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Pleasanton, CA
Home Prices: $550,000 to $5,000,000
Times have greatly changed in the town of Pleasanton since mid 19th century when the town was nicknamed "The Most Desperate town in the West" as it was ruled by desperados and bandits. Pleasanton Main Street is well know for its many charming shops and highly rated restaurants. Pleasanton has truly become a "destination" to many tourists who seek to wonder up and down main street to experience a “small town”.
Pleasanton is located at the crossing of highway 680 and highway 580, Pleasanton is easily accessed by commuters. the Dublin/ Pleasanton BARTstation (Bay Area Rapid Transit) is near by along Highway 580. The city was incorporated in 1894 and by 1900 was a thriving community complete with the Bank of Pleasanton, the Pleasanton Hop Company, the Ruby Hill vineyard, and three fancy hotels. Main Street became a center for business and community activity and, although agriculture didn't completely disappear, Pleasanton was on the road to becoming a modern community.
John W. Kottinger, was responsible for the naming of Pleasanton after a distinguished Civil War general, Alfred Pleasonton. However, a spelling error by a recording clerk in Washington D.C. resulted in a much more appropriate name. When the transcontinental railroads rolled into Pleasanton in 1869, the town was assured of a future. The population then was only 500, but it soon began to grow.
Pleasanton has become one of the most desirable citities in the Bay Area, from the Downtown charm, to the estates and charming cottages walking distance to town, to the tight nit community and the unparallel schools.
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