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Springlake drive is a gorgeous street. The houses are so beautiful. The street is busy for being a direct residential street but it serves as a crossway and link between Washington Ave and Hesperian Blvd which are both major roads. A lot of the houses on Springlake drive have large fences that surround their front yards. If you have kids this can be a major benefit if you live on a busy road but at the same time it can be a downside because you are missing the visibility to the outside world. I guess it all depends on your matter of taste. The size of the street can be intimidating at certain parts. There are grass dividers along most of the street that allow for some sense of structure as far as lanes go. Even with those grass dividers there is still plenty of space in the street for side parking. The houses already have huge driveways! Those extra spaces for cars would be great when you have families over for the holidays.

Lewelling Blvd is one of the most notable streets in all of San Leandro, just in size alone. The street is home to a dozen shoe stores, a thriving competition between McDonalds, Burger King and Taco Bell and endless other consumer hotspots. The traffic is fast paced like the environment on the street. There are parts of the street that are residential but I think with the ever changing atmosphere this street is suitable for the singles crowd and or the couples without commitments. This is a great area for families to catch a movie or go shopping together on the weekends. The street itself is in moderate condition.

Trojan Avenue is one of the most delightful streets in San Leandro during the fall. The spectrum of colors are on the trees are truly mesmerizing. I take my kids for nice and slow paced drives throughout some streets during all of the holiday and time changes throughout the year. We collect leaves during the fall to make collages to celebrate the season change. We always seem to be able to find the perfect shades of ambers, golden yellows and deep sunset reds on Trojan Avenue. The houses are also very charming and inviting. They are just one step up from the house that we live in. Hopefully in a few years we can live on an ideal street like Trojan Avenue or even find a house in Trojan Avenue. Great street and even greater neighborhood!

Manor Blvd is a one stop, quick and convenient street especially if you have kids in tow. There are plenty of shops to meet all of your needs and enough restaurants to satisfy your crank kid when he/she is hungry. The environment of the street is somewhat busy because of all the different shops and other important things on this street. A lot of the buildings are new. There are quite a few stop lights and in the summer there are over a dozen ice cream shops that are competing for the attention of the strolling passer-bys!

All things work out for a reason. After my horrible experience on Maud Avenue, my husband and I were able to find the house of our dreams. Well almost, for beginners anyway. We were able to find a three bedroom two story house finished with stucco to fit our budget. We found this house on Pershing Drive. Pershing Drive is up and coming neighborhood that will surely increase with value as time progresses. The area is great for kids. There are plenty of other young couples that live on the street. We often have dinner parties or BBQ in our backyard with them. The perfect neighborhood social life. There is a little park nearby that we still need to explore. Overall this is a really great street to live on.

Maud Avenue is just a horrible street! When my husband and I were first married we ended up renting this little two story ranch styled house that his sister owned. At first it seemed like the perfect deal. We could rent and save money up until we could afford to buy a place of our own. Maud Avenue is rather simple and the traffic can be slow because of the school that is nearby. The sour part about the street are the neighbors. Never in my life have I lived in such an area where the people are rude, full of disdainful gossip and nosy! We only lasted a year on Maud Avenue and then we were out. I would never recommend anyone buy a house or a rent a house on this street.

It is odd how can you drive over a couple of streets and the whole atmosphere changes. I take Western Avenue quite a bit when I’m leaving Halcyon park because it is a quick and easy access to Halcyon Drive which leads me in the direction of my house. I wouldn’t say that Western Avenue is a bad street, I just think that it could use a face life in terms of some updating. Some parts of the street have a rather sinister look. The overhead that passes above some of the houses and the railroad track is sure to attract the wrong kids of crowds at night. You can tell that by the horrible graffiti that covers the stems of the overpass. I certainly would not want to live on this street with kids.

Terra Avenue is just a precious street. It is a hidden street, even to many of the locals in San Leandro. One of my kids plays little league in soccer and he often has his matches at Halcyon Park, which is actually right off of Terra Avenue. If you drive straight down Terra Avenue you will end up at Halcyon Park. The houses that line the street are marvelous. You can tell that the owners take very good care of them. My family enjoyed Halcyon park so much that we often go there on the weekends during the summer for picnics and or relaxation.

Being the civilized person that I am, I am always appalled by the frantic speed and urgency that motorists pursue on MacArthur Freeway. I cannot avoid taking MacArthur Freeway because it saves me about twenty minutes everyday to work. If you persist on going the speed limit there is always some driver that insists on riding you even when there is plenty of room in the other lane for the vehicle to pass. Sometimes I arrive to work in less that a good mood. I would advise all out of town folks to drive with caution on MacArthur Freeway. This kind of driving is probably more intimidating than you have ever experienced on the road, unless you have driven in Moscow.

Hass Avenue is a cute but modest little street. To the eye the houses all appear symmetrically lined. They are little replicas of adobe styled houses with appealing archways. Hass Avenue is the prime and ideal street where a young couple should consider investing and buying a house. There are sidewalks which will be great for walking your well trained dog as your kids ride ahead of you on their bicycles. There is less front yard and more of a back yard. Overall this street is very humble and safe for the typical sized family.