San Leandro Then & Now Self-Guided Tour
Saturday, September 25, or any day you choose!
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Views of San Leandro Plaza, ~1900 and now
We are launching our 2021 fundraiser, a self-guided tour to explore San Leandro history, on September 25!
Then & Now Tour: We created the tour to explore 14 sites all over San Leandro. Registrants get a Site List and map with QR codes and links to connect to almost a hundred historical photographs and background history about the sites. Sites include Bay Fair Mall, San Leandro Plaza, the Marina, Fairmont Hospital, and many more. Site List and map will be emailed September 24, for you to print and/or save to your computer. You may also pick up printed Site Lists and maps at the Little Brown Church between 10:00 and 4:00 on Saturday, September 25. Tour links will be available for at least two months (and may be extended).
Tour with QR codes: Print the Site List (or stop by the Little Brown Church on Sept. 25 between 9:00 and 4:00 to pick one up) to use your cell phone and QR codes at the sites. Do the drive or bicycle tour of any or all sites at your convenience. Keep it in your car and you can stop to check out the historical photos and history while doing errands around town.
"Tour" from home: Save the Site List on our computer. Use the links on this digital file to do a virtual tour from your desktop or laptop.
San Leandro History Walk: Add this walking tour created by the City of San Leandro as you explore the downtown area. Pick up the San Leandro History Walk brochures on Saturday, September 25, between 10:00 and 4:00, at the Little Brown Church, 384 W. Estudillo Ave.
We encourage you to do at least part of the tour on September 25 between 10:00 and 4:00, when we will be available at the Historic Little Brown Church. Before, during, or after your tour, drop in to see our historic building--there will be door prizes, items for sale, water, a restroom, and answers to your questions.
Registration for the self-guided tour is $10 per car. We set the basic price very low so more people can participate, but we need to raise funds for our continued operation. Please consider an additional donation or a sponsorship (varying levels). We are considering many exciting events for San Leandro's 150th birthday next year, including a historic home tour, podcasts, a pictorial timeline of San Leandro using digitized aerial maps, and more. But we can't do events without funds. Please help at whatever level you can.
Would you or your business be able to donate an item or service to our September 25th sale? Are you interested in becoming a major sponsor at $1,000 or more, who will be listed immediately on our website? Please call 510-910-3215 or email SLHS@sanleandrohistory.org.
The Little Brown Church is located at 384 W. Estudillo Avenue, San Leandro (behind the Casa Peralta)
Then & Now Tour: We created the tour to explore 14 sites all over San Leandro. Registrants get a Site List and map with QR codes and links to connect to almost a hundred historical photographs and background history about the sites. Sites include Bay Fair Mall, San Leandro Plaza, the Marina, Fairmont Hospital, and many more. Site List and map will be emailed September 24, for you to print and/or save to your computer. You may also pick up printed Site Lists and maps at the Little Brown Church between 10:00 and 4:00 on Saturday, September 25. Tour links will be available for at least two months (and may be extended).
Tour with QR codes: Print the Site List (or stop by the Little Brown Church on Sept. 25 between 9:00 and 4:00 to pick one up) to use your cell phone and QR codes at the sites. Do the drive or bicycle tour of any or all sites at your convenience. Keep it in your car and you can stop to check out the historical photos and history while doing errands around town.
"Tour" from home: Save the Site List on our computer. Use the links on this digital file to do a virtual tour from your desktop or laptop.
San Leandro History Walk: Add this walking tour created by the City of San Leandro as you explore the downtown area. Pick up the San Leandro History Walk brochures on Saturday, September 25, between 10:00 and 4:00, at the Little Brown Church, 384 W. Estudillo Ave.
We encourage you to do at least part of the tour on September 25 between 10:00 and 4:00, when we will be available at the Historic Little Brown Church. Before, during, or after your tour, drop in to see our historic building--there will be door prizes, items for sale, water, a restroom, and answers to your questions.
Registration for the self-guided tour is $10 per car. We set the basic price very low so more people can participate, but we need to raise funds for our continued operation. Please consider an additional donation or a sponsorship (varying levels). We are considering many exciting events for San Leandro's 150th birthday next year, including a historic home tour, podcasts, a pictorial timeline of San Leandro using digitized aerial maps, and more. But we can't do events without funds. Please help at whatever level you can.
Would you or your business be able to donate an item or service to our September 25th sale? Are you interested in becoming a major sponsor at $1,000 or more, who will be listed immediately on our website? Please call 510-910-3215 or email SLHS@sanleandrohistory.org.
The Little Brown Church is located at 384 W. Estudillo Avenue, San Leandro (behind the Casa Peralta)
THANK YOU
Then & Now Self-Guided Tour sponsored by
The Mathews-Brooks Foundation
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Bronze Sponsors
Adele Dow
Tom Vargas
Tami Schultz
Past Events
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Little Brown Church
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THANK YOU to everyone who attended our Open House -- it was great to see people at our historic building again. And special thanks to Council Member Pete Ballew, Council Member Bryan Azevedo, SLUSD Board Trustee Evelyn Gonzalez and SLUSD Board Trustee Christian Rodriguez for cutting the ribbon to launch our celebration.
The San Leandro Historical Society invites you to a FREE Open House to celebrate the newly-refinished walls, wainscoting, and floor of our historic building. This will be an outdoor courtyard event. Guests wearing masks will be allowed inside in small groups for a limited time.
Our heartfelt thanks for your donations that funded interior painting and wainscoting refinishing, and to Christian Rodriguez and Simple Floors for the donated labor and materials that restored our original floor to a beautiful finish.
