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Livermore Visitor's Guide
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Contents

Weather, Parking, Hotels, Safety, etc.

Things to do, Places to see

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This page is designed to have information of interest to visitors, with links to the more detailed information both within this site and other web sites.

Tri-Valley Overview

Demographics and General Information

Demographics and census data can be found Here, on our General Information Page.
 

Community Calendars

eLivermore.com contains a community calendar for the Tri-Valley area.  They include community events, performances, shows, and other activities.  Also shown are the sunrise/sunset and moonrise/moonset for each day.  Each item links to a description with times and locations, as well as links to the sponsor.  Select the month below.

Climate and Weather

The rainy season is from October through May, with most of the rain in the winter months of December through March.  Rain in the summer is very rare.  The area gets about 14.5 inches of rain per year.  Because of this rainfall pattern, the hills surrounding the valley are green in the winter, and turn golden brown in the summer.

High temperatures in the winter are generally in the 50s or 60s.  There are generally more sunny days than rainy days, even in the winter months.  Bike riding and hiking are common winter events.

In the summer the highs are in the 80s and 90s, but it can easily get over 100.  It is much warmer in the summer in the Tri-Valley than near the bay.  It is not unusual for there to be over a 30 degree difference between the high temperatures of the Tri-Valley and San Francisco.

See our Weather Page for detailed rainfall information, both for this year, and historical.
 

Safety

The Tri-Valley area has a very low crime rate.  It is generally quite safe to walk around downtown day or night.  Tri-Valley cities are consistently near the bottom for crime rates for the country.
 

Maps

The Tri-Valley cities can be found in the Thomas Guide Metropolitan Bay Area map book, and also in the Thomas Guide Alameda County book.  The County version includes the more rural areas, such as Lake Del Valle, that are not included in the Bay Area version.  These books can be obtained at a variety of stores, including Costco in Livermore.  The Thomas Guide page and grid number are often quoted by Real Estate and other listing.  The bay area and county versions are consistent in their numbering scheme, so you can use either.

Local stores also have a variety of folding street maps of the city for sale.

Online sources, such as Yahoo Maps also cover the area.
 

Parking

Downtown parking is generally pretty easy in both Livermore and Pleasanton.  Both have parking on their main streets.  You can generally find a parking spot within a block of the downtown areas unless there is a special event going on.

Hotels

The Tri-Valley has numerous hotels.  They are listed on our Hotel Page
 

Wireless Hotspots

Wireless hotspots can be found at many hotels, coffee houses, and restaurants.  See our Wireless Hot Spot page for a list.
 

Livermore Visitor's Guide

The downtown is currently under extensive redevelopment.

Flagpole.  The new flagpole was installed June 17, 2005.  It replaced the 99 year old wooden one which consisted of a single log.  The original was installed in 1905, moved 15 feet in 1959, and removed October 7, 2004 due to structural concerns.  The flagpole is prominently displayed at the corner of 1st and Livermore Ave.

Bank of Italy Building.  Corner of 1st & Livermore.  Now home to the Independent Newspaper, this building was originally a bank, and later became city hall.

The Masonic Hall was built in 1909, and is located on the south west corner of 1st & Livermore. The ground floor has been used by various businesses including banks and currently a comic book store.

The Schenone Building opened in June of 1914.  The center portion was the entrance to the theatre, which was built directly behind it.  The tickets were purchased at the front of the Schenone building, then a hallway led back to the theatre, the screen being at the wall at 2nd St.

The IOOF Building was built in around 1874, making it probably the oldest building downtown.  Like many of the halls, the downstairs was leased to businesses with the meeting hall upstairs.

The Carnegie Building was built in 1911.  It was used as the Library until 1966.  It currently houses the History Center and Art Co-op.

Independence Hall was built in 1882.  It was the Bank of Livermore from about 1883 to 1890.  It was the Livermore City Hall from 1905 to 1957, at which time city hall moved to the Bank of Italy Building.  It was a fire station from 1906 to 1976, and housed the Centennial Light Bulb until 1976.  It was also the Livermore Police station from 1906 to 1974, with the jail in back.  Now used by various businesses.

SP Railroad Station.  Built around 1892 along the Transcontinental Railroad Tracks.  The tracks no longer go by the station, having been moved to the right of way of the WP tracks to the north.  It now houses several businesses.