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Staff CA 94306 Palo Alto, 450 Cambridge Ave. Since incorporation in 1894, Palo Alto has Since incorporation in 1894, Over time, the of Palo demographics Despite a median household income of

expanded the to encompass area stretching Creek to the from San Francisquito north to San Antonio Road to the south, from the San Francisco Bay to the Skyline Ridge. It is home residentsto nearly 60,000 but during weekdays the population swells to nearly 140,000 with the daily flow and ebb of commuters. Alto have changed What once dramatically. was a homogeneous, mostly blue-collar with an enclave community, of Stanford professors,University has become a diverse, mostly well-to-do, well-educated, but aging, population. in 2008 inflation-adjusted $166,063 dollars, many are challenged to keep up with the today is a diverse a mixture of community, high-tech and locally owned companies and more homes. than 26,000 N www.PaloAltoOnline.com

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26 CHARLESTON RD. 22 PAGE MILL RD. 25 PALO ALTO NEIGHBORHOODS 27 24 1. Downtown North 19. South of Midtown 30 23 2. Crescent Park 20. Adobe Meadow/ 3. University South Meadow Park 4. Professorville 21. Charleston Gardens 5. Community Center 22. The Greenhouse 29 28 6. Duveneck/St. Francis 23. Greendell 7. Triple El 24. Greenmeadow 31 San Antonio 8. Embarcadero Oaks 25. Walnut Grove Shopping 9. Leland Manor 26. Fairmeadow Center 10. Garland 27. Charleston Meadows Mountain 11. Old Palo Alto 28. Monroe Park Los Altos View 12. Southgate 29. Palo Alto Orchards 13. Evergreen Park 30. Barron Park 33 14. College Terrace 31. Green Acres 32

15. Ventura 32. Greater Miranda SAN ANTONIO RD. 16. Midtown 33. Esther Clark Park 17. Palo Verde 34. Palo Alto Hills 18. St. Claire Gardens

34 Neighborhoods 7 8 Neighborhoods neighborly interaction.larger Afew — encouraging side driveways offtothe sit outfront, porchesthe sidewalks, the built closerto are bungalows. Houses or cottages like designed and houses smaller properties still remaininthe old blue-collarpopulace of the Vestiges to PaloAltoHistorianStevenStaiger. neighborhood wasbuiltout, according Middlefield Road. and Alma Street between and tucked south north, Universityonthe the Avenue meandering SanFrancisquitoCreekon Valley, alongabustlingmainstreet. store,aniconofSilicon can find anApple dimes. InsteadofWoolworth’s,todayyou and five-and-houses creameries, movie of landscape a NormanRockwell-esque into World WarIIdowntowndeveloped up University Avenue. town wasdry,ran 1890s, theandatrolley an offshootofStanfordUniversity inthe as SoonafterPaloAltobegan of itsoldest. northernmost neighborhood, isalsoone By the end of the 1920s the end ofthe By the bythe Downtown Northisbounded post- the since Much haschanged Downtown North, PaloAlto’s d o wnt o wn no wn hassles are. hassles bigger trafficAvenue, theandparking to University lives closer aresident the working aroundUniversity Avenue.And areasforparkingwhile its residential use toStanfordor Downtown Northtoget Staiger said. Commutersdrivethrough North isitsparkingandtraffic situation, said. nothing wasopen,”she because downtown atnight road ourbikes mean we up.I Universityclosed because Avenue was most boringtownthere inthe lived we their house. dirt roadoutside down the tohose used Creek orwhenhergrandmotheractually down SanFrancisquito and innertube tofishused towhenpeople Snyder refers that center.“slower-pace” Goneisthe town shiftfromsmalltourban the in herDowntownNorthhouse,hasseen family’s fifththe generationtogrowup growing town. development forthe and current need the represent and apartmentcomplexes rebuilt houses

