Foster City Historical Society

In 2010-2011 Kavin Gardiner assisted the City of Foster City with the existing conditions analysis for the Land Use & Circulation Element of its General Plan. This involved lots of photos. Foster City is a master-planned “new town” founded in the 1960s on engineered landfill in the marshes of the San Francisco Bay. The city was named after T. Jack Foster, a real estate magnate who owned much of the land comprising the city and who was instrumental in its initial design. The neighborhoods…

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When Foster City was first formed the city was setup to have distinct neighborhoods. 1-9 and later expanded. Today there are 1-9 and the other areas have names. Here are the current neighborhoods.