Castro Point
Castro Point is a cape in western Richmond, California, United States.[1]
History
Castro Point was once the east shore landing for the Richmond-San Rafael Car and Passenger Ferry that crossed the San Pablo Bay.[1] It was also the western terminal for the East Shore and Suburban Railway connecting trains from Downtown Richmond and Oakland.[1][2] The cape is the best launching spot for viewing the seals on the Castro Rocks underneath the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge and the cape is largely located in Point Molate Beach Park in addition to a Caltrans maintenance facility owned by the state of California.[1][2]
Part of the movie Magnum Force was filmed here. Scenes 31-36 were mostly filmed at and around Pier 54 in San Francisco, and scene 34 ("Not enough experience", where Dirty Harry and the rookie cop were on motorcycles jumping aircraft carriers) was filmed at Castro Point with the San Rafael Bridge in the background. Only remnants of the piers that the old carriers were docked to still remain. The carriers were the escort carriers USS Badoeng Strait and the USS Rabaul.
Notes
- ^ a b c d Point Molate Casino EIR, Volume I, 2009, accessed May 25, 2010
- ^ a b Changes in the Richmond Waterfront, access date 25-02-2009
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of interest
- Brother Islands
- Castro Rocks
- East Brother Island Lighthouse
- Ford Richmond Plant
- Golden State Model Railroad Museum
- East Bay Science and Technology Center
- Macdonald 80 Shopping Center
- Masquers Playhouse
- Mechanics Bank
- Pacific East Mall
- The Plunge
- Point Molate Naval Fuel Depot
- Red Rock Island
- SS Red Oak Victory Ship Museum
- Richmond Country Club
- Richmond Medical Center
- Richmond Shipyards
- Richmond Transit Village (Metro Walk)
- West County Detention Center
- Winehaven
- Contra Costa College
- West Contra Costa Unified School District
- De Anza High School
- John F. Kennedy High School
- Richmond High School
- Salesian College Preparatory
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- Port of Richmond
- Richmond Pacific Railroad
- Richmond–San Rafael Ferry Company
- Shipyard Railway
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37°56′11″N 122°24′48″W / 37.936410°N 122.413325°W / 37.936410; -122.413325