The San Leandro Historical Society invites you to a FREE Open House to celebrate the newly-refinished walls, wainscoting, and floor of our historic building. This will be an outdoor courtyard event. Guests wearing masks will be allowed inside in small groups for a limited time.
Our heartfelt thanks for your donations that funded interior painting and wainscoting refinishing, and to Christian Rodriguez and Simple Floors for the donated labor and materials that restored our original floor to a beautiful finish.
Commemorating the Japanese Experience Before, During, and After World War II
When: Wednesday, September 8
1:00 p.m. at Hayward Heritage Plaza for unveiling of Japanese American Memorial Marker
2:30 p.m. at Eden Community Center for Community Mixer and Readings by Local Writers
See the unveiling of a memorial funded by the City of Hayward to commemorate the Japanese American experience before, during and after World War II. It will overlook Watkins Street, where on May 8, 1942, more than 150 Japanese American families boarded buses and were taken to the Tanforan racetrack detention facility in San Bruno. This project is endorsed by the National Japanese American Historical Society, the Hayward Area Historical Society, the Eden Community Center, and the Eden Japanese American Citizens League.
After the unveiling, there will be a community mixer and readings by local writers at the Eden Japanese Community Center. The readings are sponsored by the San Leandro Historical Society and the City of San Leandro History Museum. With humor and heart, authors Kix Kato, Takeo Kato, Harry Kawahara, and Digger Sasaki will read their essays, mostly about experiences after the war when their families left the camps and rebuilt their lives. These moving stories are not to be missed!
Heritage Plaza is located in the block surrounded by Watkins Street, C Street, D Street, and Mission Boulevard in Hayward. Parking is available at the Hayward City Hall Garage, 22625 Mission Boulevard, Hayward.
The Eden Community Center is located at 710 Elgin Street in San Lorenzo.
Given the Delta variant surge, please check back for updates to Covid cautionary protocols before attending this event. Entry into the Eden Japanese Community Center requires proof of COVID-19 vaccination. Face masks, a temperature check, and s signed release waiver are also required. The plan currently is that the author readings and open mic will be outdoors, and memorabilia tables will be indoors.
1:00 p.m. at Hayward Heritage Plaza for unveiling of Japanese American Memorial Marker
2:30 p.m. at Eden Community Center for Community Mixer and Readings by Local Writers
See the unveiling of a memorial funded by the City of Hayward to commemorate the Japanese American experience before, during and after World War II. It will overlook Watkins Street, where on May 8, 1942, more than 150 Japanese American families boarded buses and were taken to the Tanforan racetrack detention facility in San Bruno. This project is endorsed by the National Japanese American Historical Society, the Hayward Area Historical Society, the Eden Community Center, and the Eden Japanese American Citizens League.
After the unveiling, there will be a community mixer and readings by local writers at the Eden Japanese Community Center. The readings are sponsored by the San Leandro Historical Society and the City of San Leandro History Museum. With humor and heart, authors Kix Kato, Takeo Kato, Harry Kawahara, and Digger Sasaki will read their essays, mostly about experiences after the war when their families left the camps and rebuilt their lives. These moving stories are not to be missed!
Heritage Plaza is located in the block surrounded by Watkins Street, C Street, D Street, and Mission Boulevard in Hayward. Parking is available at the Hayward City Hall Garage, 22625 Mission Boulevard, Hayward.
The Eden Community Center is located at 710 Elgin Street in San Lorenzo.
Given the Delta variant surge, please check back for updates to Covid cautionary protocols before attending this event. Entry into the Eden Japanese Community Center requires proof of COVID-19 vaccination. Face masks, a temperature check, and s signed release waiver are also required. The plan currently is that the author readings and open mic will be outdoors, and memorabilia tables will be indoors.
Seeking San Leandro African American Stories
What brought people to San Leandro from the four corners of the earth? What gifts did they bring? What were their problems? What problems remain unsolved?
The San Leandro History Museum, in partnership with the Historical Society, is researching for a new exhibit called "Community Voices." The exhibit will explore the shifting demographics in San Leandro that began in the mid-20th century and continues today. In the first phase of the project, research will focus on African American life in San Leandro. The second phase will focus on the Asian community, and the third phase will focus on the Latino community.
Research for the first phase of the project, focused on African Americans, is underway. Your story of African American life in San Leandro will add depth and reality to statistics and facts and help explain how our city became the vibrant, diverse community it is today.
How would you describe life here? Did you grow up in San Leandro or move from another city or country? What are your experiences, successes, or challenges? Do you or did you participate in making any changes in your community? Would you like to share any photos or documents to help tell your story? Go down in history by sharing your part in San Leandro's progression/evolution. The new exhibit will expand the historical information offered by the Museum and will become part of the historical archives.
Although the museum is currently closed, we would still like to hear from you. If you are interested, please contact Museum Curator Addie Silveira by email at asilveira@sanleandro.org. The San Leandro Museum is administered by the San Leandro Public Library.
Research for the first phase of the project, focused on African Americans, is underway. Your story of African American life in San Leandro will add depth and reality to statistics and facts and help explain how our city became the vibrant, diverse community it is today.
How would you describe life here? Did you grow up in San Leandro or move from another city or country? What are your experiences, successes, or challenges? Do you or did you participate in making any changes in your community? Would you like to share any photos or documents to help tell your story? Go down in history by sharing your part in San Leandro's progression/evolution. The new exhibit will expand the historical information offered by the Museum and will become part of the historical archives.
Although the museum is currently closed, we would still like to hear from you. If you are interested, please contact Museum Curator Addie Silveira by email at asilveira@sanleandro.org. The San Leandro Museum is administered by the San Leandro Public Library.
