WELCOME TO LIVERMORE

Livermore (formerly, Livermores, Livermore Ranch, and Nottingham) is a city in Alameda County. The population was 73,345 at the 2000 census, but estimated by city officials to be presently in 100,000. Livermore is located in the Bay Area. Livermore is a "middle-size city" in the Bay Area.

Traditionally, Livermore is considered the easternmost city in the Bay Area before entrance to the Central Valley.

It was founded by William Mendenhall and named after Robert Livermore, his friend and a local rancher who settled in the area in the 1830s.

Livermore is the home of the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.

Livermore's south side, home to local vineyards, has developed several executive subdivisions near Ruby Hill. The city has also redeveloped its downtown district.

CULTURE

Livermore's culture retains some vestiges of the farming and ranching traditions that have existed in the valley since the time of Robert Livermore, but now largely reflects the values of its suburban population. Livermore has a strong blue-collar element, as well as many professionals who work at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and various high tech industries within the Bay Area. The city has recently become much more upscale with the addition of hundreds of million dollar homes set amongst the southside's vineyards as well as a multi-million dollar renovation of the downtown area. The renovations include a new motion picture theater, a performing arts theater, a parking structure, and office buildings. The new construction is ongoing, but much was finished in early to mid 2007.

The city boasts a state-of-the-art library (with a somewhat controversial front mosaic by Maria Alquilar) that opened in 2004 and a busy growing Livermore Airport.

According to the latest U.S. Census information, Livermore is the third wealthiest midsize city in the nation. In 2005, the median household income in Livermore was $96,632, which ranked it the third highest income midsize city (between 65,000 and 249,999 people) just behind number two Newport Beach, CA ($97,428) and Livermore's western neighbor, Pleasanton, CA ($101,022).

The city supports organizations like the Livermore-Amador Symphony, Del Valle Fine Arts, producer of classical music events, and in the valley at large, the Valley Choral Society, Livermore Valley Opera and the Valley Dance Theatre, a classical ballet company.

Livermore has long harbored a strong independent music scene hosting national touring acts as well as Bay Area artists. In addition to the frequent independent one-off youth concerts in the cities various halls.

Since 1918 Livermore has hosted the Livermore Rodeo, called the "World's Fastest Rodeo," that claims it has more riders per hour than any other event of its type. Many residents and visitors enjoy the rodeo parade and festivities which take place yearly. People from across the country come to this event. Children are given the chance to ride ponies and residents are given free horseback rides across town and to the local market.

Many of the residents find entertainment or recreation at the local cinemas, the skate park, bowling alley, lounges, restaurants, shops or other venues in the downtown area.

The local young dance community can be found performing in front of the Bankhead Theater every Friday night. These dancers, mostly high-school students, bring their own cardboard and speakers.

Other projects include extending BART to Livermore, which will officially be complete at the latest in 2020, due to proposition 1A passing. Also a new regional theater and a 5 star hotel are scheduled to be built in the newly reconstructed Downtown, but due to the near national recession and budget cuts, the project is being postponed.

Livermore is home to many different denominations of Christian and non-Christian places of worship, including the First Presbyterian Church, and the Unitarian Church. Saint Michael and Saint Charles Borromeo Roman Catholic Churches serve the residents. St. Michael church is the older of the two parishes, having held its first services on August 25, 1878.

The first Indian Christian Church in San Francisco Bay Area is located at Livermore. The Mar Thoma Syrian Church is situated at 418 Junction Avenue. At present the Vicar of the Church is Rev.K.A.Abraham from India. Mar Thoma Church is believed to be started by St. Thomas one of the twelve Apostles of Jesus Christ, in AD52.

Livermore has a Hindu temple which is often visited by the large Hindu population of the Bay Area.

Boomers

A sprawling family fun center in Livermore, Boomers is perfect for birthday celebrations or just a fun filled day. Boomers has a state of the art game room arcade inside for the video game geek in all of us, a lazer tag facility for the more adventurous and a café. Outside at Boomers is a summer fun destination with bumper boats, an 18-hole miniature golf course and real high speed go kart racing to satisfy the need for speed.