Bay Farm Island is a district in the city of Alameda, California, though it is separated from the rest of the city by an estuary. It has a zip code of 94502. The location was originally an island in San Francisco Bay, but due to landfill it has become a peninsula and is now connected to the mainland of Oakland and Oakland International Airport. Marshes and other areas of the island were also reclaimed by landfill.
Prior to 20th century development, Bay Farm Island was farmland with asparagus being the principal crop, thus it was also known as "Asparagus Island". In addition, the area was the site of large oyster beds which regularly supplied restaurants in nearby San Francisco.[1]
Today, Bay Farm Island is home to the 36-hole Chuck Corica Golf Complex, the Oakland Raiders headquarters, office and retail complexes, and several housing developments. There is a chain of lagoons as well as several community parks including Shoreline Park, which offers stunning views of the San Francisco skyline and the surrounding bay. A greenbelt is also present which encompasses the perimeter of the peninsula.
There are two elementary schools on Bay Farm Island: Bay Farm Elementary and Earhart Elementary, the latter is named for aviatrix Amelia Earhart who started many of her flights from the nearby Oakland Airport.
Noteworthy figures hailing from Bay Farm Island include:
Chris Isaak, recording artist.
David Segui, former MLB first baseman.
Public transit
AC Transit provides local bus service in addition to express commuter "Transbay" service to the Transbay Terminal in Downtown San Francisco.[2] The Harbor Bay Ferry provides commuter (rush hour) service to the San Francisco Ferry Building.[3]
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Coordinates: 37°44′17″N 122°15′07″W / 37.738°N 122.252°W
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