On the Western edge of the city of San Leandro is the San Leandro Marina, Oyster Bay Regional Park and the Monarch Bay Golf Course.
The Marina was concieved in the early 1950s and built in the late 1950s to early 1960s.
Along the shoreline are restaurants:
- Pelusso's Blue Dolphin Restaurant. A fine dining establishment with banquet facilities. This building was built on pier pilings and was closed and torn down in recent years.
- El Torito, this building was originally the Casa Maria Restaurant. The restaurant later became Tia Maria Restaurant. Similar restaurants were built at other Marinas including Berkeley. The Chain restaurant company El Torito now operates in this location.
- Horatio's a fine dining establishment offering excellent food was the last to be built.
http://www.ci.san-leandro.ca.us/PWMarina.asp
There is some recent debate as to whether or not to dredge the marina's channel that runs out into the middle of the bay.
It is my personal opinion that the channel should be dredged! There may come a time after an earthquake when the Marina may have to be used as an East Bay ferry terminal.
There is a hotel at the Marina, it is called smartly enough "The San Leandro Marina Inn". http://www.sanleandromarinainn.com/ The Marina Inn is a great place for business travelers due to it's picturesque waterfront location and location to the Oakland International Airport.
There is a ParCourse exersize circuit out on the berms that create the Marina Park and lagoon.
The golf course started out as the Tony Lema Golf Course (Named after a local golfing champion). It was later renamed Monarch Bay Golf Club. http://monarchbay.americangolf.com/ and http://www.golflink.com/golf-courses/course.asp?course=102345
