I am 73 and grew up in Alameda . Loved it during the 1960 ‘s . I moved away and could never move back because of the cost . If I could I would move back in a second . I’ve lived in a lot of of cities and Alameda is the best .
Thanks for watching (and commenting), @alan! I hear that especially considering the way Bay Area drivers operate on the freeway systems and city streets outside of Alameda.
I find commuting to sf easy. I came from Seattle, don’t drive anymore and find public transportation quite adequate. My con is that people here already have friendship groups established. It is difficult at 70+ to make friends. My other con, mosquitoes…..ugh! nuf said.
I used to live Alameda island for 4yrs and there are some major Cons about it. My landlady was so greedy every year she raised my rent $150, parking is really tough to find, Cost of Living is expensive, and not so military-friendly. Hence, I moved to San Antonio, TX and Im loving life, sex is much greater (choices are abundant and different), people are friendly, cheaper, and lots of things to do. My depression DROPPED significantly since moving to San Antonio. ❤❤❤❤🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰
very cold water and the bay is dirty, raw sewage was dumped in the estuary for years, very dirty . I was born there in 1939 and use to play by the estuary and we could see the raw sewage flowing into the estuary. Low tide use to really smell very bad because of the filth that was dumped into it for decades. Alameda is not a natural Island , was dredged out to make the water way. The only clear water around was going south, Santa Cruz was still very cold ocean water. We had to wear wet suits to dive there and it was nice, San Francisco bay was dirty on the coast but better away from shore, the mud was thick and colors were black and grey, and smelled bad at low tide. It was ruined years ago.
I am 73 and grew up in Alameda . Loved it during the 1960 ‘s . I moved away and could never move back because of the cost . If I could I would move back in a second . I’ve lived in a lot of of cities and Alameda is the best .
Thank you so much @paulm8830. Thank you for sharing☺
I was born and raised in Alameda, born july 22nd. 1939 , Alameda High grad 1957. Now min Hawaii, been here 55 years.
thank you for sharing your experience, @James!
I am relocating to the Alameda area for my job w/the FAA in March 2023. Thank you for this video. It was very helpful.
welcome to the Bay and thanks for watching! Feel free to reach out with any other questions about relocating here. =)
@@livinginthebayarea I will
The problem I have with this video is that 25 mph is a problem? Alameda is Also great for walking and biking partly because of 25 mph max
Thanks for watching (and commenting), @alan! I hear that especially considering the way Bay Area drivers operate on the freeway systems and city streets outside of Alameda.
I grew up there, and the cons listed don't sound very much like cons to me, the only con now is rents are too damn high.
I find commuting to sf easy. I came from Seattle, don’t drive anymore and find public transportation quite adequate. My con is that people here already have friendship groups established. It is difficult at 70+ to make friends. My other con, mosquitoes…..ugh! nuf said.
thank you for sharing, @Karen!
Woah, there are mosquitoes there?
I used to live in Alameda from 2009-2014 I used to run Webster street.
I used to live Alameda island for 4yrs and there are some major Cons about it. My landlady was so greedy every year she raised my rent $150, parking is really tough to find, Cost of Living is expensive, and not so military-friendly. Hence, I moved to San Antonio, TX and Im loving life, sex is much greater (choices are abundant and different), people are friendly, cheaper, and lots of things to do. My depression DROPPED significantly since moving to San Antonio. ❤❤❤❤🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰
Thank you @pacificrules 😊 I'm happy for you!
There are 4 ways into Alameda
- High St
- Fruitvale
- Park Avenue
- The Tube
Otis :-)
There is a lot of neat stuff about Alameda, but the biggest con is being next to Oakland, and having to drive through that cesspool to get anywhere.
Park St, not Avenue
You forgot the bay farm island Bridge that connects to Otis drive
On balance, I think this was quite nice. Thank you. - Tony Daysog, Alameda Vice Mayor
THE CONS ARE IM TRYING TO SLEEP BUT THIER ARE GUNSHOTTS I CANT SLEEP AND ITS EVERY day I and out
Alameda has been dead since the Navy left in 1997.
I can tell you it’s a separate community with a different zip code.
Re: Bay Farm (for the folks who didn't see prior comment) It's still Alameda.
Well the drivers who are here are not really from alameda there from Oakland Hayward and San Jose which are known for there aggressive behavior
Touché! 😂
very cold water and the bay is dirty, raw sewage was dumped in the estuary for years, very dirty . I was born there in 1939 and use to play by the estuary and we could see the raw sewage flowing
into the estuary. Low tide use to really smell very bad because of the filth that was dumped into it for decades. Alameda is not a natural Island , was dredged out to make the water way. The only clear water around was going south, Santa Cruz was still very cold ocean water. We had to wear wet suits to dive there and it was nice, San Francisco bay was dirty on the coast but better away from shore, the mud was thick and colors were black and grey, and smelled bad at low tide. It was ruined years ago.