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Shopping,
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Albany
Shopping |
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Wheezles
and Sneezles |
1108
San Pablo Avenue F
Albany CA
510-514-7668 |
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City
of Albany Development Department |
1000
San Pablo Avenue
Albany CA
510-528-5760 |
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Albany
On Line |
1249
Marin
Albany CA
510-524-9283 |
City
of Albany Web Site |
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Albany
City Hall |
1000
San Pablo Avenue
Albany CA
510-528-5710 |
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Key
Shack Locksmiths |
1089
San Pablo Avenue
Albany CA
510-524-8609 |
Efficient
locksmith with a small parking lot - just south of
Marin Avenue |
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Albany
Kid's Corner |
1123
8th Street
Albany CA
510-526-7637 |
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Albany
Children's Center |
1125
8th Street
Albany CA
510-525-9191 |
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Albany
Children's Center |
1140
9th Street
Albany CA
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Albany
Teen Center |
900
Buchanan Street
Albany CA
510-525-0576 |
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Albany
Library |
1247
Marin Avenue
Albany CA
510-526-3720 |
Pleasant
library and community center with a good DVD & VCR
selection. It’s part of the Alameda County Library
System. You can reserve books online, they’ll search
all the branches and call or email you when they
arrive. What a great system! |
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Albany
Library |
1247
Marin Avenue
Albany CA
510-526-3720 |
Pleasant
library and community center with a good DVD & VCR
selection. It’s part of the Alameda County Library
System. You can reserve books online, they’ll search
all the branches and call or email you when they
arrive. What a great system! |
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San
Francisco Examiner Albany |
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Albany
Sauna & Hot Tubs |
1002
Solano Avenue
Albany CA
510-525-6262 |
Carol
really enjoys the Albany Sauna... it's a tradiitional
Finnish rock steam sauna |
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Albany
Chamber of Commerce |
1108
Solano Avenue
Albany CA
510-525-9171 |
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Albany
Post Office |
1119
Solano Avenue
Albany CA
510-649-3138 |
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Post
Office |
1191
Solano Avenue
Albany CA
510-649-3135 |
Small
Art Deco post office... probably a WPA project. |
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Albany
Unified School District |
904
Talbot
Albany CA
510-558-3766 |
Albany
has one of the highest rated school districts in
the East Bay. When everyone was clamoring to buy
an Albany home I coined the phrase "Albanian Pavlovians" -
buyers who salivate at the thought of new Albany
homes on the market.
Herb Caen's Column
Ever heard of "Albanian Pavlovians"? The term was
invented by Ira Serkes, demon East Bay salesman,
who writes in the Multiple Listing Service that, "I've
got clients who salivate at Albany Listings. They've
got the cash so I'll be there in a flash!" Smart
boy, that Ira, He's going places.
Herb Caen, San Francisco Chronicle
Albany has some very good restaurants - Cugini
(great calzone), Fonda (name/address), Mangia Mangia,
and Bela Nissa??
The main shopping street is Solano Avenue, which
goes up the hill into Berkeley's Thousand Oaks
neighborhood. On the first Sunday after Labor Day
Solano Avenue hosts the Solano Stroll... a mile
long block party which attracts exhibits, music,
performers, food vendors, and about 100,000 people!
A builder by the name of Mc Gregor built a lot
of homes in Albany. They're characterized by large,
distinctive, living room windows, interesting fireplaces
(usually circular, and of brick), and split level
design (bedrooms over the garage).
The distinctive hill on the west side of Albany
is the real "el cerrito" (little hill) in spanish.
The city of El Cerrito is actually the just to
the north.
