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Rosemary Squires Nicole Aron NEIGHBORHOODS 5 ...... 41 Hills Fairmeadow ...... Fairmeadow 37 ...... 40 Greater Miranda ...... 38Green Acres ...... 36Greendell/Walnut Grove Greenmeadow ...... 36 Manor/EmbarcaderoLeland Oaks/ ...... 22 DriveGarland Midtown ...... 30 ...... 37Monroe Park ...... Old Palo Alto 24 Palo Alto ...... Palo Alto Orchards 38 ...... Palo Verde 33 Professorville ...... 14 Southgate ...... 27 ...... South of Midtown 32 ...... 20 El Triple ...... University South 12 ...... Ventura 32 Charleston Meadows ...... MeadowsCharleston 34 ...... Terrace College 30 ...... Community Center 18 ...... 8 Park Crescent ...... 6Downtown North ...... 20Duveneck/St. Francis ...... 40 Esther Park Clark ...... 28Evergreen Park Adobe Meadow/Meadow33 Park ...... 34 Barron Park ...... 41 Gardens Charleston INDEX Walter Walter les of The fi rsts, including fi ock to Palo fl Carol Blitzer, Editor Carol Blitzer, Neal Fine, Rosemary Neal Fine, [email protected] rst U.S. city to have an fi les of the shorter versions Courtesy of J. Robert Taylor, Taylor, Robert Courtesy of J. fi PALO ALTO PALO But people continue to In addition to the neighborhoods This publication, like Palo Alto itself, Kupiec Sales representatives: Lewkowitz Home-sales data: Vice President Sales and Marketing: President Vice Properties Taylor $1,350,000 (from December 2008 through $1,350,000 (from December November 2009). Alto, taking pride in its environmental consciousness, city-owned utilities, support of social services and some opening a public Children’s Library in 1940 and becoming the Internet home page in 1994. included here, you can view pro Greenhouse and St. Claire Gardens, as well as expanded pro presented here, at www.paloaltoonline.com/ neighborhoods/. is ever-evolving. If we’ve missed your neighborhood (either here or online), or if you have additional tidbits about your neighborhood you’d like to share with the Weekly, please let us know. ow and ebb of fl Additional copies of Palo Alto Neighborhoods, as well as companion publications — Alma- publications — as companion as well Neighborhoods, Alto of copies Palo Additional at the available — are Neighborhoods Altos View/Los and Mountain nac Neighborhoods online at www.paloaltoonline.com/ available publications are All three for $5 each. Weekly neighborhoods/. without permis- Reproduction All rights reserved. Media. Copyright Embarcadero @2010 by sion is strictly prohibited. lead and volunteers parents and fellow left, from second Cabrera, Magdalena On the Cover: after Street Fernando across Preschool Awareness Nature Lizards Leaping from preschoolers Weber. Veronica by Photo neighborhood. Ventura in the Park Boulware in playing Whitney by Orchards Alto Palo Weber; Veronica El by and Triple Park of Photos Evergreen Sadoughi. Marjan by North Downtown DaFoe; Carol Blitzer, Karla Kane, Royston Karla Kane, Carol Blitzer, Scott Peterson William S. Johnson William S. Carol Blitzer

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N $117,574 in 2000, many are challenged to keep up with the median home price — expanded to encompass the area stretching expanded to encompass the area stretching from San Francisquito Creek to the north to San Antonio Road to the south, from the San Francisco Bay to the Skyline Ridge. It is home to nearly 60,000 residents — but during weekdays the population swells to nearly 140,000 with the daily Alto have changed dramatically. What once was a homogeneous, mostly blue-collar community, with an enclave of Stanford University professors, has become a diverse, mostly well-to-do, well-educated, but aging, population. today is a diverse community, a mixture of today is a diverse community, a mixture of high-tech and locally owned companies and more than 26,000 homes. commuters. www.PaloAltoOnline.com

Shawn Fender Weber Veronica Whitney Dafoe OUR NEIGHBORHOODS OUR 6 NEIGHBORHOODS center. Goneisthe“slower-pace”that the townshiftfromsmalltourban in herDowntownNorthhouse,hasseen the family’s development forthegrowingtown. represent thecurrentneedand rebuilt housesandapartmentcomplexes neighborly interaction.Afewlarger driveways offtotheside—encouraging the sidewalks,porchessitoutfront, bungalows. Housesarebuiltcloserto and housesdesignedlikecottagesor still remaininthesmallerproperties Vestiges oftheoldblue-collarpopulace to PaloAltoHistorianStevenStaiger. neighborhood wasbuiltout,according can dimes. InsteadofWoolworth’s,todayyou creameries, moviehousesand a NormanRockwell-esquelandscapeof World WarIIdowntowndevelopedinto and atrolleyranupUniversityAvenue. University inthe1890s,townwasdry, Palo AltobeganasanoffshootofStanford Middle and tuckedbetweenAlmaStreet the north,UniversityAvenueonsouth meandering SanFrancisquitoCreekon Valley, alongabustlingmainstreet. D Jeanese Snyder,whosechildrenwillbe By theendof1920s Much haschangedsincethepost- Downtown Northisboundedbythe fi DOWNTOWN NORTH nd anApplestore,iconofSilicon fi also oneofitsoldest.Soonafter northernmost neighborhood,is owntown North,PaloAlto’s eld Road. fi fth generationtogrowup fi ve-and- Snyder referstowhenpeopleused families andchildreninthearea. part ofashiftfromolderresidentstomore moved intotheirhousein2002andare trade anythingfortheconvenience.”They Avenue. EluChapmansaidshe“wouldn’t the 1910snexttocreek,onPaloAlto three youngboysliveinahousebuilt everything, residentssay. offset byDowntownNorth’sproximityto though parkingstillremainstroublesome. some relieftotheongoingsituation, turn signsandtraf of traf hassles are. Avenue, thebiggertraf the closeraresidentlivestoUniversity working aroundUniversityAvenue.And use itsresidentialareasforparkingwhile Downtown NorthtogetStanfordor Staiger said.Commutersdrivethrough North isitsparkingandtraf because nothingwasopen,”shesaid. mean weroadourbikesdowntownatnight because UniversityAvenueclosedup.I we livedinthemostboringtowntherewas their house. used tohosedownthedirtroadoutside Creek orwhenhergrandmotheractually and innertubedownSanFrancisquito Within walkingdistanceareStanford Darel andEluChapmantheir But theinconveniencesareeasily The cityhasimplementedacombination The largestsorespotforDowntown “Growing-up (inthe’70s)wethought fi c-slowing techniquessuchasno- fi c circles,whichprovide fi c andparking fi c situation, fi

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Creek contrast actually,”DarelChapmansaid. it’s olderandIknowpeople.It’squitea into the’50sor’20sandit’sgreen come homeandit’salmostlikeastepback farmers marketandevenSunsetMagazine. on UniversityAvenue,thedowntown Parade andPaloAltoFestivaloftheArts lectures, aswelltheannualMayFête events, suchas ito qu is c

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“My husband and I could not agree for 7 years, then Jackie came along and she 7 years, “My for agree husband and I could not ackie 8 NEIGHBORHOODS in changes, fromtheraisingofroo High Schoolteacherhasseenplentyof Forest Avenue,thenow-retiredLosAltos garage asascreen. and backyardmovienightwithhisrear Halloween costumeparties,awineco-op into LaborDayblock-partytraditions, low fences—informalchatsthatevolved woogie andnewneighborscheered. Guinda Streetwhileabuddyplayedboogie home, heoptedtogojustafewblocks. Craftsman bungalows. and individualityofthemostlysingle-story only thingthatattractspeopletoCrescent other forhelp,adviceandfriendship. and neighborsknowtheycanrelyoneach neighborhood’s magnolia-linedsidewalks, University Avenue.Childrenplayonthe to downtownPaloAltoandtraf a quiet,secludedfeeldespiteitsproximity and Middle Creek, NewellRoad,ChanningAvenue not goinganywhere.Iloveithere,”hesaid. by thecongenialityofneighbors.“I’m fences andskyrocketingprices. demise ofthoselowbetween-neighbor W fi In the36yearssincehemovedonto Relationships werequicklyforgedover He stillrecallswheelinghispianodown Four yearslaterwhenheneededalarger But thefriendlyenvironmentisn’t Tucked betweenSanFrancisquito Despite thechanges,Baconisstillstruck ll ofhomesonthedeeperlotsto charmed bythesmall-townfeel Crescent Parkin1969,hewas GaryBaconmovedto hen CRESCENT PARK fi eld Road,CrescentParkhas fi fl c-laden ines and creek over millions ofdollarsdamagewhenthe problems. HeavyElNinorainswreaked Francisquito Creekhascauseditsshareof eucalyptus treesinAmerica. land, whereheplantedsomeofthe In 1864,Dr.WilliamNewellboughtthe Rinconada delArroyodeSanFrancisquito. a 2,200-acrelandgrantcalledRancho that CrescentParkwasoriginallypartof the neighborhood.” think that’soneoftheuniquethingsabout houses onatraditional,tree-linedstreet.I that kindofarchitecture:largetwo-story Association. “CrescentParktendstohave of theCrescentParkNeighborhood East Coast,”saidNormBeamer,president the suburbsaroundbigcitieson are lookingfortwo-storyhouses,likein character. residents lookingforaneighborhoodwith and Victorianhomes,appealstomany age, withMediterranean,EarlyCalifornian Park. Thearea’sarchitecturaldiversityand creek thatisnormallydryto level. require raisingthehouseabove insurance andthatanymajorrenovations mortgaged homesneedtohave designated that,” Beamersaid. For decades,thenearbySan Steve Staiger,PaloAlto’shistorian,notes “People cometoCrescentParkwho “You neverwouldhaveexpectedalittle Rather thanfocusingonthe Much ofCrescentParkisnowina fl fl owed in1998. ood zone,whichmeansthat fl ood like fl fl ood, ood fi fl

