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Some of our local distinct neighborhoods
in Pleasanton include:
Rubyhill in Pleasanton California is a unique private master-planned community surrounding a championship Jack Niclaus designed course is made up of five distinct housing areas. Rubyhill properties offers its residents a secluded location that backs up to vineyards and oak-covered hills at the Livermore / Pleasanton city limits.. Truly one of the most exclusive gated communities in Pleasanton.
Valley Trails neighborhood is nestled off Hopyard Road, between Valley Avenue and West Las Positas Boulevard. This neighborhood of 480 homes consists of modest size homes ranging from 1,330 square feet to 1,835 homes with a long green belt park and a homeowners association which participation is on a volunteer basis.
Fairlands or Pleasanton Meadows Association Located between Las Positas Rd., Santa Rita and Gulfstreem was built between 1968 - 1972 with a green belt running from Fairland Elementary School to Gulfstreem. The HOA fees of est $168 per year includes swimming pool, wading toddler pool, cabana house & play area.
Bird Land Until around 1972 this area was pasture land and the only home in the area was near the corner of Santa Rita and Sutter Gate. Morrison Homes then added to the Birdland area by developing Willow West in the early 1970's.
Pleasanton Sports Park, was built during late 1980's and early 1990's and is probably the most used park in the city as well as being within walking distance of "the Gates". The Sports park is about 110 acres and includes Adult Softball fields which are lit at night, a great series of walking paths which are also lighted at night, 11 soccer fields, two football fields and approximately 22 little league and girls softball fields.
Some History about Pleasanton Ca
The Amador-Livermore Valley was first sighted by a Spanish solider, Captain Pedro Fages, in 1772 while on an expedition searching for new mission sites. It was half century after this discovery in 1826 that Jose Maria Amador brought the first settlement to the valley.
Augustine Bernal was the first settler in the immediate area of Pleasanton 1850. The adobe house he built in Foothill Road is still standing today. Bernal discovered that the land just west of Pleasanton was excellent for training and racing horses. A track was carved out bringing life to the now famous Pleasanton Race Track. Today the race track is an integral part of the Alameda county Fairgrounds which has facilities for golfing, roller skating, road rallies, tennis, picnics concerts, dances and meetings.
John W. Kottinger, also arriving in 1850, was responsible for the naming of Pleasanton after his friend, General Alfred Pleasanton. In 1853, Kottinger was appointed Justice of the Peace for Murray Township (Alameda County). Because there were no public buildings or funds to construct them, court was held in Kottinger's home and prisoners were jailed in the corner of his adobe barn on Ray Street. A tunnel ran from his house to the jail, and saddled horse was always ready should the need to capture escaped outlaws arise.
By the mid 1850's, it was the bandits and desperadoes that gave Pleasanton its tide o f "The Most Desperate Town in the West." Main Street shoot-outs were not uncommon. Infamous bandits, such as Joaquin Murrieta, would ambush prospectors on their was back from the gold and then seek refuge in Pleasanton.
The "desperate years" lasted until roughly 1971 at which time life calmed down considerably in the little town of Pleasanton. Ranchers and thoroughbred horse breeders were attracted by the favorable climate and abundance of water, and were soon followed by dairy farms, hop fields, and vineyards. Pleasanton was incorporated in 1894 and by 1900 was a thriving agricultural community complete with the Bank of Pleasanton, the Pleasanton Hop Company, the Ruby Hill Vineyard, and three fancy hotels.
In 1917, Pleasanton became the backdrop for the fill, Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm," staring Mary Pickford. Local children were paid $2 a day as extras. Lillian Gish, Tom Mix and Buster Keaton were other well-known stars who graced the city. "It Ain't Hay," an Abbot and Costello film, was filmed at the Fairgrounds in 1941.
Phoebe Apperson Hearst brought fame and fortune to Pleasanton after she built her magnificent home "Hacienda del Pozo de Verona" at the present site of Castlewood Country Club. What was planned to be a hunting lodge for her husband became internationally known as a showplace for art, architecture, and entertaining on a grand scale.
By 1930 enterprising men such as Henry J. Kaiser had determined the great potential of sand and gravel below the Valley surface. The gravel industry has been one of the Valley's most enduring and profitable throughout the last half century.
Pleasanton Hotel 855 Main St 846-8106
Friday Concert in the Park 484-2199
Civic Arts Concerts & Performances 931-5361
Pleasanton Payhouse 462-2121
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As Pleasanton has grown and businesses and professional people moved into town, the emphasis moved away for agriculture. Today Pleasanton manages to preserve the "turn-of-the century" flavor of our city with the growth and progress that is necessary for the economic health of any community. There are 4,523 businesses and industries presently located in Pleasanton.
It has been said that no city of any size is more blessed with recreational programs than Pleasanton. Some 12,000 registrations are handled each year for a variety of sports activities ranging from softball and soccer to Little League baseball, junior football, golf, tennis and swimming.
Zip Codes in Pleasanton Ca. Include 94588,94566
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