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We rented a townhouse in the Warm Springs District for years. The street was busy, but the townhouses were very quite. We never saw our neighbors. We had one covered car port. It was a gated community, but our car was broken into and the stereo was stolen. At the time we lived here, we had an Albertons with in walking distance. Now there's a huge Safeway, Walgreens and a lot of fast food. There's a whole corner center with Asian restaurants and a grocery store. Schools are close by and rated high. And it's right next to a fire station!

Our street is a little busy. The “2 car garages” only fit one car at best, so the streets are lined with cars. Most houses are 40 years old and some owners are still the originals. Families with older and younger children live here too.

Less than 2 miles away is the Pacific Commons Shopping Center off Auto Mall Parkway. My favorite shops there are Costco, Kohl's and Lowes. As for the restaurants, they have Claim Jumper, Hawaiian Islands BBQ, and 2 Starbucks (one is a drive-through). Close by is the Saddle Rack for nightlife, although we don’t go there. Every week we take the children to Central Park/Lake Elizabeth, a huge beautiful playground and park. And in a couple years, we should be about 2 miles away from the Oakland A’s stadium. They plan to move right next to Pacific Commons.

I don't live here, but I bring my son to preschool on Imnaha Court. The public schools are very close and rated very high. I’ve heard that for some kids this public school is TOO HARD and focuses too much on academics. There are many places for childcare near and around the school. It's a great place for families to live with nice houses and manicured yards.

I’ve never lived on this street, but I lived in the neighborhood. I used to walk all around the neighborhood to exercise and I would look at all the houses for sale. One house was on Wabana Common. This street is like no other in the area. It is lined with tall palm trees (with animals scurrying in them when I walked past!). At the end of the street is a huge mansion. I’ve never seen another mansion like it in this part of Fremont. A couple years ago, there were only a few houses on the street, but now they’ve developed it with more single family homes. It’s definitely a unique street!

Here's what I found on-line about the history of the mansion.

Henry Curtner arrived in Washington township in 1852. A native of Fountain county, Indian, Curtner became a prominent farmer businessman, and philanthropist in the warm spring area. Curtner's ranch comprised several thousand acres and produced crops of fruit, nuts, barley, hay, peas and potatoes. The land was originally part of the Rancho Aqua Caliente Mexican land grant to Fulgencio Higuera in 1839. Curtner bought the property from Abran Harris in 1868. In 1879 Curtner built a seventeen room mansion, which consisted of two stories, a basement, and a small third story cupola. From which the family and guests could watch boats dock at the landing below.

Henry Curtner died 1916. His heirs owned and lived on the property until 1934, during which time they built additions and alterations. The mansion has been restored to resemble the orignal design.

The Canary Island date palm trees along Wabana Common are believed to have been around 1900, where the street was used as the main driveway to the mansion.

This property has been designated as a primary historic resource by the City of Fremont.