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WOODSIDE %L#AMINO2EAL -ENLO0ARKs 7OODS MENLO PARK MENLO 12 NEIGHBORHOODS St. housingcomplexwascompleted. changing, shesaid. happening, UniversitySouthisquickly However, withconstantconstruction Packard Company. Avenue garagebeginningsofHewlett history —includingthefamousAddison Palo Alto,UniversitySouthhasarich backgrounds. for peopleofallages,interestsand 2004, UniversitySouthisaneighborhood modern developmentofFacebook.comin city wasstillcalledUniversityPark,tothe very area.” Association. “It’sacomplexandinteresting the UniversitySouthNeighborhood said ElaineMeyer,thepresidentof ... soit’shardformetogeneralize,” downtown PaloAlto. mostly aresidentialareaontheedgeof Middle and EmbarcaderoRoad,AlmaStreet construction.” new construction—constant,constant may beabletohearitrightnow:alotof Shakes laughedasheanswered,“You W In early2006,thefour-story800High “I liketheoldnessofit,”Meyersaid. As oneoftheolderneighborhoodsin Housing everythingfromPaloAlto’s “It’s avery,verylargeneighborhood Spanning betweenUniversityAvenue fi rst residencebuiltin1890,whenthe fi eld Road,UniversitySouthis UNIVERSITY SOUTH UNIVERSITY stand out? makesUniversitySouth hat Longtime residentJoe child-friendly. two youngchildrenin2001, University Southwithherhusbandand apartments andcondominiums. of AmericanHeritageaswellnewer the streetfromthatareMuseum the PaloAltoHistoryMuseum.Across Roth Buildingisbeingrenovatedinto down andreadingagoodbook.” adults too,playingsoccerorjustsitting It’s goodtoseekidstherenow.You area withhiswifefor20years. families, saidShakes,whohaslivedinthe University South’smainattractionsfor Avenue, thisgrassy2-acreparkisoneof the cornerofWaverleyStreetandHomer Park, whichwasdedicatedin2004.On University SouthisPaloAltoHeritage old A.M.E.ZionChurch. underground garage—nowsurroundsthe Bryant Street—includingatwo-story building atHomerAvenueand building withalotoffeatures.” said. “Itisaverynice,modern-styled complex withhiswifeandtwochildren, us,” JoopVerbaken,whomovedintothe you need....Itreallyworksperfectlyfor than threeorfourblockstogeteverything Living here,youwouldn’tneedtogomore “We havegreataccesstoalltheschools Gwen Williams,whorelocatedto Behind thenewplayground,old “We loveit;ithasbeenaniceaddition. Another signi A newthree-storyof “It’s aclose-knitneighborhoodfeel.... fi cant additionto fi ce andcondo

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ALMA ST. ALMA too nosy,itgivesusasenseofsecurity.” We allknoweachother,andwithoutbeing most ofthepeopleinneighborhood.... quite attractive,”Shakessaid.“And,Iknow have theirowntraditions. block partieswithoneanotherandalso news intheaislesofWholeFoods. their drivewaysandtheydiscussthelatest another. Theyexchangepleasantriesin University Southareveryfriendlywithone here,” shesaid. feel verymuchlikewe’reaneighborhood but we’refarenoughawayfrom101sowe and wehavegreataccesstodowntown, HIGH ST. HIGH

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“When wemovedtoPaloAlto, The blockpartiesbeganmorethan40 “The locationisgreat,butwhatIthink Carmen Muñozhaslivedinthe “It’s beenawonderfulcommunity,”Lee Not muchhaschangedsinceLeemoved Marjan Sadoughi Marjan HOMES SOLD: ($1,205,000-$3,725,000) MEDIAN 2009HOMEPRICE: SHOPPING: School, Palo Alto HighSchool Duveneck elementaryschools, JordanMiddle PUBLIC SCHOOLS: 1095 Channing Ave. PRIVATE SCHOOL: Hamilton, 380Hamilton Ave. POST OFFICE: PARK: Ferguson, 650-327-3222, [email protected] NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION: Road Channing Avenue, NewellRoadandEmbarcadero LOCATION: Children’s Library, 1276HarrietSt. LIBRARY: FIRE STATION: Kids’ Club, 1525MiddlefieldRoad PRESCHOOLS: CHILDCARE AND for anyplaceinPaloAlto,”she said. out thetrash. Pardee andthetwinsdown streettook mouse, onewateredmyplantsatEleanor Muñoz said.“Onefedmydaughter’s her familywasgone. to helpoutwithhouse-sittingtaskswhile vacation, fourdifferentneighborsagreed neighbors. Afterplanningalast-minute need topulltogether.” and neighborhoodaretherewhenthey family’s needsweremet.Theneighbors there inamatterofminutesandthe Ferguson said.“Theneighborswereall home caught community’s responsewhenaneighbor’s faces.” marvelous infusionofnewbloodand families,” Fergusonsaid.“There’sbeena development andanin dynamic remainsunchanged. has seenfamiliescomeandgo,butsaidthe Community CenterNeighbors’Association, walking dogs.” We connectinsomanyways,evenjust we havepartiesoutsidethebookgroup. a couplepeopleintheneighborhood.Now “We wouldn’ttradeCommunity Center “One tookcareofthenewspaper,” Muñoz echoedFerguson’spraiseforher “There wasawonderfulturn-out,” Ferguson wasimpressedbythe “It’s hadwonderfulnewhome Rick Ferguson,presidentofthe Rinconada Park, 777EmbarcaderoRoad Main Library, 1213NewellRoad, bounded byMiddlefieldRoad, Midtown, DowntownPalo Alto FACTS Main, 2085E. BayshoreRoad; No. 3, 799EmbarcaderoRoad 9 fi St. ElizabethSetonSchool, Walter Hays, Addison or re lessthanayearago. $1,760,000 $1,760,000 fl ux ofyounger — Emily James — EmilyJames Walter Hays Rick Rick NEIGHBORHOODS 19 IEBSCH IEBSCH L

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Eichler-dominated neighborhoodwithher said SusanUsman,whomovedtothe tree initsfrontyard.Someblocks,likeone families, shesaid. similar projectstoaccommodatelarger Nowadays newresidentsoftenpursue in 1961ordertoincreaselivingspace. little pieceofindividualityovertime. as tracthouses,eachhasdevelopeditsown often abovethe$1millionmark. $14,000, Gamagesaid.Pricestodayare in theearly1950sandsoldforlittleover see herselfanywhereelse. neighborhood ofPaloAlto,andshecan’t little homeintheDuveneck/St.Francis than 50yearslater,Crystalstilllivesinher for ayear.Thatwasin1957.Now,more short listofinconveniencestoboot. teenage daughters,andthesmalllothada wasn’t bigenoughforafamilywiththree supposed tobetemporary.Thehouse W “L DUVENECK/ST.FRANCIS Triple Elisalso The threeneighborhoodstreets— Residents areknowntolookaftereach Nearly everyhomeinDuveneckhasa Her familyaddedanewlivingroom Although thehomeswereoriginallybuilt Most ofthehomesinareawerebuilt The familyof Channing Avenue,thestaywas moved intotheirnewhomeon hen WaltandCrystalGamage looking outforeveryoneelse,” in asmallvillage.Everyoneis inTripleElislikeliving iving fi ve hadplannedtostay fi TRIPLE EL lled withsociallife. opportunity tosendtheirchildrenthe Duveneck/St. Francisbecauseofthe part inthefestivities,Whitesaid. camaraderie. Morethan200peopletook promote a“Neighborhood-Watch”typeof together neighborsnewandoldto Simons. Theeventwasdesignedtobring longtime residentsTadandMaureen co-hosted ablockpartywiththehelpof 1979. In2006,sheandherhusband the Duveneck/St.Francisareasince Karen Whitehasbeenaresidentof education center. of theHiddenVillaenvironmental Frank andJosephineDuveneck,founders named forLosAltosHillsphilanthropists elementary schoolatitscenterwerethen in 1982.Theneighborhoodandthe and CrescentParkelementaryschools Gables beforethemergerofGreen that leadstoaquietplaceinthecountry. little streetresemblesatunnelofgreenery trees plantedwithsuchsymmetrythatthe on IrisWay,havetwostreet-longrowsof here. neighborhood becausetheyjust feelgood them reallydonotwanttoleave this and pleasantplacetolive.Most of biking orskateboardingtotheir school. Drive engineers, doctors,lawyersandothers. Switzerland. Residentsincludephysicians, China, Japan,Korea,India,Franceand the yearswithnewfamiliesmovinginfrom neighborhood hasevolvedsigni have livedinTripleElsince1972.The barbecue andafallicecreamsocial. Day MummersParade,aMemorialDay’s neighbors showupattheNewYear’s celebrate eventsduringtheyear.Most bolstered bytheresidents’willingnessto social. Everyonewasverywelcoming.” after wemovedin,atthefallicecream Newer residentsareoftendrawnto Neighborhood AssociationPresident The communitywasoncecalledGreen Triple El is for the residents a peaceful Triple Elisfortheresidentsapeaceful Today, itiscommontoseeElsinore Chuck Sieloffandhiswife,SallyDudley, The small-villageatmosphereis fi lled withgroupsofchildrenwalking, — Maud Lepine — MaudLepine fi cantly over cantly over HOMES SOLD: ($1,275,000-$1,400,000) MEDIAN 2009HOMEPRICE: SHOPPING: Jordan MiddleSchool, Palo Alto High School PUBLIC SCHOOLS: POST OFFICE: Embarcadero Road; GreerPark, 1098 Amarillo Ave. PARKS (NEARBY): Cajon LOCATION: LIBRARY: FIRE STATION: Road; DuveneckKid’s Club, 705 Alester Ave. Louis Road; Parent’s NurserySchool, 2328Louis First CongregationalChurchNurserySchool, 1985 CHILDCARE AND PRESCHOOLS(NEARBY): HOMES SOLD: ($845,000-$3,150,000) MEDIAN 2009HOMEPRICE: SHOPPING: Jordan MiddleSchool, Palo Alto HighSchool PUBLIC SCHOOLS: Elizabeth Seton, 1095Channing Ave. School ofthePeninsula, 151Laura Lane; St. PRIVATE SCHOOLS(NEARBY): POST OFFICE: Center Drive Embarcadero Road; EleanorPardee Park, 851 PARKS (NEARBY): 650-494-7026, [email protected] NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION: Road andNewell Oregon Expressway, GreerRoad, Embarcadero LOCATION: LIBRARY: FIRE STATION: Kids’ Club, 705 Alester Ave. PRESCHOOLS: CHILDCARE AND excellent schools.” move fromothercitiesbecauseofour had 15yearsago,”shesaid.“Manyfamilies she said. many esteemedpublicschoolsinthearea, “We havemorechildrennowthanwe MainLibrary, 1213NewellRoad Main Library, 1213NewellRoad Elsinore Drive, ElsinoreCourt andEl Midtown bounded bySanFrancisquito Creek, Edgewood ShoppingCenter FACTS FACTS Main, 2085E. 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fi Kevin Hagen ning fi The neighborhood land was previously The neighborhood land California But most were classic With the variety of rebuilding and The trend in the ’80s was to add second “We’ve never been this busy from a Southgate’s community feel is a de oor plans, said John’s wife Meg Monrose, oor plans, said John’s wife Meg Monrose, are accessible only from El Camino and only from El Camino are accessible traf discouraging any through Churchill, contained the neighborhood’s and making A circular peaceful and safe. environment pedestrian walkways, street setup includes access to the park, giving residents easy Stanford and main streets. The property owned by the Stanfords. 1920s, and was was subdivided in the it bordered named Southgate because University. the southern side of Stanford a few constructed Original homes included of Pop Warner by Glenn “Pop” Warner Stanford football in football who coached the 1920s and ’30s. Bungalows, varying in about six different fl a retired Palo Alto city planner. remodeling done over the years, Southgate today hosts an eclectic assortment of homes, including a “castle-theme” residence and a converted grocery store and body shop. stories to older homes but in the ’90s that changed. Southgate homes were often demolished and rebuilt with full basements to make the most of space. And while the trend towards building huge houses on small lots seems to have died out, construction activity in Southgate is high. construction point of view,” Monrose said. SOUTHGATE henwe looked at Irina Gorelik Southgate,” ’oh my said, “we thought nd a better location for our

