Places I have lived

I have lived in a number of cities around the Bay Area. Apparently my reputation is such that as soon as somebody names a place, any place, I will pipe up and say "I used to live there!" I thought I'd go ahead and make a list of places I have lived so it won't be a surprise the next time. All these places except for the one in Vancouver are in California, U.S.A.

I was born in 1970 at Merritt Hospital (now part of Summit Hospital) in Oakland, so I can say I was born in Oakland and am an Oakland native, but I didn't actually live here until 1991.

1970-1972

Buena Vista Avenue, Alameda. I don't actually remember this.

1972-1976

Alamo Street at Victoria Avenue, Union City.

1976-1978

Rolling Hills Avenue at Leona Court, San Mateo.

1978-1980

Bel Aire Rd. at Valley View Court, San Mateo (technically, the unincorporated area west of town).

1980-1984

Irving Street at 35th Avenue, San Francisco.

1984-1988

Sylvan Avenue at Alameda de las Pulgas, San Mateo.

1988-1989

Two different rooms in B Dorm, Merrill College, University of California, Santa Cruz.

1989 (July-October)

Spruce Street at Cedar Street, Santa Cruz. This is the house that was knocked down in the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake.

1989 (October-December)

H Dorm, Oakes College, University of California, Santa Cruz. In terms of the room itself, this was the nicest place I ever lived -- it was a converted lounge with a balcony. It had an amazing view of Monterey Bay.

1990 (January-June)

Two different rooms in A Dorm, Merrill College, University of California, Santa Cruz.

1990 (July-August)

Columbia Street at Clark Avenue, Santa Cruz.

1990-1991

Hamber House, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C., Canada.

1991 (May-September)

Adeline Street at Fifth Street, Oakland.

1991-1992

C-L Dorm, College Eight, University of California, Santa Cruz.

1992 (June-September)

Arlington Blvd. at Olive Avenue, Richmond (technically, the unincorporated area east of town).

1992 (September-December)

A-L Dorm, College Eight, University of California, Santa Cruz.

1993 (January-February)

Richmond Parkway at Blume Drive, Richmond.

1993 (March-August)

Camden Street at Coventry Court, Fremont.

1993-1995

Cabot Avenue at Bennett Avenue, Santa Clara.

1995 (March-December)

South Tenth Street at East San Antonio Street, San Jose.

1996 (January-June)

Raymond Avenue at Elliott Street, San Jose (technically, in "Burbank," an unincorporated enclave within San Jose).

1996-1997

North Fifth Street at Santa Clara Street, San Jose.

1997 (June-November)

39th Avenue at Quintara Street, San Francisco.

1997-2003

41st Street at Piedmont Avenue, Oakland.

2003-2004

Terrace St. at 41st St., Oakland.

2004-

Jackson St. at 17th St., Oakland.

I've lived in Oakland now for six years [as of 2003]. I lived on 41st St. longer than I lived anywhere in my life, and then I moved three blocks away. (It's actually kind of odd to pass by a place I no longer live every morning on the way to the bakery. So far I haven't absent-mindedly tried to go up to the old apartment...) I must like it here or something.