san leandro: Housing prices in the East Bay (Early July 2008) - 07/03/08 01:14 PM
Here is a breakdown of homes available in our local towns. The data reflects today July 3rd, 2008. The data is broken down to the number of homes broken down into pricing catagories and the number of homes in each catagory.
This number reflects condos, townhouses and detached single family homes. This does not include … (0 comments)
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san leandro: San Leandro's Marina & Waterfront - 05/27/08 06:23 PM
On the Western edge of the city of San Leandro is the San Leandro Marina, Oyster Bay Regional Park and the Monarch Bay Golf Course.
The Marina was concieved in the early 1950s and built in the late 1950s to early 1960s.
Along the shoreline are restaurants:
Pelusso's Blue Dolphin Restaurant. … (0 comments)
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san leandro: Housing prices in the East Bay - 04/28/08 05:56 PM
Here is a breakdown of homes available in our local towns. The data reflects today April 28th, 2008. The data is broken down to the number of homes broken down into pricing catagories and the number of homes in each catagory.
This number reflects condos, townhouses and detached single family homes. This does not include the … (0 comments)
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san leandro: The Secret: My gratitude rock - 04/26/08 07:50 PM
Wow,
Another fantastic day...more to come. A home that I had watched on my very own street has been sitting on the market for a whopping 211 days. I blogged about it earlier today while at the office.
Read my earlier posting here
I came home and then walked down to mom's house … (5 comments)
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san leandro: I certainly would do things differently - 04/26/08 02:27 PM
There is a wonderful home a few doors down from me that has been on the market for a staggering 211 days. The listing agent representing the owners had done practically nothing to get this home in-front of the public.
No flyer's in the box at the sign. No Virtual tour. No … (0 comments)
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san leandro: Getting nervous about the move coming up - 04/22/08 05:56 PM
Just in case you haven't heard the news, the Alameda office of Prudential California Realty will be shutting down and agents are being merged into the Grand Lake Oakland office.
I am looking forward to working around Oakland's Lake Merritt and in the hills around Oakland. There are some very amazing properties … (0 comments)
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san leandro: A recommendation for a contractor. - 04/21/08 06:46 PM
I would like to recommend Chris Kinser of Kinser Restoration & Construction for your construction and restoration. Kinser Construction is located in San Leandro's "The Broadmoor" and can service the entire East Bay area.
The residents of Superior Avenue in San Leandro have hired Chris and love his work.
As soon as I get some … (0 comments)
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san leandro: San Leandro's neighborhood designation signs. - 04/20/08 02:57 PM
I drove around San Leandro with a mission take pictures of the neighborhood signs that the city added to identify each of the neighborhoods.
I wanted to get these signs photographed so I could post them onto Localism.
The Estudillo Estates sign was hit by a car and it hasn't been fixed yet. … (0 comments)
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san leandro: Bayfair Mall Memories - 04/17/08 01:02 AM
Hi there, I had the opportunity to visit Bayfair Center again yesterday.
I had to replace my old cell phone because it wouldn't hold a charge anymore. I had to go to the AT&T store at the mall. The store at East 14th and Juana didn't have the model I needed. So … (0 comments)
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san leandro: Some exciting news in The Broadmoor and Estudillo Estates - 04/12/08 01:35 AM
Some neat things are starting to happen in San Leandro's North Area.
"The Broadmoor" neighborhood association's email list server is all a buzz with the idea of becoming a solar community. Today is April 11th 2008. If this message is timely for you, and if you want more information please let me know … (0 comments)
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san leandro: About the San Leandro active rain group photograph - 04/10/08 09:49 AM
The photo I use for the home page icon for the San Leandro California group here on active rain is the following photo.