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Southgate’s narrow, tree-line streets Just bordering Southgate is Peers Park “Southgate is very convenient. It’s the For John Monrose, a Southgate resident “We wanted to be in the middle of all the In fact, location was one factor drawing In fact, location was

Having moved from Fremont in 2007 Having moved from “W elderly residents and young families. older folks although today there is a mix of older folks although today there is a mix of a long time, Southgate residents were to the neighborhood,” Monrose said. For “It’s a lovely park and a wonderful asset where children play and families picnic. couldn’t best place in Palo Alto,” he said. “We lifestyle, comfort and convenience.” couldn’t be better. since 1973, the neighborhood’s location activities,” Gorelik said. Country and along California Avenue. from Stanford and shopping at Town & Park Boulevard, is just walking distance Churchill Avenue, El Camino Real and Churchill Avenue, El Southgate, bordered by the Caltrain tracks, Southgate, bordered the Goreliks to the neighborhood. the Goreliks to the neighborhood. location, there’s always plenty to do. location, there’s always know each other. And with its prime know each other. And quiet and safe, they said, and neighbors quiet and safe, they said, pleased with their choice. The streets are pleased with their choice. with their four children, the Goreliks are with their four children, make the area special. make the area special. quiet and charm — qualities residents feel quiet and charm — qualities Alex were attracted to the neighborhood’s Alex were attracted to God, this is it.’” Gorelik and her husband it.’” Gorelik and her God, this is 28 NEIGHBORHOODS homes, andabout250multi-familyhomes styles, madeofbrick,stoneorwood. streets onecanseethreedifferentfence styles aswelllotsize.Inoneofthe of kids. Escondido ElementarySchoolwithagroup together, hesaid.Hissonbikestolocal commute tolocalschoolsandplay everyone achancetobeinvolved,”hesaid. it atdifferentsections....Rotatinggives have itatonecornereveryyearwe involvement thiswaybecauseratherthan Avenue since1999,said. street, SteveGodfrey,aresidentofOxford year theblockpartyisheldonadifferent barbecue —drawresidentstogether.Every — ablock-partypotluckandthePeersPark of variousages,andadiversecommunity. attracted toafamilyatmospherewithkids main drawsforresidents.They’realso College TerraceLibraryandPeersPark. University andCaltrain,aswellthe access totheshoppingdistrict,Stanford College Avenue,EvergreenParkofferseasy Park Boulevard,ElCaminoRealand quiet onecanheartheeveningcrickets. N There areabout150single-family Homes varyinsizeandarchitectural Many familiesherewithchildren “The neighborhoodhasabroadbaseof Two annualeventsinthisneighborhood The locationandaccessareamongthe Located betweenPageMillExpressway, district liesaneighborhoodso California Avenuecommercial ot farfromthebustleof EVERGREEN PARK EVERGREEN May houses datebacktobeforethetownof others recentlyrenovated.Someolder association president,said. Avenue since1976andneighborhood David Schrom,aresidentofOxford that includecondosaswellapartments, said. people thatIenjoylivingamong,”Schrom ethnicities, agesandoccupations. out thatEvergreenParkhasavarietyof times, accordingtoSchrom. However, parkingisstillaproblemat neighborhood streetsasshortcuts. that preventdriversfromusingthe time agobyputtingstreetbarriers spill-over parkingandtraf some residentsfeelthenegativeaspectsof Camino Realgivecloseaccesstoshopping, shine, hesaid. the localparkreallymakesEvergreenPark of PaloAlto.Theaccessitbringsaswell thinks thisisthebestneighborhoodinall wife, GussieAshHolston. for theStationMasterBertHolstonandhis the Lockwood-Holstonhouse,itwasbuilt stretching backtoMay Evergreen Parkhomeswithahistory resident, livesinoneofafewhistorical Many homesarenewlybuiltandmany “I thinktherearemanygood-hearted Both DerrickandSchrompointed Although CaliforniaAvenueandEl Derrick haslivedheresince1977and Tommy Derrick,aLelandAvenue The traf fi eld wasjoinedwithPaloAlto. fi c problemwassolvedsome fi eld days.Called fi

c. Norbert von der Groeben der von Norbert CONDOS SOLD: ($488,000-$1,000,000) MEDIAN 2009CONDOPRICE: HOMES SOLD: ($1,355,000-$1,591,000) MEDIAN 2009HOMEPRICE: SHOPPING: Jordan MiddleSchool, Palo Alto HighSchool PUBLIC SCHOOLS: 456 College Ave. PRIVATE SCHOOL: POST OFFICE: Alma StreetandCalifornia Avenue Sarah Wallis Park, 202Grant Ave.; BowdenPark, PARKS: Schrom, 650-323-7333 NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION: Boulevard, ElCaminoRealandCollege Avenue LOCATION: St. (closedforrenovation in2009) LIBRARY: FIRE STATION: Road College Ave.; EscondidoKids’Club, 890Escondido Casa deiBambiniMontessoriSchool, 463&457 CHILDCARE AND PRESCHOOLS(NEARBY): was hurt. neighbors. Tohisreliefnotasingleone he wenttocheckupandhelphiselderly after the’89LomaPrietaearthquakewhen neighborhood spiritandcomradeship

