Historic Downtown Petaluma

The town of Petaluma offers a little slice of California history to all who come to sample its Victorian delights. As one of the few cities in Northern California spared the ravages of the 1906 earthquake, it is a rare example of what the citizens saw at the turn of the century.

The years have been kind to Petaluma's history, and its citizens have worked hard to preserve as much of it as possible. An aggressive program of preserving older homes and commercial buildings as well as the Historic Riverfront has made Petaluma the attractive tourist destination it is today.

Petaluma played an important part in California's early history, providing game and produce to the burgeoning cities of San Francisco and Oakland during the Gold Rush years, thereby making possible continued growth into today's major metropolitan area.