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Western Boulevard is a cute street with adorable houses and ample amounts of parking spaces. The street is nothing more than a sprawl of houses which is a great advantage to residential lovers because you don't have much to worry about except maybe an annoying neighbor. This street is great for bike riding, roller skating and walking your animals. It also offers easy access and acts a crossroad to I-238 before turning into Wickman Plaza. This street actually turns into a bunch of different street names, even for the locals streets like this can be confusing. So make a note if you ever need to visit this street you should probably mapquest it.

Let me tell you something about Cherry Way. The street is dangerous. Don't let the local charm fool you. Actually there isn't much to look at. This area is notorious for home robberies and stealing stereos out of cars. My boyfriend had a house in this area and he had this house broken into on more than one occasion and I lost my car stereo! After that incident I never brought my car over to Cherry Way again. These surrounding streets are questionable when it comes to the safety of individuals, I would strongly suggest that the local neighborhood association do something about these petty crimes. This is not a good street to raise children on.

The houses on this street are on the end of the lower middle class market. They are small and a probably great starter houses for young couples and couples looking to start a family. The neighborhood feels safe enough and looks decent but it is lacking a lot of things like nicely landscaped yards and lights. All of cross streets are just four-way stops and being so close to the Nimitz Freeway can prove fatal at times, because people from the highway are more reckless than neighborhood drivers. I would say in the future that this could also be one of those streets that will increase with value because there is still some space that needs to be developed.

Bye-bye motorist traffic and hello nature. This is the way streets are meant to be, at one with the land. High Ridge Loop Trail is a beautiful area. There is no other to describe the trail or in the case of hiking lovers a modern day pedestrian street located in the heart of nature. The area offers fantastic views of the skyline of Hayward itself, wonderful sunsets and plenty of great pictures that are waiting to be captured with your personal camera. I have only been on this trail a couple of times, but trust me it is worth visiting. I would suggest bringing a friend with you. There are quite a few people on the trail during daylight hours so that should make you feel comfortable. Don't hike until you get tired because the only way out is the only way you came in. You don't want to die from exhaustion. Haha.

I currently live on Mission Blvd. This street has anything and everything. It passes churches, a cemetery (creepy! at night it is always foggy, i swear..i think i have seen movements at night too) grocery stores, bars, restaurants, shopping centers and houses too! It even passes through some nice fields and offers a little bit of country for the rustic lovers. This is a great street to live on. The overall cleanliness of the street is certainly questionable in some areas but decent in others. It really depends on where you are located on Mission Blvd. My favorite little joint on Mission Blvd would have to be the La Pinata. I love Mexican food and this little hot spot joint does it the best! Try it if you are in the area and request extra cheese in your quesadilla!

Don't let the cute banners on the street signs fool you. This street is not meant to be a community street. Litter clutters the open areas of greenery, the shops are in run-down buildings that need to be rebuilt and the crowd is certainly questionable. The most ironic thing about this street is that street itself was repaved. I don't understand why they would repave the street and not focus on cleaning up the trash and getting rid of some of the debris on the buildings. Who names a street the beginning letter of the alphabet? I don't care for this street and I would not recommend visiting it if you don't need to. Don't even bother coming to this street when it get's dark.

Hesperian Boulevard is a great street for many reasons. It is one of the best streets in Hayward for revenue shopping like hitting the malls and other outlet stores. I take this road a lot also because it is on my way to California State University. There are plenty of second hand book stores that have come in handy when it comes to buying cheaper books for classes. I also love the open stands in the summer of the timeless-era clothes that are available. I am a hippy and these types of clothing are hard to come by, at least the authentic ones are. Traffic is rough. If you are local you understand that terminology well, if your not well then just google California traffic. The road is in moderate condition. Certain areas are cause for some rough driving. On a scale of one to ten the houses would probably around the seven mark.

My parents split when I was young. Originally I was born in Michigan. My dad ended up moving all the way to Hayward California on Tahoe Avenue. I would spend my summers at his house and now I'm attending college out in this area. Tahoe Avenue was a very different street from the one that I grew up on in Michigan. Number one the houses were all a lot more different. They were fancier, if that is the right word. I have grown accustomed to them now. The street itself has a couple of openings that are huge. They make Tahoe Avenue look larger than life. The openings allow for motorists to do quick turns if they make a wrong turn or something. The proximity to Christopher Penke Park was the place of my childhood imagination. I built clubs and played with my friends deep within the confines of the trees at the park. I still stroll through it sometimes on warm days and notice so many people around me.

Catalpa Way is a street that has a strong Mexican presence. California has been experiencing immigration for years, especially from Mexico. Catalpa Way though is established mainly by Mexican families that are probably on their second and even third generation families. The cultural aspect of Mexican life is especially visible in many of the yards. Almost every other house has some form of image that is dedicated to St. Guadeloupe. I love Mexican food and when you are driving down this street the smells coming from the house will make your eyes water and your stomach rumble. The cultural and historical dynamics of Catalpa Way are probably one of the things that make the street stand out.

Houses on one side and retailers on the other. Industrial Blvd is evenly split between home dwellers and business shops. Although plenty of the shops are factories and that certainly does take away the home value in the area because let's face it, factories are ugly. There are plenty of good things on the street. The street is large and goes through Hayward for quite a bit. Coming from the clubs is always nice because a lot of cheesy fast food restaurants are open 24 hours on this street. There is also plenty of antique shops near the J Arthur Younger Freeway area.