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7//$3)$% 1111 650.465.1651 [email protected] 578 University Avenue 650.323. Avenue 578 University Michael Hall Michael Hall ~ Spirit of SILVAR Award 2008~ ~ Senior's Real Estate Specialist ~ ~ Palo Alto Realtor of the Year 2005 ~ PALO ALTO 0/24/,!6!,,%9s,/3!,4/3(),,3s,/3!,4/3s-/5.4!).6)%7 ~ Chairman, Realtor Campaign for Partners in Education ~ ~ Chairman, Realtor Campaign for Partners in Education 0!,/!,4/s-%.,/0!2+s!4(%24/.s2%$7//$#)49s3!.#!2,/3s “Professional standards of practice, understanding the human element in real “Professional standards of practice, of humor are essential to a successful transaction. estate, hard work and a sense and my commitment to the needs of my I offer my enthusiasm, experience My goal is to build clients throughout the process of buying or selling a home. goodwill.” lifelong relationships based on trust, cooperation and 30 NEIGHBORHOODS dwelling, 2310YaleSt.,wasbuiltin1889. cottages. Theneighborhood’smostancient the QueenAnnestyle,andquaintEnglish old houseswithtowersandsidegablesin summery Fridayafternoons,strollingpast parents canbespottedhand-in-handon notoriously kid-friendly.Childrenand childcare centers,CollegeTerraceis of blocked-offstreetsandcollection years. Association (CTRA)andaresidentof55 president oftheCollegeTerraceResidents’ Alto,” saidhomebuilderWilliamHurt,vice neighborhoody neighborhoodinPalo of architecturalstyles,is“themost streets, fragrantgardensandpastiche birth toCollegeTerrace. American collegesanduniversities,giving 1887, henameditsstreetsafterillustrious purchased a120-acretractoflandin Lawrence said. of theneighborhoodremains same,” such asMidtownPharmacy,but thefeel have lostsomefamily-ownedbusinesses to makeroomforbiggerhomes, andwe to knowoneanother. neighbors continuetomakeaneffortget president andaresidencesince1983,said, income level,”PeggyKenny,formerMRA diverse “ineveryway:race,occupation,age, Midtown apartfromotherneighborhoods. center andnearbyparksarewhatset in theareasince1976,saidshopping Residents Association(MRA),whohaslived errands. bumping intoherneighborswhilerunning schools. ButforLawrence,thebestpartis areas, threeparksand feel. W W The communitywasnotalways With itsfourmodestparks,labyrinth The neighborhood,withitsvast One of the neighborhood association’s One oftheneighborhood association’s “Small ranchhomeshavebeentorn down As Midtowncontinuallybecomesmore Sheri Furman,chairoftheMidtown Midtown encompassestwoshopping COLLEGE TERRACE neighborhood is its small-town neighborhood isitssmall-town 1981 tothelargeMidtown drewKarenLawrencein hat from SanMateoCounty landowner AlexanderGordon wealthyfarmerand hen MIDTOWN fi ve elementary ve elementary because theneighborhoodhascharm. back herewiththeirfamilies.Ithinkit’s here whentheyweregoingtoschoolmove back. ManyStanfordgraduateswhostayed Alto,” Hurtsaid.“Peoplealwayscome “one ofthehottestneighborhoodsinPalo College Terrace,theneighborhoodremains organized annually. as wellamassEasteregghunt,are community picnicsatDartmouthPark, neighborhood. Summerblockpartiesand program, isalsoadrawforchildreninthe with itsbilingualEnglishandSpanish make CollegeTerracehome.” increasing asmoreandfamilies number ofchildrenhasgraduallybeen to appear,includingmine.Sincethen,the toddlers. Thenbabiesandtoddlersstarted 1980, Ididn’tseeanyonewithbabiesor neighborhood. WhenIwaspregnantin to thattherewerefewchildreninthe Heath, aresidentsince1973,said.“Prior change occurredintheearly’80s,”Maggie dominated byyouth,however.“Onehuge 26 years ago.” 26 yearsago.” once Igethome,itfeelsthesame asitdid continues toincrease,”Lawrence said.“But homes andnewshops,traf slowly upscalewiththeaddition oflarger friendly atmospherehasnotchanged. neighborhood undergoes,residentssaidits newsletter twiceayear. out ane-newsletterweeklyandaprinted meetings fourtosixtimesayear,sends neighborhood. Theassociationhasgeneral began in1994tobringlocalnewsthe continues tomakeagreateffortsinceit large, theMidtownResidentsAssociation takes placeeverySeptember. event istheannualicecreamsocialthat connect neighbors. in whicheachblockhasacoordinatorto association isnowimplementingasystem and newresidents.Theneighborhood largest prioritiesisintegratingbothold Despite somerecentmodi Escondido ElementarySchool, “The neighborhood continues to go “The neighborhoodcontinuestogo Yet nomatterhowmanychangesthe Even thoughtheneighborhoodisso The most-anticipatedneighborhood — RotemBen-Shachar fi cations to fi c also c also CONDOS SOLD: ($385,000-$966,000) MEDIAN 2009CONDOPRICE: HOMES SOLD: ($745,000-$2,390,000) MEDIAN 2009HOMEPRICE: Middlefield RoadatLoma Verde Avenue Middlefield RoadandColorado Avenue; also SHOPPING: high schools J. L. StanfordMiddleSchool; GunnorPalo Alto Hoover, OhloneandPalo Verde elementaryschools; PUBLIC SCHOOLS: Emerson School PRIVATE SCHOOLS: POST OFFICE: PARKS: midtownresidents.org 650-856-0869, [email protected], www. NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION: Bayshore Road Loma Verdeand West Avenue,Street Alma LOCATION: LIBRARY: FIRE STATION: (PACCC), Palo Alto Friends NurserySchool Infant CenterofPalo Alto, OhloneKids’Club Preschool, Love’n’CareChristianPreschool, Mini PRESCHOOLS: CHILDCARE AND HOMES SOLD: ($746,000-$1,750,000) MEDIAN 2009HOMEPRICE: SHOPPING: Jordan MiddleSchool, Palo Alto HighSchool PUBLIC SCHOOLS: POST OFFICE: Dartmouth St. Park, 2300DartmouthSt.; Werry Park, 2100 St.; MayfieldPark, 2300 Wellesley St.; Weisshaar PARKS: president, www.ctra.org Terrace Residents’ Association, Greg Tanaka, NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION: Camino Real, California Avenue and Amherst Street LOCATION: LIBRARY: 6, 711Serra St. ontheStanfordcampus FIRE STATION: School Program, 859EscondidoRoad Kids’ Club, 890EscondidoRoad; Pepper Tree After Nursery School, 850EscondidoRoad; Escondido Children’s Center, 2300 Wellesley Ave.; Bing PRESCHOOLS: CHILDCARE AND evolved thatway.” It’s eclecticandextremelyquiet.just Greer Park, HooverPark, SealePark Donaldina CameronPark, 2100 Wellesley Mitchell Park branch College Terrace,St. 2300 Wellesley between OregonExpressway and bounded byStanford Avenue, El Midtown ShoppingCenter, California Avenue FACTS FACTS Cambridge, Main Cambridge, 265Cambridge Ave. No. 4, 3600MiddlefieldRoad 73 No. 2, 2675HanoverSt. andNo. 11 8 El Carmelo, Fairmeadow, Escondido ElementarySchool, Keys School, HeadsUp! — Daniela Reichelstein — DanielaReichelstein $1,175,000 $1,175,000 $1,055,000 $1,055,000 $635,000 $635,000 Grace Lutheran College Terrace Sheri Furman, College College NEIGHBORHOODS 31 Realtor Office Manager MENTs.OTARY3ERVICES Realtor Realtor Lisa Knox, Sung Hee Clemenson, Lee, Yamei Joann Phanmaha, Tom Foy’s Tom 650-321-1596 www.MidtownPaloAlto.com Give us a call today. Give Realtor Still Going Strong Still Going Realtor Our Roots are here for all your real estate needs. real all your for Realtor Colorado & Middlefield, Palo Alto Broker/Owner their most important investment, investment, their most important Broker/Realtor their home. You too can count on us too can count their home. You Now in Our 51st Year and 51st Year in Our Now Molly Foy Rich, Jane Volpe, Leslie Zeisler, Tom Foy, Foy, Tom Foy, Tim Palo Alto isn’t just a branch office for us, it’s our us, it’s for Alto isn’t just a branch office Palo home. Year after year people trust us to help with after year home. Year (OME3ALES0URCHASESs)NVESTMENT0ROPERTYs0ROPERTY-ANGAGE 32 NEIGHBORHOODS And Ilovethatthe parkisrightacrossthe Indian AmericanandLatinoAmerican. from AfricanAmerican,Asian her house,said.“Wehaveeverything here, Lizards NatureAwarenessPreschool from fancy here,”Cabrera,whoruns theLeaping neighbors. and raciallydiversebackgroundsofher she hascometoappreciateisthesocially convenience, shesaidoneofmanyaspects Cabrera chosetheneighborhoodfor Avenue andElCaminoReal.While shopping andrestaurantsonCalifornia Palo Altoneighborhood,yetitisstillnear at thetime,”shesaid. expensive houseinPaloAltoonthemarket neighborhood because“itwastheleast children. ShechoseahouseintheVentura place tocallhomeforherandtwo success of the Silicon Valley brought about success oftheSiliconValleybroughtabout residents wereWorldWarIIveterans.“The the neighborhood than 45yearsandremembersthatwhen East MeadowDrive. Road, AlmaStreet,LomaVerdeAvenueand neighborhood isborderedbyMiddle real estatemarketingdesignation.” “South ofMidtown”isnothingmorethan“a Midtown ResidentsAssociationsaysthat Creek,” andSheriFurman,chairofthe Grif the neighborhood.LongtimeresidentJean where thebiggestproblemiswhattocall up. back totheneighborhoodwheretheygrew United States,butheandhiswifemoved Alto anywhereelse,”hesaid. crisp, autumnmorning.“Youcan’thavePalo Rusty Jacobisaidashewashedhiscarona T T “It’samodestneighborhood,we’re not Ventura hasthefeelingofasecluded Grif Whatever youwanttocallit,the South ofMidtownisthetypeplace Jacobi haslivedalloverthewestern “It’s anOzzie-and-Harriettypeofplace,” fi ths says that the area is named “Barron ths saysthattheareaisnamed“Barron SOUTH OFMIDTOWN scooters andhalf-sizeddirtbikes. neighborhood arelitteredwithRazor he frontyardsoftheSouthMidtown fi changes andwassearchingfora was goingthroughsomefamily wenty yearsago,MagdalenaCabrera ths has been a resident for more ths hasbeenaresidentformore fi VENTURA rst got started many rst gotstartedmany fi eld eld the occasionaltwo-storyhome to thearea. brought severalapartmentbuildings and lower interestratesforreturning veterans. World WarII,withtheGIBilloffering cottages cametofruitionmostly after in theneighborhood,hesaid. quickly.” that youcangettoHighways280and101 California Avenue,”hesaid.“Ialsolove and de him. said istheperfect,convenientlocationfor on PepperAvenue,Kentfoundwhathe pricey. Whenhecameacrossatownhouse downtown, hefoundtheareaalittletoo Although hewaslookingforaplace moved toVenturasevenyearsago. street.” Jacobi said. That’s whatmakesPaloAltoAlto,” cream outofair.Thekidslovedit.” course thereareprofessors.Onemadeice There’s acabaretsingerdownthestreet.Of block party.“We’vegotsingersandaband. neighborhood getsintotheactforannual picnic,” shesaid. They haveconcertsandaFourthofJuly grocery andnearbyMitchellPark. quiet neighborhood,”shesaid. Menlo’s.” Palo Altopublicschoolswerebetterthan from somegreenretro they werebuiltinthe’50sandcouldbene said thehouseswerecheaprushjobswhen improvement SouthofMidtownneeds.She previous neighbors,”shesaid. soaring andpricingoutofthemarketour the biggestchanges,withhousingprices Changes totheneighborhoodhave Ventura’s layoutofprimarilyone-story He alsolovesthemodest,smallerhomes “It’s stillcloseenoughtodowntown Colin Kent,originallyfromNewYork, “It’s two steps above everywhere else. “It’s twostepsaboveeverywhereelse. According toJacobi,thewhole “There arequiteafeweventsatthepark. She likestheamenitiessuchaslibrary, “I generallyfeelsafehere....It’sapleasant, Mary Saxtonmovedin2000“becausethe Grif fi fi th sees recent remodels as an th seesrecentremodelsasan nitely withinwalkingdistanceof fi tting. — SusanRobles — — John Squire fi t HOMES SOLD: ($820,000-$2,499,000) MEDIAN 2009HOMEPRICE: Charleston Center Middlefield RoadandLoma Verde Avenue; SHOPPING: Gunn HighSchool elementary schools, J.L. StanfordMiddleSchool, School LowerCampus, 2890MiddlefieldRoad Challenger School, 3880MiddlefieldRoad; Keys School ofthePeninsula, 3233CowperSt.; PRIVATE SCHOOLS(NEARBY): POST OFFICE: Hoover Park 2901CowperSt. PARKS: 650-856-0869, midtownresidents.org Midtown Residents’ Association, SheriFurman, Meadow Drive, MiddlefieldRoadand Alma Street Road LIBRARY: FIRE STATION: Grace Lutheran Preschool, 3149 Waverly St. Drive; ElCarmeloKid’s Club, 3024Bryant St.; Road; CovenantChildren’s Center, 670E. Meadow C.A.R. MilestonePreschool, 3864Middlefield Bessie Bolton’s KidsClub, 500E. MeadowDrive; CHILDCARE AND PRESCHOOLS(NEARBY): CONDOS SOLD: MEDIAN 2009CONDOPRICE: HOMES SOLD: ($703,000-$1,195,000) MEDIAN 2009HOMEPRICE: El CaminoReal SHOPPING: Gunn HighSchool Briones elementaryschools, Terman Middle School, PUBLIC SCHOOLS: POST OFFICE: Community Center, 3990 Ventura Court PARK: Street, West MeadowDriveandElCaminoReal LOCATION: Road LIBRARY: FIRE STATION: Ventura Court Sojourner Truth ChildDevelopmentCenter, 3990 858-0355, www.leapinglizardspreschool.com; Lizards Nature Awareness Preschool, 650- Cooperative Nursery, 3990 Ventura Court; Leaping Little School, 3990 Ventura Court; Heffalump PRESCHOOLS: CHILDCARE AND LOCATION: PUBLIC SCHOOLS: NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION: Boulware Park, 390Fernando Ave.; Ventura MitchellPark, 3600E. MeadowDrive; MitchellPark branch, 3700Middlefield Mitchell Park branch, 3700Middlefield MidtownShoppingCenter, bounded byOregonExpressway, Alma boundedbyLoma Verde Avenue, East California Avenue, CharlestonCenter, FACTS FACTS Cambridge, 265CambridgeAve. Cambridge, 265Cambridge Ave. No. 4, 3600MiddlefieldRoad No. 5, 600 Arastradero Road 25 7 1 Barron Park andJuana ElCarmeloandFairmeadow $1,220,000 $1,220,000 $935,000 $935,000 International International $780,000 Country Day Country Day part of partof