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“My husband and I could not agree for 7 years, then Jackie came along and she “My 7 years, for husband agree and I could not ackie 10 Neighborhoods University Avenue.Childrenplayonthe to downtownPaloAltoandtraffic-laden its proximity despite feel a quiet,secluded Parkhas and MiddlefieldRoad,Crescent Creek, Road,ChanningAvenue Newell said. it here,”he not goinganywhere.Ilove neighbors. “I’m congeniality ofthe by the prices. and skyrocketing fences between-neighbor low of those demise lotstothe deeper the andinfillon raising ofrooflines homes plenty ofchanges,fromthe has seen Los AltosHighSchoolteacher now-retired as ascreen. garage and backyardmovienightwithhisrear co-op parties, awine costume Halloween into Labor Dayblock-partytraditions, — informalchatsthatevolved low fences neighbors cheered. and new woogie boogie a buddyplayed while Guinda Street blocks. togojustafew opted home, he mostly single-storyCraftsmanbungalows. andindividualitysmall-town feel ofthe bythe was charmed Park in1969,he Tucked between San Francisquito between Tucked changes, Baconisstillstruck the Despite Avenue, ontoForest the moved Since he over quickly forged were Relationships hispianodown still recallswheeling He alarger needed Four yearslaterwhenhe toCrescent When GaryBaconmoved Cres c ent P ent ark millions of dollars of damage when the millions ofdollarsdamage problems. HeavyElNiñorainswreaked of itsshare Francisquito Creekhascaused in America. trees eucalyptus firstof the some planted land,he where In 1864,boughtthe Dr.WilliamNewell San Francisquito.Rinconada delArroyode Rancho a 2,200-acrelandgrantcalled Parkwasoriginallypartof that Crescent neighborhood.”the think that’suniquethingsabout oneofthe I street. on atraditional,tree-lined houses two-story large that kindofarchitecture: Association. Parktendstohave “Crescent ParkNeighborhood Crescent of the East Coast,” saidNormBeamer, president on the big cities suburbs aroundthe the in looking fortwo-storyhouses,like are character. lookingforaneighborhoodwith residents tomany and Victorianhomes,appeals age, withMediterranean,EarlyCalifornian diversityand Park.area’s architectural The to Crescent only thingthatattractspeople and friendship. advice other forhelp, canrelyoneach and neighborsknowthey neighborhood’s magnolia-linedsidewalks, For decades, the nearby San For decades,the Steve Staiger, Palo Alto’s historian, notes Parkwho to Crescent come “People friendly environmentisn’tBut the require raising the house above the flood the above house raising the require insurance andthatanymajorrenovations flood tohave need homes mortgaged floodzone,whichmeansthat designated that,” Beamersaid. creek thatisnormallydrytofloodlike in1998. creek overflowed CONDOS OLD:1 MEDIAN 2010CONDOPRIE:$735,000 HOMES OLD:30 ($710,000-$4,830,000) MEDIAN 2010HOEPRIC:$2,400,000 Middlefield Road, Menlo Park SHOPPING (NEARBY): The Willows Market, 60 Jordan MiddleSchool, Palo Alto HighSchool PUBLIC SCHOOLS:DuveneckElementarySchool, 1095 Channing Ave. PRIV Main, 2085E. BayshoreRoad POST OFFICES:Hamilton, 380Hamiliton Ave.; Hopkins CreeksidePark, alongPalo Alto Avenue PARKS: EleanorPardee Park, 851CenterDrive; Beamer, 650-327-7071 NEIGHBORHOOD Road Newell Road, Channing Avenue andMiddlefield LOCATION: boundedbySanFrancisquito Creek, LIBRAR FIRE STATION: No. 3, 799EmbarcaderoRoad Preschool, 888Boyce Ave. CHILDCARE Much of Crescent Parkisnowina Much ofCrescent alittle expected “You neverwouldhave

ATE SCHOOLS:St. ElizabethSetonSchool, Veronica Weber Veronica Y : MainLibrary, 1213NewellRoad from anearlyage.” responsibility out withalittle “It’s agreatwaytostartthem sit andhouse-sit,”O’Malleysaid. each other. for all here we’re like said. “Ifeel amazing neighbors,”O’Malley ... byamazingneighbors,just past 12for theyears. there her community thathaskept that broughther,house it’sthe through street.Butifit’sthe not ona ofahouse path feel off-the-beaten- and the house of the architecture with the love in fell Parkwhenshe Crescent and fantasticlocation. homes friendly atmosphere,elegant the flood, talkabout