Redwood City, California

Redwood City is a community on the San Francisco Peninsula in California, United States. It is located 25 miles (40 km) south of San Francisco, and about 27 miles (43 km) north of San Jose, California. Redwood City was originally known as Mezesville.

Redwood City, California Media

• Soledad Arguello.jpg

  The area of Redwood City was part of Rancho de las Pulgas, granted to Californio politician José Darío Argüello in 1795. Las Pulgas was eventually inherited by María Soledad Ortega de Argüello, who is honored with the Bust of Soledad Ortega de Argüello.

• Route of the Pacific and Atlantic Rail Road between San Francisco, & San Jose, as located by Wm. J. Lewis, Chief Engineer, in Sept. Oct. & Nov. 1851. LOC 98688756.jpg

  1851 map of a planned railroad between San Francisco and San Jose. Note Mezesville, an earlier name for Redwood City, about midway.

• San Mateo County History Museum wider.jpg

  The San Mateo County History Museum, formerly the San Mateo County Courthouse, was originally built in 1910.

• City Hall Redwood City May 2011.jpg

  City Hall, Redwood City, California.

• Redwood City Western Arch.jpg

  The western arch with the city slogan below