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Fremont, California

1956 establishments in CaliforniaCities in Alameda County, CaliforniaCities in the San Francisco Bay AreaFremont, CaliforniaIncorporated cities and towns in California
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Mission Peak over Lake Elizabeth, in Fremont, California (cropped)
Mission Peak over Lake Elizabeth, in Fremont, California (cropped)

Fremont is a city in Alameda County, California, United States. Located in the East Bay region of the Bay Area, Fremont has a population of 230,504 as of 2020, making it the fourth most populous city in the Bay Area, behind San Jose, San Francisco, and Oakland. It is the closest East Bay city to the high-tech Silicon Valley network of businesses, and has a strong tech industry presence.The city's origins lie in the community that arose around Mission San José, founded in 1797 by the Spanish under Padre Fermín Lasuén. Fremont was incorporated on January 23, 1956, when the former towns of Mission San José, Centerville, Niles, Irvington, and Warm Springs unified into one city. Fremont is named after John C. Frémont, a general who helped lead the American Conquest of California from Mexico and later served as Military Governor of California and then U.S. Senator.

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Fremont, California
Fremont Boulevard, Fremont Centerville District

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N 37.55 ° E -121.99 °
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Fremont Boulevard

Fremont Boulevard
94536 Fremont, Centerville District
California, United States
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Fremont Hub
Fremont Hub

The Fremont Hub is a regional outdoor shopping center in Fremont, California, United States, in the San Francisco Bay Area. It is located on Mowry Avenue in the city's Central District. The shopping center is anchored by Target, and it also includes major retailers such as Bed Bath & Beyond, Party City, Marshalls, Ross Dress for Less, Safeway and Trader Joe's. The Fremont Hub was originally constructed in the early 1960's, and included then-major anchors Montgomery Ward among others. It was built around the existing residential property along Fremont Blvd. which became a popular Halloween attraction in later years. By 1968, Safeway had also anchored at the Hub, as well as a small movie theater called "Fox Theater". The Hub continued expansion into the 1970's with additional restaurants added along the perimeter of the property, such as Shelly's. In the 1980's, additional storefronts were added along the perimeter of the property again, and Safeway moved into a larger building on the NW corner of the property, with several other businesses moving in, such as daycare center Kidspark. Montgomery Ward remodeled in approximately 1982 in a national move to modernize their stores. The original Fox Theater was torn down in 1986 and in its place a much larger multiplex movie theater called "GCC Fremont Hub 8 Cinemas" opened. In 1999, the theater changed ownership and became Bollywood theater Naz 8 Cinemas, then closed in October 2004 after going out of business in 2003. The movie theater was demolished and a PetsMart was built in its place the following year. In approximately 2000, the larger Safeway complex received an additional remodel, closing Kidspark and converting the space into smaller tenants on the opposite side of the building, such as the UPS Store and a nail salon. In 1997, Montgomery Ward filed for bankruptcy, and in 2001, the major retailer shut its doors. After an extensive remodel, Target then opened its doors in its place the following year. The exterior of the mall featured several redesigns as well, happening most notably in the 1980s and 2000s.