I received the photo from Bill Sales of La Quinta California. Bill is the stepson of Harold "Tom" Derry. He sent me this photo showing the sales office for … (0 comments)
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san leandro: Oakland's Knowland Park Zoo - 04/08/08 09:33 AM
This weekend I was holding a home open for Aireen V. Choy in East Oakland on 108th Avenue. From the front porch of this home you could clearly see up into the hills behind Foothill Square shopping center the Oakland Zoo. Several times I saw the little train travel it's tracks around the … (1 comments)
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san leandro: Kensington Pharmacy and Inn Kensington a Yelland Building - 04/07/08 10:41 PM
I was actually surprised the other day when co-worker and fellow agent Ron Palmer brought into the office a copy of the Mark Wilson Book A Living Legacy: walking tours of East Bay Architecture. I looked in the index and looked up my favorite architect William Raymond Yelland.
The usual suspects were … (6 comments)
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san leandro: Bee Renovated hits a "Home Run" - 04/03/08 02:48 PM
A while ago I blogged about how W.R. Yelland's very own home which was a foreclosed property and in dire need of someone to rescue it from it's very distressed state. The home located at 829 Coventry in Kensington, done in Cape Cod style which was rare for Yelland. He was … (0 comments)
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san leandro: A Great Place to Eat in San Leandro - 03/26/08 09:49 AM
If you're looking for a great place to eat in San Leandro's downtown plaza area. Try Tequila Grill, it's a mexican restaurant for lunch and dinner. For Breakfast it's an all american good food diner. There is some mexican overflow on the breakfast menu and that's really a great thing.
I have … (0 comments)
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san leandro: Commuting along the Watermelon Coast - 02/25/08 03:29 PM
I've been commuting along the Oakland's watermelon coast going from San Leandro to Alameda. Locals will know what I am talking about.
It's a name I have nicknamed the stretch of San Leandro Bays' western shoreline. It is Doolittle Drive from the San Leandro city limit to the Harbor Bay Isle bridge. … (0 comments)
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san leandro: San Leandro's very own "The Great Gildersleeve" - 02/18/08 01:01 PM
Harold Peary, a San Leandro native became a nationally known actor/comedian in the 1940s with his character Throckmorton P Gildersleeve or as he is best known as "The Great Gildersleeve".
The show the Great Gildersleeve was a spin-off of the Fibber McGee and Molly radio shows. While still a part of the Fibber … (0 comments)
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san leandro: About San Leandro - 02/06/08 03:10 PM
San Leandro is located just South of Oakland and Alameda.
Interstates 880, 580 and 238 all run through parts of the town making San Leandro very commute friendly. The Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) has two stations making access to San Francisco, SFO, Oakland International Airport and the Oakland Coliseum very easy.
Lake Chabot … (0 comments)
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san leandro: Dunsmuir Historic Estate of Oakland California. - 01/25/08 01:32 PM
Down at the end of my street where I live is the city limits between San Leandro and Oakland. Less than 20 houses away from me is the Dunsmuir Historic Estate.
My mother and I have volunteered here since at least 20 years as docent tour guides.
The mansion was built in 1899 as … (0 comments)
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san leandro: Pleasanton's Stoneridge Mall's connection to San Leandro's "The Broadmoor" Neighborhood - 01/24/08 12:15 PM
Lots 1 and 4 of Pleasanton's Foothill Road contained acreage that once contained 170 acres. I confirmed it with the City of Pleasanton historical museum.
This land was the home of San Leandro's mayor Earl Derry and his wife Stella Derry from 1946 until both of their deaths in the late 1970s.
You … (0 comments)
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san leandro: A photograph of the Architect William Raymond Yelland - 01/22/08 02:39 PM
I wanted to share with you the photograph that Robert Yelland sent to me of the architect William Raymond Yelland and his wife Edna. Thanks Rob (btw if you need a great veteranarian doctor for your pet, go see Robert Yelland at this office on Lewelling Avenue in San Leandro)
William Raymond … (2 comments)
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san leandro: Blogging at Mach 1.3 - 01/18/08 03:06 PM
Dovetailing on my "Big Planet, Small Minds" blog posting last week. Just think about the numbers for a minute. The Earth is roughly 7900 miles in diameter. To find the circumference we simply multiply the diameter by PI (3.14)
7900 x 3.14 = 24086 miles in circumference.