Horse racing fans will enjoy visiting Golden Gate
Fields, just west of I-80 |
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Albany
Twin Theater |
1115
Solano Avenue
Albany CA
510-524-5656 |
Part
of the Landmark Theater chain... be sure to look
into the discount card. |
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Blockbuster
Video |
505
San Pablo Avenue
Albany CA
510-528-1584 |
Front
Row Video on Solano, or Movie Image on Shattuck (or
netflix.com) are far better, but sometimes you just
have to go to Blockbuster, so here it is |
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Five
Star Video |
1501
Solano Avenue
Albany CA
510-527-3324 |
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Albany
Landfill / Waterfront Park |
Albany CA
510- |
We've
never been out to "the bulb" but Janine & Tyler Band
said that it's really an interesting place... with
lots of native and exotie plants... old chunks of
concrete (it was once a landfill) and contemporary
art. |
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Albany
Hill |
Belmont
and Lassen
Albany CA
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Albany
Hill Park... is actually accessible from the north
in El Cerrito! The stream (which marks the border
between Albany and El Cerrito goes right through
it |
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Albany
Swimming Pool |
1311
Portland Avenue
Albany CA
510-559-6640 |
Stop
by if you like to swim. When Carol used to swim there,
she used to use their swim cards. |
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Albany
Veterans Memorial Park |
1325
Portland Avenue
Albany CA
510-525-9316 |
Large
park with Soccer fields, slides, and tennis courts |
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Nizza
La Bella |
825
San Pablo
Albany CA
510-526-2552 |
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Al’s
Big Burger |
437
San Pablo Avenue
Albany CA
510-527-1523 |
Great
burgers and fries in a corner drive in |
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La
Val's Pizza |
751
San Pablo Avenue
Albany CA
510-528-6100 |
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Mangia
Mangia |
755
San Pablo Avenue
Albany CA
510-526-9700 |
We have
several great Italian Restaurants in the area - Mangia
Mangia on Solano, and Cugini on Solano. Enjoy! |
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Danang
Vietnam/Thai Restaurant |
905
San Pablo Avenue
Albany CA
510-524-6837 |
Friendly
folks and very good Vietnamese food. |
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Celadon
Fine Teas |
1111
Solano Avenue
Albany CA
510-524-1696 |
Fine
Teas in Albany.. with a tea room and tea tasting!
They even have cultural activities |
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Royal Grounds |
1127
Solano Avenue
Albany CA
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Cafe
Raj |
1158
Solano Avenue
Albany CA
510-524-5667 |
Cafe
Raj has some of the finest Indian food in the East
Bay. It's one of our favorites, along with Breads
of India |
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Cafe
Eclectica |
1309
Solano Avenue
Albany CA
510-527-2344 |
It's
a place for teens, run by students. |
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Rendez-Vous
Cafe |
1389
Solano Avenue
Albany CA
510-526-6069 |
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Zand
Market |
1401
Solano Avenue
Albany CA
510-528-7027 |
One
of our favorite Mid Eastern Markets
http://www.zandpasteries.com/ or http://www.zandpastry.com
are not working yet |
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Tsing
Tao |
1479
Solano Avenue
Albany CA
510-526-6223 |
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Bistro 1491 |
1491
Solano Avenue
Albany CA |
Another
of Albany's Institutions |
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The
Pub - Schmidts Pub |
1492
Solano Avenue
Albany CA
510-525-1900 |
Pleasant
pub on Solano Avenue - I’m no smoker, but I always
enjoy the smell of pipe and cigar tobacco. There's
no smoking allowed anymore, but it's still nice to
open the humidors and smell the tobacco. |
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High
Tech Burrito |
1497
Solano Avenue
Albany CA
510-527-7222 |
Good
Mexican Food... they also have a store on College
Avenue, just south of Alcatraz. |
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Fonda |
1501
Solano Avenue
Albany CA
510-559-9006 |
A pleasant
restaurant in Albany's Gourmet Ghetto (Solano Avenue)! |
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Cugini |
1556
Solano Avenue
Albany CA
510-558-9000 |
This
delightful Solano Avenue restaurant is owned by cousins...
hence the name Cugini. They have wonderful calzone
from a wood fired oven. Check out Cugini and Mangia
Mangia on San Pablo Avenue for excellent Italian
Food |
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Solano
Cellars Wine Bistro |
1580
Solano Avenue
Albany CA
510-525-0379 |
Pleasant
neighborhood bistro. They have very good food, and
also serve beer and wine |
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Albany
High School |
Albany CA
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Albany
School Care |
Albany CA
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St.
Mary's College High School |
1293
Albina Avenue
Berkeley CA
510-526-9242 |
An Albany/Berkeley
Catholic High School founded by the Christian Brothers |
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Albany
Pre-School |
850
Masonic Avenue
Albany CA
510-527-6403 |
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Talbot
Street School |
919
Talbot Street
Albany CA
510-528-4401 |
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Albany
Senior Center |
846
Masonic Avenue
Albany CA
510-524-9122 |
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Golden
Gate Fields Racetrack |
1100
Eastshore Highway
Albany CA
510-559-7300 |
Racing
season is November to March... and off track betting
during other seasons |
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Century
Cable |
992
San Pablo Avenue
Albany CA
510-525-9567 |
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Albany
YMCA |
921
Kains
Albany CA
510-525-1130 |
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YMCA-Albany |
921
Kains Avenue
Albany CA
510-525-1130 |
Smaller
sister of the Berkeley-Albany YMCA |
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Kid's
Club YMCA |
1001
Santa Fe Avenue
Albany CA
510-527-7668 |
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