In summer 2025, Fremont added a new addition to its series of utility box art that features local history. This is the fifth box in the series, perched on the corner of Walnut Avenue and Fremont Boulevard; the others are scattered along Paseo Padre Parkway and Fremont Boulevard, also in the downtown area. Boxes display historical photos arranged in a scrapbook style, starting with photos from the 1870s. The newest box covers 2000 until 2025, with a special arrangement on the utility tower for the Covid pandemic.
Susan Longini was the project manager, Kelsey Camello provided photos from the Washington Township Museum of Local History archives, and Lisa Stambaugh did the layout for the vinyl wrap. While other boxes have black and white photos, this box is in full color. Photos not from the history museum were taken by local photographers such as Scott Capen or Ramil Sumalpong, and in some cases by Susan Longini.
Each history box has a QR code that passersby can scan for more information on the photos. The boxes are part of City of Fremont’s boxART! program.
Stephanie Uchida (née Gertsch) wrote about the first four history boxes in the Jan. 19, 2021 issue of Tri-City Voice: tricityvoice.com/01-19-21/.
For more on the photos on the history box series, visit museumoflocalhistory.org/boxart/boxart-2000-2025.
