"THE BROADMOOR" Located in the famed garden belt, San Leandro was a great center of floriculture in the 1800's. Flowers grown here in orchards and hothouses were sweet peas, camellias, gardenias, orchids as well as cherry and apricot trees. At one time it was a $10,000,000 industry supplying flora to places and events such as the Pasadena Parade. The Oakland firm of Breed and Bancroft had been developing a tract, north of Dutton Ave, which they named "Broadmoor". After a struggle to get all the land north of the creek annexed into the school district they formally opened the development in 1908. Street Names Breed 1908 Broadmoor 1908 Beverly 1908 Warwick 1908 Dowling Blvd 1908 Sunnyside 1920 Cambridge 1911 SAMPLES OF HOME STYLES IN the broadmoor TO CHECK OUT ACTIVE/SOLD LISTINGS PLEASE CLICK HERE Broadmoor Manor Homes and Surrounding Areas Most of the homes were built in ...
San Leandro has a colorful history and played an important part in the development of the Bay Area. I hope to highlight bits of information on the little things that make it so interesting like street names, festivals, important architecture and current events. . I am a real estate agent serving the bay area and offer my services to help you buy your home in history.