mostresidents level. “Our kidsallcat-sitanddog- onallsides “I amsurrounded firstto O’Malley moved Beth Rather thanfocusingonthe Piccolo AND PRESCHOOLS:Piccolo FACTS — Jillian Keenan and Carol Blitzer Carol and Keenan Jillian — ASSOCIATION : Norman Neighborhoods 11 Attention Once you download the free QR Reader from the App Store, sim- ply use your phone to take a pic- above. barcodes the of one of ture You will then be these exceptional properties. able to view iPhone Lovers ______*No slogan needed 195 Heather Lane 195 Heather 240 Emerson Street 719 Florales Drive 719 Florales 1709 Waverley Street Waverley 1709 1030 Hamilton Avenue 1030 Hamilton SOLD - Seller Representation SOLD - Seller Representation SOLD - Buyer & Seller Representation SOLD - Buyer SOLD - Buyer & Seller Representation SOLD - Buyer & Seller Representation SOLD - Buyer 121 Fulton Street 121 Fulton 925 Forest Avenue 925 Forest 832 Waverley Street Waverley 832 1060 Palo Alto Avenue Alto 1060 Palo SOLD - Seller Representation SOLD - Buyer Representation SOLD - Buyer SOLD - Buyer Representation SOLD - Buyer SOLD - Buyer Representation SOLD - Buyer SOLD - Seller Representation DRE 01184883 DRE 733 Loma Verde Avenue, Unit C Avenue, Verde 733 Loma 650-400-1001 Averaging 8,000 Visits Per Month Over $150 Million in Palo Alto Real Estate Transactions since 2007 since Transactions Real Estate Alto in Palo Number One Team out of 75,000 Keller Williams agents Williams Keller 75,000 of out Team One Number HomesOfPaloAlto.com Miles McCormick 561 Center Drive 561 Center 2160 Bryant Street 3730 Ortega Court 950 University Avenue 950 University 251 Washington Avenue Washington 251 SOLD - Seller Representation SOLD - Seller Representation SOLD - Seller Representation SOLD - Buyer Representation SOLD - Buyer LEASED - Owner Representation 12 Neighborhoods under $900,000,”said. she for $10 millionandanothersoldforalittle class. upper of the high reaches potluck, rangingfrommiddle-classtothe duringthe upto200residents gets party usually boxes. Verwillowsaidthe ofjuice in need were block party;they the at arrived coolers whenthey toward the ready. the was afirst-aidVerwillow saidtherekitat ontoaninflatable-rubbersurface. bounced and slide downthe kids flew direction. The outinevery poured squeals ofdelight kids. older for the bouncy slide and orange blue young childrenanda20-foot-tall for the said. gasp,” she summer’s last after schoolstarts.“Itislike first Saturday neighborhood onthe whole hosts ablockpartyforthe Kingsley Avenue neighborhood, too.Eachyearherblockon of communityisstronginthe sense the location.” from Stanford,”said.perfect she“Itisthe blocks from downtownandeight of amile location ofherneighborhood. about the exciting places,KathrynVerwillowraves But,main attractionto locationisthe sold was ahouse “On thisblockthere theirfather Two younggirlsdragged slide, on the kids were When the party hadabouncyhouse This yearthe 2003, sincesaid Verwillow, aresident neighborhood isonlythree-fourths “The Palo Alto’s most inbetween Nestled UN IVERS I T Y S O UTH South. When Stanford opened in1891,South. WhenStanfordopened byUniversity— whichissurrounded there wholived Stanford professors for the — named historic districtofProfessorville a parkingspotisavailable. ensure his neighborandplay“musicalcars”to has tohelp parking.said he ample Now,he tobe used 1978 andsaidthatthere since groceries.” just toputawayher forth severaltimes once sawawomanwalkblockbackand away fromtheirhouses,”Hodossaid. “I to parkblocks to runanerrandandhave parking issue. abig Hodos, thisinfluxofcarshascreated Michael resident According tolong-time downtown workers. to accommodate neighborhood of the edge atthe streets Palo Alto. expansionof continued problems withthe University Southhasbroughtsome walking distance.” said. “Everythingisin communities,” he aspect. best neighborhood isthe location ofthe everyday andalsosaidthe to