NEIGHBORHOODS 33 16 Palo Verde Verde Palo Meadow Palo Verde Verde Palo $880,000 $1,251,000 $1,250,000 HOMES SOLD: HOMES SOLD: Palo Verde Elementary School, Elementary School, Verde Palo Elementary Fairmeadow Challenger School, 3880 Challenger School, Don Jesus Ramos Park, 800 Don Jesus Ramos Park, 3 19 No. 4, 3600 Middlefield Road 3600 Middlefield 4, No. 3600 Middlefield Road 4, No. Main, 2085 E. Bayshore Road 2085 E. Main, Road 2085 East Bayshore Main, FACTS FACTS Midtown Shopping Center, Midtown Shopping Center, Midtown Charleston Center, between Avenue Verde Loma bounded by East Meadow Drive, Mitchell Park branch, 3700 Middlefield branch, Mitchell Park 3700 Middlefield branch, Mitchell Park Don Jesus Ramos Park, 800 East Meadow Don Jesus Ramos Park, LIBRARY: LIBRARY: Road LOCATION: West Middlefield and and East Meadow Drive, Bayshore roads NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION: 650-494- Smita Joshi, Association, Residents http://pvra.jot.com/ [email protected], 1005, WikiHome (NEARBY): PARKS 3100 Seale Park, W. Henry Meadow Drive; E. Stockton Place POST OFFICE: PUBLIC SCHOOLS: Gunn High School Middle School, Stanford J.L. SHOPPING: also Avenue; Middlefield Road and Colorado Avenue Verde Middlefield Road at Loma MEDIAN 2009 HOME PRICE: ($999,000-$2,300,000) HOMES SOLD: AND PRESCHOOLS (NEARBY): CHILDCARE 670 East Meadow Center, Covenant Children’s 3711 Ross Sunshine Preschool Montessori, Drive; Road FIRE STATION: LIBRARY: Road LOCATION: Middlefield Road Avenue, Montrose Way, Fabian NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION: McMahon, Mike Association, Residents Park www.geocities.com/ 650-493-7392, president, Adobe Meadow Neighborhood meadowparkpa/; 650-493- president, Kettendorf, CeCi Association, 0804 PARKS: 650 East Meadow Drive Mitchell Park, Drive; POST OFFICE: SCHOOL: PRIVATE Middlefield Road PUBLIC SCHOOLS: Gunn Henry M. Stanford Middle School, J.L. School, High School SHOPPING: Shopping Center MEDIAN 2009 HOME PRICE: ($990,000-$1,540,000) MEDIAN 2009 CONDO PRICE: ($650,000-$936,000) CONDOS SOLD: CHILDCARE AND CHILDCARE PRESCHOOLS: Road 3450 Louis Kids’ Club, FIRE STATION: — Kristen Barta — Alexander Papoulias

Palo Verde’s residents have formed Palo Verde’s residents Palo Verde also has a garden club and a The 50-year-old Eichler Swim and The neighborhood association’s The neighborhood association gave A similar attitude prevails in Meadow and ’70s, drawn by the area’s relative by the area’s relative and ’70s, drawn schools. By and its numerous affordability had and ’80s, young families the late 1970s kids had to empty-nesters whose given way left. grown and and clubs, bonds through organizations growing community, which are helping the Homes’ which now includes SummerHill Park and Echelon, Classics at Sterling Vantage. The Palo Warmington Homes’ was created Verde Residents Association as a conduit several years ago to serve and city between the neighborhood communication government, and to foster the umbrella with other areas through group, Palo Alto Neighborhoods. book club. Tennis Club and the Family YMCA on Ross Road are community hubs, where old friends socialize and new residents get acquainted. picnic tables and play structures, still serves as a gathering place for families as well as the community, and is the host location of the annual Adobe Meadow neighborhood block party, held Labor Day weekend. beginnings are closely tied to the event. Bob Marinaro, a block coordinator in Adobe Meadow, credits Arthur Keller, founder and past-president of the neighborhood association, for its success. “He evolved it from our small grouping of a block party and incorporated the rest of the neighborhood into this 300- to 350-strong grouping of homes,” Marinaro said. “sleepy” Adobe Meadow a voice, and united over issues of neighborhood concern. Park, the smaller of the two neighborhoods. “Our NA sort of coalesced over an issue with a single-story overlay, about eight to nine years ago, which is still in effect,” said Mike McMahon, president of the Meadow Park Residents Association, and resident since 1975. PALO VERDE PALO

ADOBE MEADOW he Adobe Meadow and Meadow Park neighborhoods, divided by Adobe Creek, have garnered a reputation as

c to a minimum and to foster a sense n the 45 years that Bill and Smokey that Bill and Smokey n the 45 years lived on Louis Road Chapman have they Verde neighborhood, in the Palo ﬁ Over the years, Palo Verde has Palo Verde is a neighborhood of mostly Palo Verde is a neighborhood “When my husband and I were looking “When my husband and Ramos Park, a 4.4-acre spread of grass, The former site of an elementary The homes, a mix of Brown and Perusing the streets that branch from

