Published September 23, 2025
Tucked near East Stanley Boulevard and Murrieta Boulevard, the Granada Park housing tract quietly captures a key chapter in Livermore’s postwar growth. It wasn’t just a place where new homes popped up — it was one of the tracts that helped define the city’s transformation from a rural outpost into a modern suburban community.
Granada Park is a tract in the larger Granada Village planned community, which Sunset Homes began in 1958. Granada Park opened in September 1963 and was built out by two separate developers over a nine-year period: Groyer Homes and California Homes. Together, they turned these once-empty lots into hundreds of homes — all during a time when Livermore’s population was nearly tripling.
Mapping Granada Park
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| Annotated aerial map of the Granada Park tract in the Granada Village neighborhood of Livermore, California. Base imagery from Google Maps. |
Granada Park homes and architectural style
Granada Park's original homes were predominantly California Ranch-style houses, reflecting the architectural character of suburban development in the mid-1960s. Groyer Homes offered several variations in size, floor plan, and exterior design.
The 1963 Granada Park models
The original model homes provide a useful cross-section of Granada Park's architecture. Groyer Homes selected four models for the 1963 opening on Wall Street. Although buyers could choose among different elevations and options, these models document the versions Groyer chose to put on display.
Plan 1
This model offered approximately 1,387 square feet with 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms.
The Plan 1 model is camera shy (for now).
Plan 2
This model offered approximately 1,204 square feet with 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms.
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| Original Plan 2 model today via Google Street View. |
Plan 3
This model offered approximately 1,324 square feet with 4 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms.
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| Original Plan 3 model today via Google Street View. |
Plan 4
This model offered approximately 1,077 square feet with 3 bedrooms and 1.5 bathrooms.
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| Original Plan 4 model today via Google Street View. |
The 1964 Granada Park models
Groyer Homes selected five models for the 1964 opening on Wall Street, with a sixth model added in 1965. Although buyers could choose among different elevations and options, these models document the versions Groyer chose to put on display.
Plan 1
This model offered approximately 1,296 square feet with 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms.
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| Original 1964 Plan 1 model today via Google Street View. |
Plan 2
This model offered approximately 1,296 square feet with 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms.
The Plan 2 model is camera shy (for now).
Plan 3
This model offered approximately 1,387 square feet with 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms.
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| Original Plan 3 model today via Google Street View. |
Plan 4
This model offered approximately 1,392 square feet with 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms.
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| Original Plan 4 model today via Google Street View. |
Plan 5
This two-story model offered approximately 2,040 square feet with 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms.
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| Original Plan 5 model today via Google Street View. |
Plan 6
This model offered approximately 1,589 square feet with 4 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms.
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| Original Plan 6 model today via Google Street View. |
The 1971 Granada Park models (California Homes)
Among the plans offered:
Plan 4-C
This model offered approximately 4 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms.
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| A modern look, a Plan 4-C home today (not original model) via Google Street View. |
Plan 8-8
This model offered approximately 4 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms.
Plan 7
(details unknown)
Marketing Granada Park
Opening in September 1963, Granada Park launched with four model homes and a buzzworthy promotion: visiting women received either a fresh orchid or a roll of Kaiser Aluminum Foil.
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| Newspaper ad from 1963 promoting Granada Park, offering homes starting at $15,700 — an affordable alternative to Pleasanton and San Ramon. |
Groyer Homes opened a new model complex further down Wall Street in 1965. These new homes were slightly larger, with modernized floor plans, and came with competitive prices — often advertised as better values than homes in neighboring cities.
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| January 1967 newspaper ad for Granada Park by Groyer Homes. The ad urged buyers to “compare price tags and value anywhere.” |
1971: California Homes brings the final touches
In the early 1970s, several empty lots remained on Nadine Street and Helen Way. That’s when California Homes stepped in with a small infill project, adding about 50 homes starting at $24,000.
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| April 1972 newspaper ad for California Homes, marketing new infill construction in Granada Park—nearly a decade after the original homes were built. |
These homes reflected a slight stylistic evolution: they were roomier, with more square footage and proximity to the newly built Granada High School.
Legacy of Granada Park
Granada Park’s nearly decade-long buildout mirrors Livermore’s journey in the mid-20th century — from agricultural edge town to suburban hub. Each wave of homes, and each builder’s contribution, adds a layer to the story: a transition from small ranch-style starter homes to larger, more modern designs reflecting the era’s changing tastes.
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Livermore — the making of a suburban city
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