The Charming Downtown Felton: Home to the first Satellite Workplace

The Charming Downtown Felton: Home to the first Satellite Workplace

Our coworking space in historic downtown Felton has quite the past. This particular location holds a special place in the history of our company as the first-ever Satellite Workplace, opening its doors in 2009, before we even knew the term “coworking.” 

 

Built in 1893, the building is the 2nd oldest in the town and has seen many incarnations over the years. It started its life as the Alcazar Dance Hall in the early days of the town, moving through tire store, appliance store, grocery store, and, for about 40 years, various banks.

 

 

The building has grown. Our “quiet room” and breakroom were once a driveway leading to the Ice House, before people had electric refrigeration. When we modernized our event space, we uncovered beautiful hand-floated glass windows that no one knew existed. Above the dropped ceiling, we found a wooden sign proclaiming, “Roy’s Market. Meat 5 cents!”

 

 

The transformation of this space into a modern, coworking space still fills us with pride. When the power’s down in town, our generator allows people to work. When people in the outlying areas lose satellite dish internet for Zoom calls, they can come here for the fiber we were able to bring in.

 

 

This is why we do what we do: allowing people in small towns to connect with each other, while working virtually anywhere in the world! Satellite Workplaces is truly a labor of love.

Waffle Wednesdays!

Waffle Wednesdays!

Join us for Waffle Wednesday at Satellite Workplaces!

Stop by your local Satellite on select Wednesday mornings for a delicious waffle breakfast sure to get you through the mid-week slump. Check in with the Community Manager at each of our coworking space locations to find out when they’ll be firing up the waffle iron and breaking out the syrup!

Satellite Campbell: Every 4th Wednesday of the Month

Contact us! campbell@satelliteworkplaces.com / (408) 608-0761

Satellite Felton: Twice Per Month

Contact us! felton@satelliteworkplaces.com / (831) 222-2100

Greenhouse Coworking Gilroy: Every Wednesday

Contact us! gilroy@satelliteworkplaces.com / (408) 848-5410

Satellite Santa Cruz: Every Wednesday

Contact us! santacruz@satelliteworkplaces.com / (831) 531-2300

Satellite Sunnyvale: Twice Per Month

Contact us! sunnyvale@satelliteworkplaces.com / (408) 675-9600

Free Coworking Fridays

Free Coworking Fridays

Satellite Workplaces is offering FREE coworking on the first Friday of every month!

Our comfortable and community-centric coworking spaces feature blazing-fast wifi, friendly staff and co-workers, a break room with complimentary coffee, a variety of seating choices, and so much more!

…But for those professionals and entrepreneurs who are still hesitant to check out what coworking can do for them, stop by to give it a try. Free for a whole day!

Contact us to learn more or to schedule a tour Monday – Friday, 9 AM – 5 PM. We’re looking forward to seeing you soon!

*Please note: Satellite Los Gatos is offering Free Coworking from 9 AM to 1 PM until further notice. Satellite Santa Cruz offers Free Coworking every Wednesday!

Featured Satellite Staff: Barbara Sprenger

Featured Satellite Staff: Barbara Sprenger

I live and breathe coworking these days, and the greatest part of that is meeting and chatting with our wonderful members. You’re all doing such exciting things!

I’ve lived in the Santa Cruz Mountains for many years, raising my four kids here. Over time, though, I’ve gone through a lot of iterations: living in England for three years (two kids born there); living in West Virginia for eight years with no running water, growing most of our food (two more kids); starting a technology business and growing its two niche products to 90% of the world market before selling to a Fortune 1000 business; and in the middle, getting degrees in Economics and Public Policy.

You may notice the software that is in the background of everything you do at the Satellite: Deskworks. That’s the main thing I work on these days, making it easier for people to create the workplace of the future. A future in which people can work anywhere in the world virtually while connecting in their chosen community, avoiding commutes and the resultant CO2 emissions, working closer to their kids, and generally improving their quality of life.

That’s why I’m here.

Tag Us Rewards!

Tag Us Rewards!

Follow and tag us on social media to earn a reward worth $25 or more!

 

Choose from:

  • Free Day Pass
  • 1/2 off your registration fee
  • 1-hour conference room credit

 

Requirements:

On one of our Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter profiles:

1. Follow us

2. Post or share a story about Satellite Workplaces

3. Tag/mention us in the post or story

 

Social Media Links:

Satellite Campbell: FacebookInstagramTwitter

Satellite Felton: FacebookInstagramTwitter

Satellite Gilroy: Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

Satellite Los Gatos: Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

Satellite Santa Cruz: Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

Satellite Santa Monica: Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

Satellite Sunnyvale: Facebook | InstagramTwitter

Satellite Workplaces: Facebook | InstagramTwitter

 

*Maximum of 1 reward claimed per person per month.