Castro Valley, California
Castro Valley is a census-designated place (CDP) in Alameda County, California, United States. As of the 2000 census, it is the fifth most populous unincorporated area in California, and the twenty-third in the United States. The population was 61,388 at the 2010 census.
Castro Valley is named after Don Guillermo Castro, who was a soldier in the Mexican army and a rancher.
First known for chicken ranches, Castro Valley eventually became a bedroom community.
History
Before the arrival of European settlers the area was settled by the Chocheño (also spelled Chochenyo or Chocenyo) subdivision of the Ohlone Native Americans.
With the arrival of Europeans, Castro Valley was part of the land granted to Mission San Jose in 1797. The area Castro Valley now occupies was part of the extensive colony of New Spain in what was the state of Alta California.
Castro Valley was part of the original 28,000 acre (110 km²) land grant given to Castro, called Rancho San Lorenzo. This land grant included Hayward, San Lorenzo, and Castro Valley, including Crow Canyon, Cull Canyon, and Palomares Canyons. Castro had a gambling habit and had to sell off portions of his land to pay gambling debts. The last of his holding was sold in a sheriff's sale in 1864 to Faxon Atherton for $400,000.
Castro Valley (BART station)
Castro Valley is a Bay Area Rapid Transit station serving Castro Valley, California.
The station consists of an island platform located in the center median of Interstate 580, with the concourse mezzanine located underneath the freeway's westbound lanes. The station was built as part of Bay Area Rapid Transit's Dublin/Pleasanton extension, and service began on May 10, 1997.
Station layout
See also
References
External links
Media related to Castro Valley BART station at Wikimedia Commons
Podcasts:
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Be With You
by: Michael CastroHear the birds,
Sing the words, just right.
Just the way I’d like,
To sing for you, if I could,
If only I could be so good.
See the cars, passing by,
The same way you pass me every time.
And I can’t understand why,
But I still have to try, ooh.
[Chorus]
Did it hurt when you fell from heaven?
On a one to ten you’re about a million, yeah.
I play it cool but if I were true,
I’d be on my knees crying I’m a fool for you, girl.
What more can I say, and what more can I do.
I want to be with you, I want to be with you, I want to be with you,
I want to be with you, I want to be with you, I want to be with you.
Here alone, on my own, is not right.
I bet that you would like,
To see my home and all I own,
And you could be my set in stone.
My heart has grown, my cover blown,
I can’t hide. I’ll put my fear aside.
And I just may die,
But I still have to try, ooh.
[Chorus]
Did it hurt when you fell from heaven?
On a one to ten you’re about a million, yeah.
I play it cool but if I were true,
I’d be on my knees crying I’m a fool for you, girl.
What more can I say, and what more can I do.
I want to be with you, I want to be with you, I want to be with you,
I want to be with you, I want to be with you, I want to be with you.
And when the sun falls down to catch a little rest,
I will lay you by my side, and know I’m blessed.
And in a world of broken dreams and empty promises,
I will do my very best to be your everything.
[Chorus]
Did it hurt when you fell from heaven?
On a one to ten you’re about a million, yeah.
I play it cool but if I were true,
I’d be on my knees crying I’m a fool for you, girl.
What more can I say, and what more can I do.
I want to be with you, I want to be with you, I want to be with you,