Considering the fact that the day … (1 comments)
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san leandro: All that wasted space - 01/17/08 03:58 PM
I want to put it out there that I am a big fan of mixed use development. I look around at commercial business districts, like Webster Street here in Alameda or Bancroft & Dutton in San Leandro, I see oodles of wasted space above each business establishment.
Places like Bayfair Center, San Leandro … (0 comments)
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san leandro: New construction in San Leandro - 01/16/08 06:51 PM
[edited 2/7/2008]
San Leandro is having some new construction around town. Most of the new construction is in the higher density row houses.
Cherry Park Square Built by JohnBenCo at the intersection of Superior Avenue and Mac Arthur Boulevard. 8 craftsmans style row houses. I was instrumental in naming of this tract. At the planning … (0 comments)
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san leandro: East Bay Dining Institutions - 01/04/08 08:11 PM
The East Bay is a Great Place to live. I want to address in today's blog some of the restaurants that have been around for decades and have become institutions in the East Bay.
In Alameda, It's Ole's Waffles on Park Street. This little restaurant is always packed. It's small about 20 … (1 comments)
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san leandro: San Leandro's Top 10 Architectural Houses. - 01/01/08 07:13 PM
10. The Pink Storybook Castle on Callan Avenue. Why:It's position on the corner of Santa Rosa and Callan. It's Classic W.W. Dixon Storybook design. It was known locally as the Pink Castle because of it's original rose colored tinted stucco. the home is undergoing major renovation and promises to be a beauty … (4 comments)
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san leandro: Estudillo Estates and The Broadmoor as an alternative to Alameda's Fernside - 12/31/07 03:06 PM
Well, here it is New Years Eve. Tomorrow is January 1st 2008. I think everyone is glad to see 2007 go away. For me it was a huge year of transition for me. I went from full time caregiver back to a working professional.
And it feels good. Bring on 2008.... Let's … (0 comments)
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san leandro: On a photo expedition - 12/28/07 06:07 PM
I am working on my next blog posting. I need to do some homework first. It's in draft mode at the current moment.
I am doing a posting of San Leandro's top 10 houses. If you have a house that you would like to see in this list please let me know. … (0 comments)
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san leandro: Where's my high school buddy Liz R.? - 12/26/07 03:43 PM
I'll put this out the Internet.
Here's a blog posting for the San Leandro Group.
Back in early 1980s when I was attending San Leandro high school, one of my best friends was Liz R. Over 25 years later little does she know that she holds the key to confirming that … (4 comments)
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san leandro: Reindeer Games - 12/25/07 04:20 PM
Merry Christmas to all.
I have to say that we had some excitement this Christmas morning and it wasn't because of opening presents. My parents are both elderly handicapped and we really don't do much for Christmas anymore. My two brothers both live far away and it's me and the parents.
Oh Yeah, … (0 comments)
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san leandro: So many blogging ideas, so little time. - 12/24/07 04:10 PM
Okay, Here I am sitting in the office on Christmas Eve doing floor time. It's just shortly before 2pm. We had some activity here in the office. I don't think the phone has rang one though.
David, one of our agents had some out of town house hunters in the office looking … (0 comments)
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san leandro: Before Eichler there was Yelland - 12/21/07 02:23 PM
The above clipping came from the Oakland Tribune on November 20th 1941. It shows a modernism home to be built in the area designed by architect William Raymond Yelland.
This is a pre-war design almost a full decade before the Eichler homes began to appear in the 1950s.
William Raymond Yelland, the Oakland … (1 comments)
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san leandro: Off and Running - 12/01/07 04:40 PM
Okay,
Here goes my first blog entry on ActiveRain.
So I guess this is where I get to tell you about myself.... How boring is that. I would rather talk about houses and Real Estate.
I am a huge fan of what has become known recently as "Storybook Style" homes. This term came about … (0 comments)
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