T I experienced noticeable shifts in its residents’ ages and household makeup. Young, mostly blue-collar families began moving into Palo Verde during the 1960s of community. Eichler and Eichler-inspired homes. Much Eichler and Eichler-inspired of narrow roads of the area’s street plan and cul-de-sacs was designed to keep traf at the house in ’63, the Eichler Club was at the house in ’63, the and when I saw that only a few years old, is it,’” Smokey pool I said ’Wow. This swims at the club Chapman said. She still nearly every day. have seen people and families come and people and families come have seen Swim like the Eichler go. The Chapmans, door, have remained and Tennis Club next few constants one of the neighborhood’s over the past 50 years. school, Ortega Court is now an enclave of fashionable larger, more expensive homes. The cul-de-sac bears vestiges of school-yard days, such as the path that runs between the court and school’s former playground, Don Jesus Ramos Park. Kauffman developments and Eichlers, are characterized by innovative use of color and landscaping; house exteriors appear in bold apple greens, creams, browns, natural wood, and in one case, purple with periwinkle trim. City trees, planted in yards rather than sidewalks, serve as centerpieces in neat lawns and gardens. Houses are largely one-story, with few exceptions, such as Ortega Court. Louis Road, the only bridge across the creek, the cyclists, dog walkers and playing children outnumber motorists. Palo Alto’s “sleepiest” neighborhoods. 34 NEIGHBORHOODS said, pointing to their “Halloween treasure said, pointingto their“Halloweentreasure of neighborhood watchandelections,”she and meeteachotheraswellthe business in chargeofsocialevents. Meadows Associationboardmember who’s party, notedEllenHartog,theCharleston potluck andanElectionHalloween block with eventssuchastheNationalNightOut the tree-canopyeffect.” Wilkie theyhaveallthosetrees,soyou’vegot peaceful,” shesaid.“Asyoudriveinon to theneighborhoodin2002.“It’svery thoroughfares waswhatattractedAmyHo very littlethroughtraf charm. Madeupofsmallcul-de-sacsitgets corridor —stillretainsitsneighborhood divided bythebusyCharleston-Arastradero John Kleinjoked. was quiterustic,buttheyhadelectricity, there werenostreetlightsorsidewalks.It eventually demolished in later years. Barron eventually demolishedinlateryears.Barron cottages neartherailstationthatwas 1920s, manySanFranciscansbuiltsummer pastures liningthestreets,andduring orchards, strawberry who grewupinBarronPark. hi toyourneighbor,”saidBrandyFaulkner, community. Youdon’tneedanexcusetosay neighborhood hasafamiliarfeelingof the neighborhoodfromrestofPaloAlto. fashioned paceoflifeiswhatdistinguishes Park, residentssaythatthisruralandold- in theheartofSiliconValley;butBarron seem unlikelyforaneighborhoodlocated the ear. young studentsthatwanttopethimbehind bookshelves, backpacks,andofcourse,the of hissurroundings,mindingsmalldesks, visits classroomsandisalwaysverycareful red leaves.Pericles,betterknownasPerry, down narrowstreetscoveredwithgoldand W E “We wanted the whole family to have fun “We wantedthewholefamilyto have fun Residents alsogettogetheratRoblesPark, The factthatmoststreetsarenotmajor Today, CharlestonMeadows—although In the late 1800s, residents saw apricot In thelate1800s,residentssawapricot “The paceoflifeisslowerandthe A donkeywalkingtoschoolwithkidsmay CHARLESTON MEADOWS the local school, clip clopping his way the localschool,clipcloppinghisway donkey Periclesleadsthechildrento very October,theneighborhood Meadows neighborhood in 1955, Meadows neighborhoodin1955, into theirEichlerintheCharleston JohnandPhyllisKleinmoved hen BARRON PARK BARRON fi fi c. elds and dairy elds anddairy people,” Becky Epstein said. people,” BeckyEpsteinsaid. who doesn’tliveherehowmuch we likethe But remodelingprojectsareconstant. earliest Eichlerdevelopmentsin Palo Alto. were builtin1950-51andareamong the structures. TheEichlersalongParkStreet completely ofsingle-storywood-frame built inthe1950sandconsistalmost Wilkie andElCaminoReal. of condominiumsandtownhousesbetween family homesliningWilkieWay,andamix development. ArborRealincludes11single- the newresidentsofArborReal which wasalsoanopportunitytowelcome neighborhood blockpartyonWilkieWay, of upcomingevents. well asawebsite,e-maillistandposted Charleston Rag,amonthlynewsletter,as everyone.” play in,facepaintingandfantasticfoodfrom hunt, PaloAlto welcoming new families. welcoming newfamilies. May Feteandasummericecreamsocial events suchasawinterholidaysongfest, parties everyyearalongwithregularannual directory fortheirowncul-de-sacs. the neighborhoodcreateaphoneande-mail are inwalkingdistanceandmanyblocks and socioeconomiclevel.Allfourschools neighborhood isdiverseinbothethnicity Anne NaceyMaggioncaldasaidthe in becauseofthetop-qualityschools, has livedheresince1986. passing through,”saidTeenaJames,who a newcar,weknowthey’rejustvisitingor have, orwhotheirkidsare,sowhenwesee lives ineachhouse,howmanypetsthey Kinkade painting. that sometimesresembleawarmThomas to smallerranch-stylehomesandcottages varies fromnewer,larger,two-storyhouses Park wasannexedtoPaloAltoin1975. “It’s hard to communicate to someone “It’s hardtocommunicatesomeone Most homesintheneighborhoodwere In 2008theyorganizedthe Neighbors hearabouteventsviathe Barron Park also holds multiple block Barron Parkalsoholdsmultipleblock Since manyfamilieshavemoved “We (theneighborhood)cantellyouwho Today, theneighborhoodlandscape fi re trucks and police cars to re trucksandpolicecarsto — KatharineLu — JoyceTang fi rst rst fl iers iers CONDOS SOLD: MEDIAN 2009CONDOPRICE: HOMES SOLD: ($1,055,000-$2,700,000) MEDIAN 2009HOMEPRICE: California Avenue SHOPPING: Gunn HighSchool Briones elementaryschools, Terman MiddleSchool, PUBLIC SCHOOLS: POST OFFICE: Maybell Ave. and Mataderoavenues; JuanaBrionesPark, 609 PARK: bpaonline.org, www.bpaonline.org Melena, president, 650-493-2135, president@ NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION: School fields Maybell avenues, ElCaminoRealandGunnHigh LOCATION: St.; MitchellPark branch, 3700MiddlefieldRoad LIBRARY: FIRE STATION: Juana BrionesKids’Club org; BarronPark Kids’Club, BarronPark Preschool, Barron Park Playgroup, BethDelson, bdelson@icg. Childcare Co-op, [email protected]; PRESCHOOLS: CHILDCARE AND CONDOS SOLD: ($236,000-$1,450,000) MEDIAN 2009CONDOPRICE: HOMES SOLD: ($883,000-$1,925,000) MEDIAN 2009HOMEPRICE: Piazza’s ShoppingCenter SHOPPING: School School, J.L. StanfordMiddleSchool, GunnHigh PUBLIC SCHOOLS: Cambridge, 265Cambridge Ave. only, noreceiving)3666bELCaminoReal; POST OFFICE: and Miller Avenue Blvd.; MonroeMiniPark (nearby), MonroeDrive PARKS: com, www.charlestonmeadows.org Armstrong, president, cmaboard@googlegroups. NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION: Alma Street, Adobe CreekandElCaminoReal LOCATION: Road LIBRARY: 5, 600 Arastradero Road FIRE STATION: Preschool, 450 W. CharlestonRoad PRESCHOOLS: CHILDCARE AND Bol Park, Laguna Avenue betweenBarron Don SecundinoRoblesPark, 4116Park College Terrace branch, 2300 Wellesley Mitchell Park branch, 3700Middlefield roughly between Chimalus and roughly betweenChimalusand bounded by West MeadowDrive, San Antonio ShoppingCenter, San Antonio ShoppingCenter, FACTS FACTS Cambridge, 265Cambridge Ave. Alma Shoe Repair (for sending Alma ShoeRepair(forsending No. 5, 600 Arastradero Road No. 4, 3600MiddlefieldRoad; No. 13 13 12 12 1 13 Barron Park andJuana Juana Briones Elementary Juana BrionesElementary $1,500,000 $1,500,000 $1,250,000 $1,250,000 $500,000 $801,000 $801,000 Barron Park Growing Tree Lynnie Sara NEIGHBORHOODS 35 to www.johnwking.com [email protected] Direct: 650-354-1100 Direct: John W. King W. 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Association president. Crystal, WalnutGroveHomeowners between theneighborhoods,”said Tom “there’s goodcooperationand feelings ranging from$16,000to$17,000. $3.5 milliontractwithcontemporaryhouses in 1953.Thecompanyhadplanstodevelopa began asatractdevelopedbyBurke&Wyatt walk orbiketoGreenmeadow. by AdobeCreek;abridgeallowspeopleto resides inthenorthwestcornerpartitioned School. children attendFairmeadowElementary neighborhoods, Youngsaid.Today,allthe thought ofasadividinglinebetweenthe Ohlone andGreendellschoolwas said. Christopher CourtthatarenotEichlers,”Ng included homesonDakeAvenueand University. Greendell andaprofessoratSanJoseState is re residents. events, managetheareaandwelcomenew and sub-committeesthatorganizesocial Association, orGMCA,hascommittees called theGreenmeadowCommunity meeting forthelibrarybondmeasure.” garden tour,awine-and-cheesegathering, “Everyone isveryinvolved.Therewasa closer, withmoreactivities,”shesaid. minded neighborhoodsinthearea. the centerofonemostcommunity- two teenagegirlslandedsmackdabin community,” shesaid. a communitythatreallyfeltlike of Pittsburgh. Ben LomondDrivein2006fromasuburb community center. around aneighborhoodpark,pooland Church, theycenteredthecommunity With BayArealandscapedesignerThomas Even without the committees or pool, Even withoutthecommitteesor pool, News clippingsindicatetheneighborhood Walnut Grove,aformerwalnutorchard, Years ago,whetherchildrenattended “However, ourneighborhoodmaphas Today the homeowners’ association, Today thehomeowners’association, “I can’tthinkofacommunitythat’s By luck,almost,she,herhusbandand “If Iwasgoingtomove,wanted Lisa Knoxandherfamilymovedonto fl ected in the community as a whole. ected inthecommunityasawhole. — MeganRawlins — RichardTo HOMES SOLD: ($1,425,000-$1,460,000) MEDIAN 2009HOMEPRICE: Shopping Center SHOPPING: School School, J.L. StanfordMiddleSchool, GunnHigh PUBLIC SCHOOLS: Jewish DaySchool, 450and470San Antonio Road School, 4000MiddlefieldRoad; GideonHausner PRIVATE SCHOOLS(NEARBY): POST OFFICE: Park (nearby), 600EastMeadowDrive PARKS: 650-856-6511 president, GreenmeadowCommunity Association, 3157, www.greenmeadow.org; JimPinsky, NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION: Avenue, NelsonDriveandBenLomond LOCATION: Road LIBRARY: FIRE STATION: Redwood EnrichmentCenter Toddler Center, Peninsula DayCareCenter, Montessori SchoolofLos Altos, Palo Alto Infant CHILDCARE AND PRESCHOOLS(NEARBY): CONDOS SOLD: $765,000; nearby: $828,000 MEDIAN 2009CONDOPRICE: HOMES SOLD: Grove: $1,180,000 ($1,010,000-$1,338,000) $1,285,000 ($995,000-$1,610,000); Walnut MEDIAN 2009HOMEPRICE: Shopping Center SHOPPING: School School, J.L. StanfordMiddleSchool, GunnHigh PUBLIC SCHOOLS: School, GideonHausnerJewishDaySchool PRIVATE SCHOOLS(NEARBY): POST OFFICE: Park (nearby), 600EastMeadow Drive PARKS: 650-493-3276 Homeowners Association,president,Crystal, Tom NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION: Creek, Alma StreetandNelsonDrive Grove: betweenCharlestonRoadand Adobe San Antonio Avenue andMackayDrive; Walnut LOCATION: LIBRARY: FIRE STATION: Care Center, RedwoodEnrichmentCenter School ofLos Altos, Palo Alto ITC, Peninsula Day PRESCHOOLS: CHILDCARE AND Greenmeadow Park (private); Mitchell Greenmeadow Park (private); Mitchell Mitchell Park branch, 3700Middlefield Mitchell Park branch between CreeksideDriveandFerne Greendell: betweenFerne Avenue, Charleston Center, San Antonio Charleston Center, San Antonio FACTS FACTS Cambridge, 265Cambridge Ave. Cambridge, 265Cambridge Ave. No. 4, 3600MiddlefieldRoad No. 4, 3600MiddlefieldRoad 2 Greendell: 6; Walnut Grove: 7 Greendell: 1; nearby: 1 Fairmeadow Elementary Fairmeadow Elementary $1,442,500 $1,442,500 Greendell: Palo Alto Prep Prep Palo Alto Palo Alto Prep Prep Palo Alto Greendell: Montessori Montessori 650-494- Walnut Grove NEIGHBORHOODS 37 Mtn. Monroe Park Monroe Park Tom Vician, Vician, Tom $567,000 $1,190,000 $1,000,000 Charleston Center Challenger School, 3880 Challenger School, Los Altos School District — Fairmeadow and Hoover Fairmeadow 4 4 5 No. 5, 600 Arastradero Road Arastradero 600 5, No. No. 4, 3600 Middlefield Road 3600 Middlefield 4, No. Cambridge, 265 Cambridge Ave. 265 Cambridge Cambridge, Cambridge, 265 Cambridge Ave. 265 Cambridge Cambridge, FACTS FACTS San Antonio Shopping Center San bounded by Adobe Creek, El Camino Adobe Creek, bounded by bordered by East Charleston Road, Road, bordered by East Charleston Mitchell Park branch, 3700 Middlefield branch, Mitchell Park Mitchell Park branch, 3700 Middlefield branch, Mitchell Park Monroe Mini Park, Monroe Drive and Monroe Mini Park, Mitchell Park, 600 E. Meadow Drive Meadow 600 E. Mitchell Park, Los Altos High School Los SHOPPING: MEDIAN 2009 HOME PRICE: ($950,000-$1,415,000) HOMES SOLD: CHILDCARE AND PRESCHOOLS (NEARBY): AND PRESCHOOLS (NEARBY): CHILDCARE W. 450 Montessori Preschool, Tree Growing Charleston Road FIRE STATION: LIBRARY: Road LOCATION: (near Silva borders View Real and Mountain Avenue) NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION: Neighborhood Association, Linnea Wickstrom, 650-941-1143 president, PARKS: Miller Avenue POST OFFICE: PUBLIC SCHOOLS: Egan Junior High School; Santa Rita School, MEDIAN 2009 CONDO PRICE: ($467,000-$740,000) CONDOS SOLD: CHILDCARE AND PRESCHOOLS (NEARBY): PRESCHOOLS (NEARBY): AND CHILDCARE Meadow Drive; 500 E. Club, Besse Bolton Kid’s Meadow Drive; E. 670 Center, Covenant Children’s Charleston 505 E. Center, Children’s Thacher Ellen Road; Charleston 445 E. Hoover Kids’ Club; Road; St. Alma 4111 Center, Toddler Infant Alto Palo FIRE STATION: LIBRARY: Road LOCATION: Alma Street and Mitchell Park East Meadow Drive, NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION: 650-565-9014 president, PARK: POST OFFICE: PRIVATE SCHOOL: SCHOOL: PRIVATE Middlefield Road PUBLIC CHOOLS: Stanford Middle School, J.L. elementary schools, Gunn High School SHOPPING (NEARBY): MEDIAN 2009 HOME PRICE: ($795,600-$1,125,000) HOMES SOLD: View-Los Altos Union High School District — View-Los c.” fi — Veronica Sudekum — Veronica — Thea Lamkin-Carughi Amina Anwar and her husband Omair Amina Anwar and her not too many “Initially, there were families with Later, three or four other In true neighborhood fashion, Ramona Complications occasionally arise when Houses have been coming up within Avila, whose extended Portuguese family “It’s still a close, secluded world here, kids a sense of neighborhood. Instead of of neighborhood. Instead kids a sense car world whizzing by through seeing the down the can kick a stone windows, they wave to way to school and street on the doing the same.” their classmates from Hayward onto Farooqui, who moved were attracted to Roosevelt Circle in 2003, but it was the Fairmeadow for the schools, Palo Alto and the “community feeling of circles” that really appealed. street, but a lot of younger families on our 30, 40 years,” families who’d been there “they were very Anwar said, adding that welcoming.” young children moved in. “People tend to stay for another generation,” she said. Circle residents host annual “circle” parties, host Halloween trick-or-treating events, and congregate for holiday caroling. View, said Pat Rotondo, who moved to the View, said Pat Rotondo, who moved to the neighborhood in 2005. “It doesn’t dawn on you until you notice these subtle little things. The garbage people and the mail truck turn around at my house. It’s kind of amusing.” children are denied admission into Los Altos recreational programs, such as Girl Scout troops, Wickstrom said. the neighborhood lately, adding to the eclectic look of Monroe Drive, where small, decades-old bungalows stand beside brand- new, two-story houses. settled in Monroe Park long ago, believes that although some of the neighborhood faces may have changed, the basic feel of the area has not. away from the noise and the traf c congestion in the c,” he said of the fi fi FAIRMEADOW MONROE PARK ou’re in the middle of three cities, but you still have a little piece of land back by the creek c in his tract of modern, c in his tract fi

