ltrealtor1Just a kid from San Carlos
Posted by ltrealtor1 on May 3, 2008
Welcome! Well, I’ve finally joined the blogosphere. Odd that I’ve resisted it, really because I tend to have a lot to say and my paper pile of local facts and tidbits is getting out of control! I started this blog not only to inform readers about the diverse and competetive real estate market on the Peninsula, but also to share thoughts about this amazing place. from my very local and sometimes, nostalgic perspective.
I grew up in San Carlos after my family moved down from the city in 1972. My mother wanted her children to experience the sun….so we moved to San Carlos and lived at 139 Brook Street, an idillic cul-de-sac off of lower Brittan Avenue. I walked to Brittan Acres and attended CCD across the street at St. Charles. Laurel Street looked very different then. There were 3 movie theatres in town; the Laurel, the Carlos, and the Tivoli (building which is now Town Restaurant). We had a high school up on Melendy Drive and the elementary school district had school busses! ok, Now I’m really dating myself…
In 1974 my parents bought a house at 2149 Carmelita Drive for less than $30,000. It was (and still is), a 3/2 on a wooded lot built in 1940. I transferred to Arundel and then went on Tierra Linda. My dad sold that house in 1981 and we moved right behind it on Dale Avenue. Bought a 2800 sq. foot new build that Mike McCrary constructed. He built a lot of homes in San Carlos at the time.
My how things have changed. As of Q1, 2008 the median home price in San Carlos is $1,190,000, there are no movie theatres in town, and much to the community’s chagrin, no San Carlos High School. Progress? I dunno. Laurel Street is getting pretty hip and people actually come here for some night life. The Palo Alto Medical Foundation is going to build a campus here. Not bad for our economic future. San Carlos, like the rest of the Peninsula will be experiencing growing pains for the next several years. Lots of change. But it seems to me one thing will remain firmly in place; our excellent property values!