work enjoys ridinghisbike said he inUniversity1998.lived SouthsinceHe than 100-year-oldthis morecommunity. The parking problemsspillintothe The intheneighborhood Hodos haslived withoutdrivewayswillgo “Residents two-hourparking city designated The great locationof However, the suburban most urbanofthe “It isthe Eric Nee,ajournalistatStanford,has university, accordingtoStaiger. walkingdistancetothe closest it wasthe original PaloAltobecause South wasthe said. without talkingaboutPaloAlto,” Staiger acitysurroundingit. Stanford needed because city ofPaloAltowasformed Staiger,to PaloAltoHistorianStevethe campus. According near the was little there

CONDOS OLD:19 ($560,000-$4,125,000) MEDIAN 2010CONDOPRIE:$899,000 HOMES OLD:15 ($775,000-$4,200,000) MEDIAN 2010HOEPRIC:$1,385,500 Village SHOPPING: University Avenue, Town &Country Jordan MiddleSchool, Palo Alto HighSchool PUBLIC SCHOOLS: AddisonElementarySchool, POST OFFICE:Hamilton, 380Hamilton Ave. and Waverley Street Avenue; Palo Alto HeritagePark, Homer Avenue PARKS: ScottPark, ScottStreetandChanning 650-325-8057 NEIGHBORHOOD Street, EmbarcaderoandMiddlefieldroads LOCATION: boundedbyHomer Avenue, Alma (temporarily closedforrenovations) LIBRAR FIRE STATION: No. 1, 301 Alma St. Ave. Hamilton Ave.; The LearningCenter, 459Kingsley Center –CCLC, 848RamonaSt.; FirstSchool, 625 Club, 650 Addison Ave.; DowntownChildCare CHILDCARE The area that is now called Universitycalled area thatisnow The “You can’tstoryofStanford tellthe Veronica Weber Veronica said. funds, Staiger adequate the raises Palo AltoHistoricalAssociation the asearlyspringof 2011,museum if Palo Alto’s originalclinic. tohouse Homer Avenue,whichused Roth Buildingon inthe housed be will museum new boundaries. The neighborhood’s withinthe Museum Palo AltoHistorical the by opening University South’straditionofhistory to cutthrough. tape red done withmuchless can be renovationsProfessorville, onhomes historic bordersof the outside lies neighborhood years old.the Butsince than 100more that are has homes Construction couldstartonthe to continue hopes Staiger saidhe of this,UniversityBecause South Y : Downtownbranch, 270Forest Ave. AND PRESCHOOLS: Addison Kids’ FACTS ASSOCIATION: ElaineMeyer, — Ryan Deto Ryan — Neighborhoods 13 650.543.1164 CALL MONICA FOR ALL YOUR DRE# 01111473 REAL ESTATE NEEDS REAL ESTATE www.monicacorman.com oker oker CREATIVE COMMITTED CONNECTED • • [email protected] • www.monicacorman.com www.monicacorman.com 650.543.1164 monicacormanbr cormanmonica br MENLO PARK MENLO ATHERTON ALTO PALO STANFORD WOODSIDE VALLEY PORTOLA ALTOS LOS LOS ALTOS HILLS SERVING YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD: 14 Neighborhoods build additions,said. Peters or exteriors oftheirhomes the to renovate looking of extrafrustrationforresidents source the certain individualcanbe houses anniversary. that reachtheircentennial to homes by PaloAltoStanford(PAST)Heritage ovals, presented withsmallbronze littered historyasapointofpride. Professorville’s this perspective,andtreats encourages Board (HRB) Palo AltoHistoricalReview said.The individual historichomes,Peters of upkeep asthe neighborhood aswell overall lookofthe to maintainingthe Craftsman,and ColonialRevival. Shingle including of architecture, traditional styles of a variety neighborhood features the toRamonastreets, from Cowper avenues years. than 35 more there who’slived Peters, really gentrified,” accordingtoSandy its proximitytodowntown. despite feel adistinctlyresidential retained as anationalHistoricDistrict,andhas 1970s, isregistered inthe hospital a huge asathreattodevelop as well earthquake The historic status of the area and historic statusofthe The neighborhood’s frontdoorsare The a commoncommitment share Residents andAddison byKingsley Bounded years, thisarea’s“Over thebecome 1906 whichsurvivedthe Professorville, p r of ess or vi lle advantage to live here,” she said. here,” she to live advantage it.walker, soIlovethink it’s awonderful said. benefits, Peters back.” aboutparkingwhenyouget can justforget morning todoerrands,you away inthe said.