Historical Marker
F.M. Bloom Shoe Repairs 1923(c)
Historical marker location:
1802 Newport Boulevard, Costa Mesa, California
( Marker can be reached from Newport Boulevard, on the right when traveling north.)
Marker installed: 2009
The Transcontinental Railroad was completed in Promontory Summit, Utah in 1869, but the western terminus of the railroad was actually in Oakland, California. The railroad made it easier and faster to travel across the country, and helped to spur California's economic growth.