I was born and raised in Alameda as my granfather was a Commander in the Navy and stationed at the Alameda Naval Air Station which has be closed for a few years. It has changed a lot since I was a little girl! lived on Bay Farm Island (which is not an island) and took a school bus over the Bay Farm Island Bridge to school. These days the schools do not have money for sports and have cut back on curricular courses. The city is now renovating the Alameda Theater back to its historic look! It was closed years ago and has been leased out to different businesses in the past. Luckily they protected the historic architecture and what couldn't be saved has been closely restored to the original interior!
Southshore beach overlooks to San Francisco and we have 2 ferry's that will take us to the City By the Bay for fun, work and great shopping. When I was little we would take a ferry to San Francisco too but it was the kind that you take your car on too!
The city of Alameda is situated in Alameda County, California, and is adjacent to the city of Oakland (less than 5 miles to the north). The name of the city was chosen by a popular vote conducted in 1853, and is Spanish for "grove of poplar trees". In 1916 Alameda became a "charter city", meaning that it is governed in accordance with its own city charter, as opposed to a "general law" city, which is governed principally by the laws of the state of California.
Alameda became an important shipping port in 1902 when excavation was done to create a tidal canal joining San Leandro Bay with the harbor of Oakland. World War II saw the establishment of the Naval Air Station Alameda, a sizable naval facility containing a large airfield and docks capable of accommodating several aircraft carriers. Although the Air Station closed in 1997, a massive hangar located there has in recent years been used to film special Computer-Generated Imagery scenes for several movies, including Bicentennial Man, Flubber, and Mission: Impossible II.
Alameda's proximity to the Bay affords spectators many beautiful views of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge and the San Francisco skyline. One of the more recent Alameda attractions is the aircraft carrier USS Hornet, now moored at the former Naval Air Station. The Hornet was used in World War II to launch a squadron of B-25s in the Tokyo raid conducted by General James Doolittle, an Alameda native.
There is a lot to offer in the city of Alameda! People move here because our weather is nicer than San Fran cisco and it cooler than the nearby valley areas. Lot of activities for young and old!
Property values did slow down and we are now seeing some bidding wars again. Condos sell between $250,000 to $650,000. Our historic Victorians and Craftsman home sell between $600,000 to 2.2 million. We have many 2 bedroom bungalows that sell between $500,000 to $750,000. Harbor Bay Isle is filled in land and the homes were built starting in the 1980's. They sell between $500,000 to over a million . We have many homes that have wonderful views of the Bay and lagoons.
Call me if you have clients moving to my city or if you plan to move here! It is a great place to live!!
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