“Ifyoupull Peters of Professorville,” problem.part It’sonahuge encroached bumper-to-bumper from9a.m. to6p.m. withcarsparked choked and Bryanttobe who workdowntown,causingRamona many hasattracted streets limit onthese parking. tostreet-side largely resorted owners have not originallybuiltwithgarages,their were already caused. have parking dilemmasthey and the encroachment ofdowntownofficespaces fearingthe neighborhood projects, to maintainthishighstandardfor plans. construction Board toapprove Review Palo AltoHistoric the petitioning include potentially to dealwith,”said.These she Sandra Tucher, whohaslivedthere “I canwalktoeverything, andI’ma Livingto University soclosestillhasits a very tobeserious “It’s getting of atime absence time, the same At the in Professorville many houses Because fought have But manyresidents you have hurdles more are there “I guess

feel. downtown givesitacomfortable,urban away.” ride everything’s justabike like seems said. “It she and accessible,” very close 2005,since agrees. Marjan Sadoughi Marjan circulating in “There’s oftenjustpeople proximity of also saidthatthe She “It’s verycentral, andeverythingseems CONDOS OLD:1 MEDIAN 2010CONDOPRIE:$960,000 HOMES OLD:6 ($645,000-$7,995,000) MEDIAN 2010HOEPRIC:$2,347,500 Shopping Center SHOPPING: University Avenue; Town &Country Jordan MiddleSchool, Palo Alto HighSchool PUBLIC SCHOOLS: AddisonElementarySchool, 1310 Bryant St. PRIV POST OFFICE:Hamilton, 380Hamilton Ave. and Waverley Street Channing Avenue; HeritagePark, Homer Avenue PARKS: ScottStreetMiniPark, ScottStreetand avenues fromCowpertoRamonastreets LOCATION: boundedbyKingsleyand Addison (temporarily closedforrenovations) LIBRAR 799 EmbarcaderoRoad FIRE STATION: No. 1, 301 Alma St., andNo. 3, Learning Center, 459Kingsley Ave. Child CareCenter—CCLC, 848RamonaSt.; The Addison Kids’Club, 650 Addison Ave.; Downtown CHILDCARE cube of butter,”cube Tuchersaid. going toaneighborandasking for a no qualmsrange, butIhaveabout tea partyatChristmas.” little next.was a to theAndthenthere house fromone street downthe that moved dinner progressive alittle organized recounted, “Oneofourneighbors said. dinner there,”Peters said.of friends,she to aparticularareaorgroup exclusive said.and talkingtoneighbors,”Peters neighborlyatmosphere. Professorville’s to frequent strollscontributes to take of differentpeople.” bylots it’s frequented like nice tofeel neighborhood,”the Tuchersaid. “It’s “We have quite a span in the age a spaninthe quite have “We Kelli Tomlinson, a friend of Tucher’s, dinner here,alittle “There’s alittle Community eventstendtobe “There’s alotofsittingonporches tendency residents’ saidthe Peters ATE SCHOOL(NEARBY):CastillejaSchool, Y : Downtownbranch, 270Forest Ave. AND PRESCHOOLS(NEARBY): FACTS — Thea Lamkin Thea —

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BayshoreRoad Road Center Drive; RinconadaPark, 777Embarcadero PARKS (NEARBY):EleanorPardee Park, 851 650-494-7026, [email protected] NEIGHBORHOOD Road andNewell Oregon Expressway, GreerRoad, Embarcadero LOCATION: boundedbySanFrancisquito Creek, LIBRAR FIRE STATION: No. 3, 799EmbarcaderoRoad Kids’ Club, 705 Alester Ave. CHILDCARE “The beauty is we have created a havecreated beauty iswe “The is justgladtohave Barbara Wolfe neighborhood issogreat,But “theitwas Moving toDuveneckdifficult. canbe I washere.... since school isbetter “The backtoDuveneck Lauramoved Wolfe and sayhi,”“It wasnicetogooverthere ateacherwholivedin also recalled She ATE SCHOOLS(NEARBY):International Y : MainLibrary, 1213NewellRoad Duveneck AND PRESCHOOLS:Duveneck FACTS ASSOCIATION: Karen White, — Martin Sanchez Martin — Neighborhoods 19 .COM s e r v i ce .” GMAIL @ real real estate You! 