Concord naval weapons station was a military base established in 1942 north of the city of concord, california at the shore of the sacramento river where it widens into suisun bay. New date set for concord naval weapons station meeting. Naval magazine, port chicago, an annex to the longestablished mare island naval shipyard. The redevelopment of the concord naval weapons station, the bay areas largest housing project, appears to be dead after the city council declined to extend an agreement with lennar, the projects.
Concord naval weapons station fallbrook, california. Redevelopment moratorium in debary fl, michigan county transit tax vote, vision for park city ut, plans for concord naval weapon station reuse, miami tod, sunnyside yard development. Concord weapons station has fraught history, but development. Part of concord naval weapons station closing east bay times. The 12,800acre concord naval weapons station was divided into two separate parts. Old concord base seen as possible site for detained. Concord, california simple english wikipedia, the free. Inside the former concord naval weapons station ccim. In 1857, the first ammunition magazine was completed at mare island naval shipyard in vallejo. Concord naval weapons station plans exciting, unnerving. At the 2010 census, the city had a population of 122,067 making it the 8th largest city in the san francisco bay area.
History of the concord naval weapons station concord. It has been the source of deployment of military munitions during world war ii, korea, vietnam, and now central america, among other military. Disposal and reuse of the former naval weapons station seal. East bay military bases get a new lease on life diablo. Cnws is bordered by the city of concord on the south, and the city of martinez lies to the west.
Plans to turn the former concord naval weapons station into residential and commercial space are on hold until next year due to lobbying allegations the delay gives the city time to launch an. Selfdriving cars now roam across former california military. Taymaz, however, did note the transaction did not include the property where gomentum operates. Inside the concord naval weapons station reuse project. Inside the former concord naval weapons station ccim northern. It provides a weapons and ammunition storage and loading facility for ships of the us atlantic fleet. Concord almost four years after it selected lennar to develop the first phase of the massive concord naval weapons station mixeduse project, the city council has pulled the plug on its. Jul 01, 2007 its rare for a bay area city to be in the position of deciding what to do with a windfall of thousands of acres of open space within existing city limits. The concord naval weapons station was born and over the next 60 years would prove to be a critical terminal to take weapons off rail cars from around america and get them to battlefields in the. Join us for the afternoon on thursday, april 11 as we take a bus tour of the former concord naval weapons station cnws. Located in the east bay, the former base was listed. How soon do i need to make reservations to see the memorial.
A 2,100acre stadium will be used to test technologies like. Concord bcn more than 2,200 acres of former concord naval weapons station land in eastern concord is now in the hands of the east bay regional park district, which plans to. May 22, 2015 concord naval weapons station development means big changes for neighbors. Past tours have been to mare island, the caldicott tunnel boring project, the. During world war ii it also had a naval outlying field at the.
All visitors need to be cleared by the military, so at least 2 weeks notice is required. A decadeslong effort to secure part of the former concord naval weapons station for the creation of a park reached a major milestone this month when east bay regional park district board of directors approved accepting 2,216 acres of former weapons station land. Aug 14, 2015 gomentum station is on the old concord naval weapons station, a disused second world warera facility with 20 miles of paved highways and city streets. Concord community reuse project, ca official website. Naval weapons station yorktown is a united states navy base in york county, james city county, and newport news in the hampton roads region of virginia.
Its a darn shame that port chicago naval magazine national memorial is one of the five leastvisited units in the entire 419unit national park system, officially logging fewer than 700 visitors in 2018. Master plan for the naval weapons station concord, california. This sprawling site for years housed bombs and chemicals we shipped overseas and dropped atop people living even further from here than concord. May 23, 2018 concord s director of reuse planning guy bjerke, center, gives a community and city employee tour of the concord naval weapons station in concord, calif. Learn more about concord naval weapons station in commercial real estate. You are reading the concord reuse project area plan book three. Wills i worked with jerry at the naval weapons station concord in the station.
Below are weather averages from 1971 to 2000 according to data gathered from the nearest official weather station. Concord naval weapons station development means big changes. Likewise, the policy guidance detailed in the area plan books two and three will minimize. Bay areas largest housing development appears dead. Concord three years ago, the city jumped at the opportunity to buy the vacant military housing near the concord naval weapons station when the coast guard declared the property surplus but. The memorial can be reached by exiting on the port chicago highway exit from either highway 4 or highway 242, and heading north to the concord naval weapons station. Founded in 1869 as the community of todos santos by salvio pacheco, the name was changed to concord within months. It was a fantastic, thrilling urban legend for 12yearold boys who darted onto the cnws property to retrieve stray baseballs during the height of the. Navy turns over 2,200 acres for new east bay regional park. Nad mare island was consolidated with the concord depot and became the mare island annex of the concord depot. Concord residents reject plans for ice detention camp. Its ranked fourth in number of warheads stockpiled. The tidal area of approximately 7,630 acres to the north borders suisun bay and includes a deep water port.
