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The development of Ramona Street, named after the 1884 novel Ramona, [2] was an early successful attempt to expand laterally the central commercial district. Pedro Joseph de Lemos, a craftsman, graphic artist and curator of the Stanford Museum had been concerned with the larger scale and somewhat linear development along University Avenue.
The city of Palo Alto was established in 1894 by the American industrialist Leland Stanford and his wife, Jane Stanford, when they founded Stanford University in memory of their only child, Leland Stanford Jr. Palo Alto later expanded and now borders East Palo Alto, Mountain View, Los Altos, Los Altos Hills, Stanford, Portola Valley, and Menlo ...
The Professorville Historic District reflects the area's origins and its early years related to the founding of both Stanford University and Palo Alto itself. Stanford University allowed professors to build houses on Stanford land, but would only lease the land. Professorville was the closest place to the campus and downtown Palo Alto that was ...
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165 University Avenue or Lucky Building or Karma Building is a small rented office building on University Avenue, the main commercial street in downtown Palo Alto, California, that gave rise to Plug and Play Tech Center and to the Amidi Group.
Mayfield Mall opened in 1966 and was the first enclosed mall of its type in the region, taking its name from the original town of Mayfield, which was annexed by Palo Alto in 1925. [5]: 10 Its original anchor was JCPenney, which closed stores on Castro Street and University Avenue to consolidate into the mall location. [6]
860 University Avenue, Palo Alto, California Coordinates 37°27′11″N 122°09′13″W / 37.45306°N 122.15361°W / 37.45306; -122.15361 ( Wilson
Commercial building, north side of Ramona St. from University Ave. — in the Ramona Street Architectural District of Palo Alto, California. On the National Register of Historic Places in Santa Clara County, California. Date: 27 May 2012, 14:48:37: Source: Own work: Author: Sanfranman59