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In fact, Fairmeadow’s walkability is The circular pattern is one of The circular pattern is Aside from the occasional errant driver Aside from the occasional At times it’s easy to forget that part of The odd location of Monroe Park has Monroe Park is best described as a Monroe Park is a small, quiet area at the

“Y J one of its most popular attributes. Len Filppu said that walking to school with his elementary school-aged children gives him “a neighborhood feeling, and gives our Fairmeadow’s advantages, according Fairmeadow’s advantages, lived in the to Paul Seaver, who has “There is neighborhood since 1968. very little through traf Fairmeadow mornings and late-afternoons, is a quiet, peaceful neighborhood. “It’s very safe (and) relatively quiet,” said Mary Lautner, who often goes on long-distance walks. affordable homes, but now they also serve homes, but now they affordable icon. as the Fairmeadow’s and school-related traf neighborhood of 300 Eichler homes. neighborhood of 300 proximity to Mitchell Residents enjoy close and four schools, Park, a community center public and private. Monroe Drive is technically in Mountain created a variety of peculiar issues for its Palo Alto residents, who have decided to step up and create a homeowners’ association. neighborhood on the margins. “We’re really a three-city neighborhood: residents of Palo Alto and Mountain View who go to Los Altos schools,” said Linnea Wickstrom, a resident since 1974. southernmost tip of Palo Alto. There are no southernmost tip of Palo Alto. There are no sidewalks on Monroe Drive, the main road that runs in a circular loop, and numerous trees mark it as a calm enclave despite its proximity to the El Camino commercial zone. where you feel you’re in the country,” Deolinda Avila said of Monroe Park, which she has called home since 1968. 38 NEIGHBORHOODS neighborhood. neighborhood. to schoolshasbeenthetraf away. Theonlyproblemwithbeingsoclose schools areallnomorethanafewblocks Bol Park. to feedthetwodonkeyswholiveinnearby parks closeby.Residentsoftentaketheirkids as walkingandbikingpaths,several Gunn HighSchoolforkidstoplayin,aswell neighborhood —peacefulandfriendly. Acres asa“LeaveIttoBeaver”typeof wonderful placetolive,”shesaid. now thatmykidshavegrownup,itisstilla nationalities represented. plenty ofyoungfamilieswithmanydifferent the 1960s,andsaidtodayareaattracts neighborhood hasnotchanged. Forty-seven yearslater,heropinionofthe was theperfectmixofcityandcountry. schools andnearthehills,shethoughtit neighborhood ofGreenAcres.Closeto also raisedthree childreninPaloAlto crossing busyArastraderoRoad. their momDarcyworriesabout them the neighborhoodwiththeirparents, but during thesummer,andridebikes around neighbors theyactuallyknow. they wantedtobeablesellcookies the neighborhood’ssenseofcommunity; came forthestellarpublicschoolsand husband toraisethreegirls.TheHustons Palo AltoOrchards accompanies herGirlScouts,movedto aesthetics. II havebeenremodeledtocontemporary houses thatwerebuiltafterWorldWar grow upandmostofthecookie-cuttertract generation theneighborhoodhasseen Palo AltoOrchards.Thisisthesecond several cul-de-sacstreetsthatmakeup A W PALO ALTO ORCHARDS ALTO PALO Public elementary, middle and high Public elementary,middleandhigh There isaccesstoopen-space Other residentshavedescribedGreen “It isagreatplacetoraiseyourkids.And Elman isoneoftheoriginalresidentsfrom Misao Sakamoto andherlatehusband The Hustongirlscanplayinthe streets Darcy Huston,themotherwho walking door-to-doorthrough Scout cookiestotheirneighbors, andherdaughterssellGirl mother Elman was drawn to the quiet Elman wasdrawntothequiet raise heryoungfamily,Linda searchingforahometo hen GREEN ACRES fi ve yearsagowithher fi c it brings to the c itbringstothe fi elds behind elds behind Elman said. Elman said. was whenshemovedin. neighborhood remainsasgreatavalueit residents stayinGreenAcres.ForElman,the is oneofthereasonsmanylong-term everyone tocometogether.” their bikesinthestreet,it’sagreatwayfor barbecue, setupping-pongtables;kidsride block party,wecloseoffastreetandhave to socialize,”Englhardtsaid.“Forthe block partyintheearlyfall. neighborhood Halloweenparty,andanother know theirneighbors.Theyhaveanannual old andnewfamilies. Englhardt said.Sheenjoysthemixofboth see howdifferentpeople’slivescanbe,” United States. who arethe have livednearbyforgenerations,andothers of allages,includingpeoplewhosefamilies neighborhood. GreenAcrescontainspeople Acres since2000,lovesthediversityof families aremovingin.” “Older folksaremovingoutand new Palo AltoOrchard’sevolvingdemographic. to beintheschooldistrict,”Huston saidof kids movesininevitablybecause theywant house goesonthemarket,somebody with live inPaloAltoOrchards.“Assoonasa starting familiesjumpatopportunitiesto McKellar andKelly’swives. Lorabelle, aftertheoriginaldevelopers streets withnamessuchasSuzanneand one-story homespricedunder$10,000on GIs whocametoraisetheirchildrenin then. TheSakamotosjoinedmanyformer was stillsurroundedbywalnutorchards Sakamoto wasastudent.Thecommunity housing, wheretheylivedwhileCalvin Orchards freshoutofUCBerkeleystudent their childrenwalkedtoschool. time whenparentscouldresteasily Orchards, buttheydidsoduringasimpler “I cannot imagine living anyplace else,” “I cannotimaginelivinganyplaceelse,” The neighborhood’sfriendlyatmosphere “These eventsareafunwayforpeople Residents alsomakeeffortstoget “It’s madeitveryfunandenrichingto Lorie Englhardt,whohaslivedinGreen Half acenturylater,youngprofessionals The SakamotosmovedtoPaloAlto fi rst in their families to live in the rst intheirfamiliestolivethe — RotemBen-Shachar — LillianBixler HOMES SOLD: ($1,340,000-$2,150,000) MEDIAN 2009HOMEPRICE: Shopping Center, DowntownLos Altos SHOPPING: School, Terman MiddleSchool, GunnHighSchool PUBLIC SCHOOLS: 4000 TermanDrive PRIVATE SCHOOL: Miranda Ave. POST OFFICE: Terman Park, 655 Arastradero Road PARKS: [email protected] II) Betsy Allyn, 650-493-8859; (Green Acres I) NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION: Road, CoulombeDrivetoGeorgia Avenue Green Acres II: Maybell Avenue to Arastradero Glenbrook Drive, LosPalos toPomona avenues; LOCATION: Road LIBRARY: FIRE STATION: School, 687 Arastradero Road Miranda Ave. No. T6B; Young LifeChristianPre- Whistlestop ChildDevelopmentCenter, 3801 Montessori School, 575 Arastradero Road; PRESCHOOLS: CHILDCARE AND CONDOS SOLD: $409,975 ($381,000-$438,000) MEDIAN 2009CONDOPRICE(NEARBY): ($1,151,000-$1,895,000) MEDIAN 2009HOMEPRICE: Shopping Center SHOPPING: School, Terman MiddleSchool, GunnHigh School PUBLIC SCHOOLS: 4000 TermanRoad PRIVATE SCHOOL: POST OFFICE: Terman Park, 655 Arastradero Road PARKS: [email protected] NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION: McKellar Lane, SuzanneStreetandDrive LOCATION: Road LIBRARY: FIRE STATION: Life ChristianPre-School, 687 Arastradero Road Montessori School, 575 Arastradero Road; Young PRESCHOOLS: CHILDCARE AND Juana BrionesPark, 609Maybell Ave.; Juana BrionesPark, 609Maybell Ave.; Mitchell Park branch, 3700Middlefield Mitchell Park branch, 3700Middlefield Green Acres I: Arastradero Roadto El CaminoReal, San Antonio bounded by West CharlestonRoad, El CaminoReal, San Antonio FACTS FACTS Veterans HospitalBureau, 3801 Cambridge, 265Cambridge Ave. No. 5, 600 Arastradero Road 6 No. 5, 600 Arastradero Road 4 Bowman InternationalSchool, Juana Briones Elementary Juana BrionesElementary Bowman InternationalSchool, Juana Briones Elementary Juana BrionesElementary HOMES SOLD: $1,642,500 $1,642,500 $1,425,000 $1,425,000 Palo Alto Palo Alto (Green Acres (Green Acres John Spiller, 3 NEIGHBORHOODS 39 since 1989. of cities from of cities from rusted area agent agent rusted area San Mateo to Los Gatos. Mateo to Los San to buy or sell your home. Call me when you’re ready ready Call me when you’re horough working knowledge horough working knowledge Terrie Masuda Terrie CRS, GRI, SRES 650.400.2918 Elite Int’l President’s 5% Top Silicon Valley's [email protected] www.terriemasuda.com 40 NEIGHBORHOODS especially withtheAdobeCreekbeing some bobcats—averyappealingaspect neighbors’ backyards,includingdeerand Park. Occasionallywildlife to theirproximityAltaMesaMemorial peace-and-quiet ambianceofthe55homes grown totheneighborhooditistoday. begin untilthe1950sandgraduallyhas Alto. Developmentintheareadidn’treally the areawasannexedtocityofPalo for $300in1850.Itwasn’tuntil1959that pioneer DonaJuanaBrionesdeMiranda purchased bytheMexican-American resident, said. amenities ofPaloAlto,”Jackie,a38-year rural atmosphereyetitispartofallthe small, close-knitcommunity. years, wascommentingonthevalueofthis Berman, whohaslivedabroadformany parents intheGreaterMirandaarea.Dan the mayorand LosAltostowncouncil. aesthetic intact,eventakingtheir issuesto fought togethertokeepthearea’s rural house. Membersoftheneighborhood number ofneighborhoodmeetings inher nearby LosAltos. enough forhertogetwhatshe needs in downtown areasandyetisconvenient the areamanagestobesecludedfrom neighborhood since1973.Shelikeshow Old TraceRoadhasbeenastapleofthe and theChildren’sHealthCouncil. and founderofthePaloAltoMedicalClinic Esther Clark,the regardless ofwheretheyarelocated. houses receiveastellarviewofthepark, neighborhood bythesamename.All run downthethreemainroadsof and wideMediterranean-stylemansions plot oflandlocatedinthePaloAltohills. L “I Many oftheresidentsattribute The GreaterMirandalandwasoriginally “It’s tuckedaway,soithasasortof Dating backtothe’80s,shehosted a Adrienne Oliff’sranch-stylehouseon The parkwassoldtothecityin1965by Spanish villas,old-styleranchhouses Esther ClarkPark,anopen21-acre uninterrupted landscapesde arge oaktrees,wildanimalsand GREATER MIRANDA son oncesaidwhenvisitinghis paradise,” JackieBerman’soldest hope yourealizelivein ESTHER CLARK fi rst femalepediatrician fi nds awayinto fi ne framed ranch-style homehasoverlooked four neighborsonthestreet,her wooden- fi Mockingbird Lanesinceherhouse was Creasey said. around thepark. and rabbitshavebeensightedbothin park. Otheranimalssuchasdeer,gophers and otherbirdsmaketheirhomeinthe feet high,”hesaid. more than25yearsago. generosity ofhisfather,whoplantedthem surround theparkarealsodueto ranch house.Themanyoaktreesthat its namefromJuanaBriones’1844adobe Road since1956,evenbeforeitreceived out foreachother,”shesaid. away fromoneanother,theystillwatched make EstherClarkwhatitistoday. more developedparkareashavehelpedto Votes againststreetlights,newroadsand said oftheevent. and ithasthisniceneighborlyfeeltoit,”he outdoor gamesandapotluck. Green, whichiscelebratedannuallywith the July4JellyBeanOlympicsonMiranda completely unpacked,theywereinvitedto sons, inJune2006.Evenbeforethey neighborhood, withhiswifeIritandtwo stayed thereforacoupleofyears. little memorialonMirandaAvenue,which was killed.Thecaringneighborsplaceda run incidentin2003whena6-year-oldgirl truly cametogetherafterafatalhit-and- emergency preparedness.Thecommunity Miranda Avenuerepavedtoorganizing organized severalprojects,fromgetting decades. Theneighborhoodassociationhas well, asmanyhavelivedthereforyearsor Miranda NeighborhoodAssociation,said. close-by, DonNielsen,presidentofthe rst builtin1973.Asoneoftheoriginal Marilyn Stockerhaslivedon “I’ve seencoyotesgothroughmy yard,” Beautiful hawks,redtails,blueherons “As Iwalkoutside,seethesetrees25 Robert CreaseyhaslivedonOldAdobe “Though theneighborsareoneacre “It’s agoodwaytomeetmorefamilies, Steve Tadlismovedintothe The neighborsallknoweachother — JohannaToivio andKrisYoung HOMES SOLD: ($1,230,000-$1,935,000) MEDIAN 2009HOMEPRICE: Shopping Center SHOPPING: School, Terman MiddleSchool, GunnHighSchool PUBLIC SCHOOLS: 4000 TermanDrive PRIVATE SCHOOL: POST OFFICE: Road PARKS (NEARBY): 650-941-2429 NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION: Miranda GreenandMoanaCourt LOCATION: Road LIBRARY: FIRE STATION: Miranda Ave.,No. T6B Whistlestop ChildDevelopmentCenter, 3801 CHILDCARE AND PRESCHOOLS(NEARBY): HOMES SOLD(NEARBY): $2,000,000 ($1,600,000-$2,420,000) MEDIAN 2009HOMEPRICE(NEARBY): SHOPPING: Terman MiddleSchool, GunnHighSchool PUBLIC SCHOOLS: POST OFFICE: PARK: Avenue, off Arastradero Road LOCATION: Road LIBRARY: FIRE STATION: nature oftheneighborsstillremains. of emptynestersinitswake,the friendly departure fromtheareahasleft anumber parties andbarbecues.Whilethe children’s family playedhosttoannualskating literally awalkthroughthepark. Stocker’s Elementary School.Gettingtoschoolwas neighborhood’s closeproximitytoNixon bay,” shesaid. the neighborhoodonitshillforyears. Many familiesweredrawntothe “We arethelowestlotthatcansee Esther ClarkPark, Old Trace Road Mitchell Park branch, 3700Middlefield Mitchell Park branch, 3700Middlefield Miranda Avenue,Court, Arroyo from Old Adobe RoadtoManuela El CaminoReal, San Antonio El CaminoReal, DowntownLos Altos FACTS FACTS Cambridge, 365Cambridge Ave. Cambridge, 265Cambridge Ave. No. 5, 600 Arastradero Road No. 5, 600 Arastradero Road 3 Terman Park, 655 Arastradero Bowman InternationalSchool, Juana Briones Elementary Juana BrionesElementary Nixon ElementarySchool, 3 $1,775,000 $1,775,000 — CaseyScheld Don Nielson, NEIGHBORHOODS 41 Veronica Weber George Mark Nadim, Mark Nadim, $968,000 $2,325,000 Challenger School, 3880 Challenger School, Fairmeadow or Hoover Fairmeadow Nixon Elementary School, Nixon Elementary School, 4 2 No. 4, 3600 Middlefield Road 4, No. No. 8, Foothills Park, 3300 Page 3300 Page Park, Foothills 8, No. Cambridge, 265 Cambridge Ave.; Ave.; 265 Cambridge Cambridge, Main Post Office, 2085 E Bayshore Office, Main Post FACTS FACTS Charleston Center El Camino Real, Downtown Los Altos, Altos, Downtown Los El Camino Real, bounded by Middlefield Road, East bounded by Middlefield Road, off Page Mill Road: Alexis Drive, Drive, Alexis Mill Road: off Page Mitchell Park branch, 3700 Middlefield branch, Mitchell Park Mitchell Park branch, 3700 Middlefield branch, Mitchell Park Mitchell Park, 600 East Meadow Drive Mitchell Park, Foothills Park, 3300 Page Mill Road 3300 Page Park, Foothills CHILDCARE AND PRESCHOOLS (NEARBY): AND PRESCHOOLS (NEARBY): CHILDCARE 4000 Middlefield Pre-School Center, Children’s 4000 Good Neighbor Montessori, T1; Road, Fives and Pre-school Young K-4; Middlefield Road, Preschool Ta’Enna 4120 Middlefield Road; Family, Way 3921 Fabian (OFJCC), FIRE STATION: LIBRARY: Road LOCATION: Sutherland Avenue, Montrose Charleston Road, Drive NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION: [email protected] Browning, PARK: POST OFFICE: Bayshore Road 2085 E. Main, SCHOOLS: PRIVATE Gideon Hausner Jewish Day Middlefield Road; Jewish Kehillah Antonio Road; 450 San School, Alto Prep Palo Way; Fabian 3900 High School, Road 4000 Middlefield School, PUBLIC SCHOOLS: Stanford Middle School, J.L. elementary schools, Gunn High School SHOPPING: MEDIAN 2009 HOME PRICE: ($795,000-$973,000) HOMES SOLD: FIRE STATION: FIRE STATION: Arastradero 600 5, No. summer); Mill Road (during Road LIBRARY: Road LOCATION: Drive and Laurel Bandera Country Club Court, Glen Drive NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION: www.pahna.org 650-949-5672; president, PARK: POST OFFICE: Road PUBLIC SCHOOLS: Gunn High School Middle School, Terman SHOPPING: California Avenue MEDIAN 2009 HOME PRICE: ($2,000,000-$2,650,000) HOMES SOLD:

Marjan Sadoughi — Arden Pennell — Monica Guzman eld Road. fi nd a church, since there are fi “It’s pretty centralized to everything you Residents stay connected with e-mails Twoy and his family are looking forward She also credited yearly get-togethers yearly get-togethers She also credited on lots are part of Cranes and hard hats “I get the open space I love, and the city,” need,” said Richard Twoy, who moved to the neighborhood in late 2007. “Piazza’s is I just a block away and Highway 101, which take to work each day, is close by.” on news concerning the neighborhood and the annual block party, which includes a barbecue and games. The block party is also a fun way many neighbors share their cultural backgrounds by preparing ethnic foods. to the block party at the end of the year. “We can see who’s around and get to know other people,” Twoy said. to go far to many along Middle togethers. One party was scheduled to end One party was scheduled togethers. midnight it went until after at 8 p.m. but being just enjoyed because everybody together.” Alto Hills organized by the Palo (PAHNA), and Neighborhood Association Hills Country Club, held at the Palo Alto of togetherness. with maintaining a spirit the neighborhood a larger trend. Although surrounding is unable to expand into of change nonetheless preserves, the winds in the form of sneak over its dry hillsides rebuilding. renovation, or more commonly, constructed in the Tearing down houses residents are 1960s and 1970s, newer creating spacious digs with sprawling decks, vineyards and guest wings. West said. “It’s just where I want to be.” eld fi eld and San fi

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ﬁ ne and a half acres, across from acres, across from ne and a half view of the San a golf course, seven oak trees Francisco Bay, ee, I would love to live here,” the late Margie Hornbeck used to say while driving through the PALO ALTOHILLS

CHARLESTON GARDENS CHARLESTON The Hornbecks were also drawn to the Although surrounded by three busy Drawn to the wide and safe streets, the However, life amongst the deer, coyotes “It was like going away for the weekend It was the semi-wild environment that It was the semi-wild The neighborhood, which began The neighborhood, which

“G “O Road. Doug, who taught at Cubberley High School on Middle and became a community center, loved that his work was so close. They also don’t have nearby schools and local amenities, many located on San Antonio or Middle Antonio roads, Charleston Gardens is a serene area. On a mid-day stroll around the tree-shaded neighborhood the loudest sound heard is birds chirping, and the streets are nearly free of cars. Portable basketball hoops are common, with children often seen playing on late afternoons. streets, Charleston, Middle Hornbecks found Charleston Gardens an area ideal for raising young children. prior to moving to Charleston Gardens in prior to moving to Charleston Gardens in 1966, with her husband Doug. Eichler and rancher- and bobcats is anything but solitary, West and bobcats is anything but solitary, West said. “All the neighbors wave. We have get- when you came home,” she said. “I had lived on Stanford Avenue earlier, and I just wanted to be in the hills. It’s so peaceful.” convinced Connie West and her husband Jim to move in 1985. as a ranch before transforming into a as a ranch before transforming golf course, has much development along a but many Palo to offer its 77 households, even know it exists. Alto residents may not 280, the area is Nestled above Highway Deer wander secluded by acres of nature. circulate into back yards and residents has what in case of supply lists about who disaster. — it was like a wish list!” Chuck Colby said, a wish list!” Chuck — it was like Palo Alto the lot he bought in describing Hills in 1976. 42 NEIGHBORHOODS

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