Rich (William) Collection, 2008-2016

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Title:: Bill Rich Collection
Dates:: 2008-2016
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Extent:: 1 Folder
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Preferred citation:: Bill Rich Collection. Port Costa Museum and Archives Project

Scope and content:: This collection contains material related to Bill Rich, including articles and photographs.
Biographical / historical:: William Louis (Bill) Rich was born in Arkansas in 1927. His family moved to California when he was a teenager. After serving in the military, he drove a beer truck for Coors in the San Francisco area. He enjoyed fishing, a pastime which brought him to Port Costa. Intrigued by the mostly empty storefronts, he began to buy them up, restoring and revitalizing the Port Costa business district and transforming the Burlington Hotel and the Warehouse Cafe into destinations. He died in 2008.

Collection Guide Author:: Finding aid created by Port Costa Museum and Archives Project staff.
Date Prepared:: 2008-2016
Date Encoded:: This finding aid was produced using Record Express for OAC5 on July 14, 2025, 2:54 p.m.

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Preferred citation:: Bill Rich Collection. Port Costa Museum and Archives Project

Location of this collection:: Port Costa Museum and Archives Project

P.O. Box 36

1 Plaza del Hambre

Port Costa, CA 94569, US