Community Events In conjunction with the City there will be A Taste of Culture Summer Concerts and Farmers Market, Saturdays, 10 am to 12pm, in Old Alvarado Park. Through August 21. The City of Union City Summer Activity Guide is now available. Take a class or two, jump in the swimming pool on a hot day, or take a planned trip. Lots of fun for all ages! Summer Park & Playground Carnival, Wednesday, August 4, Old Alvarado/ Cesar Chavez Park, 12pm to 3pm. For more information, call 510-675-5488.   Union Landing - The Gateway to The Silicon Valley Union Landing is Union City's highest profile retail entertainment center.  Union Landing is located next to Interstate 880 between Whipple Road and Alvarado Niles Road.  The center encompasses over 100 acres of quality retail, entertainment, and dining establishments.  Within 5 miles of the Union Landing center there are over 300,000 diverse neighbors, with an average family household income of $92,713.   Union City Sports Center The Union City Sports Center This state-of-the-art recreational facility is open on Union City Boulevard, in the city's historic Alvarado district. It features a large gymnasium and a health/sports wing, with a fully-equipped exercise facility and a dance/aerobics area. Classroom and meeting space will also be available, along with a full-service kitchen.   Gone, but not forgotten ... The Union City Drive-In Before Union Landing came along, it was the home of the Union City Drive-In Theatre. Located at Alvarado and Highway 880, The Union City Drive-In was a source of pride for our city when the curtain first rose in l966. Its six screens were more than any other nearby theater had, and its huge, red and white marquee served as a massive welcome sign to the city.  In March 1998, after 32 years, the Drive-In closed. The event was marked by a farewell gala billed as "The Last Picture Show"; showing classics including the l957 movie "I was a Teenage Frankenstein." The theme for the evening was the 50's heydays of drive-in theaters. Local classic car clubs brought their cars to set the mood. Other shown that evening were: "Rio Bravo" with John Wayne and Dean Martin, "Go Johnny Go" with Richie Valens, and "Invasion of the Saucer Men" a B movie from 1959. Closing the Union City Drive-In was like destroying the American dream. Watching a movie in a car under the stars in Union City is now history. A mix of high land prices and commercialization drove the Union City Drive-in out. This photo of the top Union City Drive-In was captured by Alex Vosicka, on the 22nd of August 1998.  All aspects with the exception of 1 screen and a lot of memories, had been totally bulldozed into the dumpster of Oblivion.     The Flights 93 memorial is at Sugar Mill Park. It lists all who perished.  A very moving site. Union City's Leisure Services - So much fun and so little time! 32111 Union Landing Blvd Union City, CA 94587 (510) 324-4005 Great Steaks & Ribs 32115 Union Landing Blvd. Union City , CA 94587 (510) 324-7623 Great Steaks & Ribs. 32135 Union Landing Blvd. Union City , CA 94587 (510) 324-7427 32010 Dyer Street Union City , CA 94587 (510) 675-0934 Pasta Pomodoro For something hot and twisted Pasta Pomodoro web site Pasta Pomodoro's Recipes     32155 Union Landing Blvd Union City , CA 94587  (510) 675-0471    Insist on Animal Style. You'll love it! Don't know Animal Style? Email Joanne. 32060 Union Landing Union City, CA 94587 (888) 786-1000  Fun Stuff SkyVenture ... I Fly   Where everyone can fly! When SkyVentures sky diving simulator was under construction along Alvarado-Niles Rd. in Union City, Calif. at the Union Landing shopping center. (Anda Chu/The Fremont Argus) Now visitors to Union Landing can experience sky diving without ever packing a parachute, pulling a rip cord or jumping out of a plane. Northern California's first sky diving simulator is taking shape alongside Alvarado-Niles Road, between the Unocal 76 gas station and Lowe's Home Improvement. What now looks like an 80-foot-tall sideways 'E' soon will be a fully enclosed $6.5 million wind tunnel powered by four 250 horsepower electric fans. The machinery is capable of whipping gusts up to 150 mph — strong enough to suspend in flight most NFL linebackers. Hundreds of people a day will "sky dive" in Union City, said Kent Sessions, who is building the simulator under the banner of SkyVentures Silicon Valley. Judging from the reported success of SkyVentures' other franchises from Russia to Florida, there seems little question that the Union City branch will get plenty of visitors. But one question that remains unanswered is whether a sky-diving simulator at the already crowded shopping center will lead to a parking and traffic crunch. While only time will tell, both Sessions and city officials don't expect any problems. Century 25 Union City Click image 31200 Alvarado Niles Road Union City, CA 94587 510-487-9593     Pump It Up, voted “Best Place to Have a Birthday Party,” features giant, custom designed, fun-filled, interactive inflatable play structures.  Ralph and Mary Ruggieri Senior Center 33997 Alvarado-Niles Road Union City, California 94587 (510) 489-6629   Dining in Union City, CA   All natual ingredients, no preservatives About Andersen Bakeries: "We combine only the finest and freshest all-natural ingredients (no preservatives… ever) with time-honored authentic European recipes and baking methods to ensure the highest standard of quality and freshness in each and every one of our products, assuring our customers an experience that is “Delightfully European.” "The best fresh lunches in Union City." Andersen Bakery Union Landing 31097 Courthouse Drive Union City, Ca 94544 Ph (510) 324-4200 Maps / Directions   Other Locations   Mexico Tipico Like being south of the border Food is superior to chain restaurants. 3980 Horner St Union City, CA 94587 (510) 471-3080 Map   Other Restaurants in Union City   For information on buying or selling east bay homes, please contact me at 510-429-4800 or send me a note on the  form.  Thank you, Joanne P.S.  Be sure to add us to your favorite places. ~ Joanne L. Gardiner, Broker, e-PRO Realtor Advantage Realty 3205 Whipple Road - Union City, California 94587 (510) 429-4800 San Francisco Bay Area  ~ San Francisco East Bay Real Estate web site: http://www.joannegardiner.com   Our primary realty service areas in the San Francisco Bay Area: Hayward, Castro Valley, Fremont, Newark, Niles, San Leandro, San Lorenzo, San Ramon, Sunol, Oakland, Foster City, Burlingame, and San Mateo. 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