Development of the nuremberg actions at concord, ca naval weapons station cnws the concord, ca naval weapons stations is one of the largest munitions depots on the west coast of the united states. Tour the former concord naval weapons station, april 11. Plan your visit port chicago naval magazine national. Selfdriving shuttle, olli, tested at naval weapons station.
Military personnel who was stationed at naval weapons station concord nwsc will find the book to be an enjoyable, interesting and find it hard to to put the. On september 1, 1987, while engaged in a protest against the shipping of u. The concord naval weapons station has been scarred by tragedy, but an intriguing plan could replace the stark rows of ammunition bunkers. Overview of the reuse project concord community reuse. California has more military installations assigned nuclearwarfare responsibilities than any other state and ranks fourth in the number of nuclear warheads stockpiled, according to two defense. Concord naval weapons station redevelopment awaits citys. The nearest weather station for both precipitation and temperature measurements is martinez water pl which is approximately 7 miles away and has an elevation of 40 feet 127 feet lower than naval weapons station concord. The concord naval weapons station, located in concord, ca, acts as a center of military command for u. In 1968, all property was bought and buildings demolished by the federal government to form a safety zone around the adjacent concord naval weapons station loading docks. Gomentum uses 2,100 acres that belongs to the shuttered concord naval weapons station, with more than 20 miles of paved roadways, as well as undercrossings, overcrossings, tunnels, railroad tracks and a mini city. Concord naval weapons station neighborhood in concord.
North of the city of concord is the concord naval weapons station. Aaa northern california acquires gomentum station san. Ports america provides stevedore services at the port of concord. Aug 28, 2017 concord naval weapons station, fallbrook, california. It was very specific regarding the arsenal in concord. Edgar hoover met with president roosevelt to talk about a detention plan for the united states, conceivably to deal with a wartime scenario. Naval weapons station reuse project likely facing major. Yet that is precisely the challengeand the opportunitythat the city of concord faces in coming up with a plan for the concord naval weapons station.
The guest book is expired please restore the guest book to share in the life story for jerry l. Naval weapons station concord public group facebook. Concord naval weapons station is located on suisun bay in california and the bases history dates to december 1942 when concord was formed as an annex to the navys mare island facility. Sep 25, 2016 nukes at the concord naval weapons station. Apple said to show interest in car testing facility at old concord naval weapons station. Here youll find current best sellers in books, new releases in books, deals in books, kindle ebooks, audible audiobooks, and so much more. Worth the wait the improbable transformation of the concord naval weapons station an excellent article by john hart in bay nature magazine. Gomentum uses 2,100 acres that belongs to the shuttered concord naval weapons station, with. The inland area of the concord naval weapons station, a large portion of.
Concord weapons station redevelopment stalled as council. Concord naval weapons station military wiki fandom. A longstanding plan to remake the former concord naval weapons station in northeastern concord into a new 2,300acre community with,000 housing units and millions of square feet of commercial. For more information, contact guy bjerke, director of community reuse planning, at guy. Concord naval weapons station airfield, concord, ca 37.
Selfdriving shuttle, olli, tested in concord concord, ca the contra costa transportation authority is testing the 3dprinted electric shuttle at gomentum at concord naval weapons station. Concord s director of reuse planning guy bjerke, center, gives a community and city employee tour of the concord naval weapons station in concord, calif. Concord, just 29 miles east of san francisco, may host the bay areas next tech boom. Concord naval weapons station cowell historical society. Concord naval weapons station neighborhood, concord, california ca, 94519, 94520, 94521 detailed profile. Naval magazine, port chicago, an annex to the longestablished mare island naval shipyard and mare island magazine. The concord nws helped war efforts during the vietnam war and through the end of the gulf war, taking care of equipment and supplies the station has two main areas. Autonomous, selfdriving tech to be tested at californias concord naval weapons station. Faqs port chicago naval magazine national memorial u. Reservations are required because the concord naval weapons station is still an active military base. Concord naval weapons station aka naval weapons station. Navy officials as a possible site to house tens of thousands of immigrants who have entered the country illegally.
