Lloyden Park, Atherton
There is less of a rural and a more neighborhood feel to Lloyden Park. The neighborhood is zoned for smaller lots than the rest of Atherton. Sidewalks and underground utilities, eschewed elsewhere in Atherton, encourage walking and socializing.
Lloyden Park was once owned by Joseph B. Coryell, who bought his home in 1902 for $30,000. The estate was subdivided in 1927, and most of the development took place in the 1940's, dividing the land into mostly one-third acre lots. Home styles run the gamut from a Streamlined Moderne built for the 1939 World's Fair to traditional, complete with picket fence. Tear-downs are rare in this part of town, but remodeling is common.
Most of the residents send their children to private schools. Lloyden Park is part of the Redwood City school system, whereas the rest of Atherton has access to the Menlo Park school system.
Plans for high-speed rail on the peninsula could affect the neighborhood and proposed electrification would eliminate 80 trees. Lloyden Park was developed in the 1940's, probably as what is today called a Transportation Oriented Development (TOD), Ms. Maulbetsch says. Ironically, the Atherton stop was cut from Caltrain service. One politician recommended restoring regular daily service and the Atherton Rail Committee has supported that goal for several years.
FACTS
FIRE STATION: 32 Almendral Ave., Atherton
LOCATION: Wilburn Avenue and Lloyden Drive, and El Camino Real and Southern Pacific Railroad tracks
NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION: Lloyden Park Homeowners' Association, David Barca, president, 650-368-1427
PARK:Holbrook Palmer Park, 150 Watkins Ave., Atherton
PUBLIC SCHOOLS: Redwood City School District -- Selby Lane School, 170 Selby Lane, Atherton; Kennedy Middle School, 2521 Goodwin Ave., Redwood City; plus magnet schools
Sequoia Union High School District -- Menlo Atherton High School, 555 Middlefield Road, Atherton
SHOPPING: Downtown Menlo Park
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