West Gate: A Look Back

With the installation of a gigabit connection to Lit San Leandro, the second floor of West Gate Center has received a great deal of attention lately. With 350,000 square feet of flexible, affordable space for innovators and entrepreneurs, West Gate is poised to bring a new generation of “makers” to San Leandro. For more, see the San Francisco Business Times article “San Leandro’s Chrysler Plant Revved Up for Tech.”

But, of course, San Leandro has always been a place that takes pride in manufacturing. With all the buzz about the future, now is a great time to take a look back at the building’s origin as a Chrysler/Dodge plant.