Abandoned concord naval weapons station airfield, concord. The military base houses personnel, conducts training operations for active duty and reservist forces, stores equipment, and supports military operations. Two important milestones have taken place just in the past week. Jul 30, 2016 concord naval weapons station airfield, concord, ca 37. Selfdriving cars rule old concord naval weapons station. Controversy delays concord naval weapons station project. Full text of underground cities and bases see other formats detention facilities on august 24, 1939, f. Community advisory committee this member group meets the third tuesday of each month at the city of concord civic center. Selfdriving cars now roam across former california military facilities. Concord nws concord, in the city of concord, contra costa county.
Autonomous, selfdriving tech to be tested at californias. Concord, california throws its hat in the ring in amazon bid. The concord naval weapons station began in 1942 as the u. The difference between concord and the developer of 00 homes. A highstakes dispute between unions and the developer of the concord naval weapons station is threatening to derail the bay areas biggest housing project, a,000unit redevelopment of the. The concord naval weapons station cnws, contra costa county, california is a military weapons storage facility owned and operated by the u. This is an excellent book for anyone who lives in concord or any of the surrounding communities. Sep 08, 2017 concord, california throws its hat in the ring in amazon bid. The port chicago highway, a route from the city of concord through the site of the former town, still exists in contra costa county. Two cold warera vehicular tunnels carrying h street under sr 4. The inland portion of the massive site, which lies between concord and pittsburg, will soon see reuse in the form of commercial and residential development, integrated with parks and open space. Concord naval weapons s tation was a mi litary base established in 1942 north of the city of concord, california at the shore of the sacramento river where it widens into suisun bay. If you have an interest in learning more about the concord naval weapons station you should also check out the following resources. Western division hall, goodhue, haisley, and barker the naval weapons station concord wpnsta concord is approximately 15 miles east of richmond and san pablo bay, two miles north of mount diablo and 20 miles northeast of downtown oakland.
Concord naval weapons station was a military base established in 1942 north of the city of concord, california at the shore of the sacramento river where it. Naval weapons station seal beach detachment concord interactive process. Lennar wins contract for developing concord s naval station. Jun 18, 2017 saturday, for the second time in three months, representatives from lennarfivepoint stood before concord residents to discuss the development of the former concord naval weapons station. Located in what is referred to as the tidal area of the cnws, the depot built up rapidly to support the heavy explosives demands of world war ii in the pacific. Coast guard to sell vacant housing near concord naval weapons. Concord naval weapons station hein natural history. Acknowledging the change and expansion of the stations mission with the advent of space age weaponry, nad concord was redesignated naval weapons station, concord. This page shows how each document relates to the planning area and to the city as a whole, and indicates for what. Don francisco galindo house one of the few remaining victorian homes left in the area, a 19th century home built in 1856, open to the public for daytime use. Concord naval weapons station, fallbrook, california. A view of one of the main administrative buildings is seen during a community and city employee tour of the concord naval weapons station in concord, calif. The portion that passed through the concord naval weapons station was blocked during the 1990s as a.
Behind the barbed wire john keibels book on the history of the base. Concord naval weapons station was a military base established in. This is an overview of the three area plan books that present the citys plans for the future of the former concord naval weapons station. The memorial is located at the concord naval weapons station near concord, california, in the united states. Naval magazine, port chicago, after the nearby town. Transformation of concord naval weapons station begins to. Naval weapons station navwpnsta, concord, california. Concord company concord camera corporation, a manufacturer of cameras and other digital products concord efs, inc. The books homepage helps you explore earths biggest bookstore without ever leaving the comfort of your couch. Abandoned concord naval weapons station airfield, concord, ca. This date is the putup or shutup deadline for a longplanned,000unit housing development slated for the former concord naval weapons station. Concord cbs sf the old concord naval weapons station has reportedly been mentioned by u.
Open, rolling grasslands with scattered oaks typify the. Oct 03, 2019 the port chicago naval magazine national memorial is a memorial dedicated in 1994 recognizing the dead of the port chicago disaster, and the critical role played by port chicago, california during world war ii. Former military and civilian employees of naval weapons station concord california. The station functioned as a world war ii armament storage depot, supplying ships at port chicago. History of the concord naval weapons station the concord naval weapons station began in 1942 as the u. Start a subscription subscriberonly content digital edition book of. The park will include miles of trails, campgrounds, and a visitor center. A tour of the concord naval weapons station youtube.
Port chicago naval magazine national memorial, concord. In 1942, at the beginning of world war ii, the navy built an annex to the mare island magazine, located near concord. The concordbased gomentum is now part of aaa northern. That is, if the city can finalize the purchase of the former concord naval weapons station. The three books of the concord reuse project crp area plan together establish a program of activities to limit harmful greenhouse gas. Selfdriving cars rule old concord naval weapons station sfgate.