous Gene’s Drive In. A classic Highway 99 burger joint that in its day often attracted crowds of hot rod enthusiasts. Seen here with a “classic” … Continue reading →

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1890 Map of Redding meets Google Earth

Posted on November 19, 2016 by admin

This Map of Redding from 1890 matches up well with satelite imagery borrowed from Google Earth. I did these frames some time ago, but finally got around to animating them. Click to enlarge Being a rail town on a river, … Continue reading →

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Bike to the movies in 1940 Redding

Posted on June 23, 2016 by admin

While surfing at the Library of Congress website, I came across images of the Cascade Theatre in Redding from 1940. This available .TIF image is remarkably high resolution for an online photo. I wondered what it would look like zoomed … Continue reading →

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Historic Redding Theater on California Street

Posted on May 21, 2016 by admin

Facebook friend Lee Riggs posts to a group Northern California History. I always find his posts fascinating. He recently posted this image of the Redding Theater marquee on California Street in Redding, from the famous Eastman collection. I did some … Continue reading →

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Visit the Courthouse Museum in Old Shasta

Posted on July 5, 2015 by Skip@RR

Before Redding existed, Shasta was the queen city of Northern California. Shasta’s mostly fireproof main street now lies in ruin. But you can catch a glimpse life in the Gold Rush era and more at the Courthouse Museum. The ruins … Continue reading →

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Antlers Bridge replacement in Lakehead is a colossal structure

Posted on October 23, 2014 by Skip@RR

I don’t think these photos quite capture the scale of this mammoth construction project began in 2009, and located about 20 miles north of Redding. I don’t think I’ve ever come across a construction project this big before, hence why … Continue reading →

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A Million Ways to Die in the West – We take the tour

Posted on June 2, 2014 by Skip@RR

“Cemeteries are like history books you can read” say Mike Grifantini of the Shasta Historical Society. We attended his walking tour of the Redding Cemetery over the weekend. The monuments and markers serve as a rich illustration of history. A … Continue reading →

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