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Clayton,tothe said Meg whomoved children. want inaneighborhoodbrimmingwith could everything they have residents neighbors to stop and chat with passer-bys. Community Centerneighborhoodwelcome in the bytrees shaded yards andsidewalks colorful,Channing Avenue,theopen roadsand Embarcadero andNewell “It just looked like an ideal place for us,” an idealplace like “It justlooked neighborhood tothe Marvin Leemoved cars,”Brownsaid. haven’tneeded “They to the tomove Brown’s decision to everything,”access said have “We “It’s agreatneighborhoodforkids,” Within twoblocksineachdirection, Middlefield, between Situated COMM UN I T Y C Y ENTER 2004. in book groupbegan years ago,andthe walking around.” a bookgroup.Everyoneisalwaysout have block parties.We have neighbors. We know their friendly neighborhood.People Sisters.”“It’s avery Wednesday “The here,” saidClayton,who liveauthorof people isthe it reallyspecial makes dinner. have her husbandoftenwalkdowntownand and nights, she Ondate Farmers Market. Palo Alto to the and towalkorbike activities, with herchildrentoallofthese to bike being able loves Park.said she She andswimmingatRinconada tennis lessons outreach,Children’s TheatreGirlScouts, invariousactivities— participated children have 1999 andherthree since Community Centerneighborhood the to livethere.’”pay anyprice saying, ‘I’llpeople prices. Itdeserves in the it area. Youcansee desirable an extremely arearemains community center it was.The way the muchretained said. “We’vepretty in. blocks west.” two children’s activities and allthe Theatre Children’s other direction.Andthe in the library wastwoblocks other. Thenthe the Park on one side,EleanorPardee is onthe direction.RinconadaPark park ineither

The block parties began more than 40 more began block parties The location isgreat,“The butwhatIthink in haslived Carmen MuñozChappuis a wonderfulcommunity,”“It’s beenLee Leemoved since Not muchhaschanged Clifford Pham Clifford for any place in PaloAlto,”said. for anyplaceshe kids. with three store ask aroundinsteadofrunningto the of herpets. meals andtookcare book clubbroughther issue,the medical had a for herneighbors.Whenshe praise topulltogether.” need when they there and neighborhoodare neighbors met. The were family’s needs and the in amatterofminutes there all Ferguson said.neighborswere “The caught firein2008. home when aneighbor’s community’s response faces.” blood andnew new a marvelousinfusionof said. “There’sbeen an influxofyoungerfamilies,”Ferguson dynamic remainsunchanged. and go,come butsaidthe families has seen Community Center Neighbors’ Association, walking dogs.” connect insomanyways,evenjust We book group. the outside haveparties we neighborhood.in theNow people a couple Iknew book groupwasstarted the Before neighborhood hasreallydrawntogether. not asoul,”knew Claytonsaid.“The HOMES OLD:20 ($985,000-$3,650,000) MEDIAN 2010HOEPRIC:$1,770,000 SHOPPING: Midtown, DowntownPalo Alto School, Palo Alto HighSchool Duveneck elementaryschools, JordanMiddle PUBLIC SCHOOLS: Walter Hays, Addison or 1095 Channing Ave. PRIV Hamilton, 380Hamilton Ave. POST OFFICE:Main, 2085E. BayshoreRoad; PARK: RinconadaPark, 777EmbarcaderoRoad Ferguson, 650-327-3222, [email protected] NEIGHBORHOOD Road Channing Avenue, NewellRoadandEmbarcadero LOCATION: boundedbyMiddlefieldRoad, Children’s Library, 1276HarrietSt. LIBRAR FIRE STATION: No. 3, 799EmbarcaderoRoad Kids’ Club, 1525MiddlefieldRoad CHILDCARE “We wouldn’t trade Community Center wouldn’tCommunity Center “We trade I’ll eggs, “If I’moutofsomething,like Ferguson’s echoed Muñoz Chappuis was awonderfulturn-out,”“There bythe Ferguson wasimpressed and development home had new “We’ve Rick Ferguson,ofthe president toPaloAlto,moved we “When we ATE SCHOOL:St. ElizabethSetonSchool, Y : MainLibrary, 1213NewellRoad, AND PRESCHOOLS: Walter Hays FACTS ASSOCIATION : Rick — Emily James Emily — Neighborhoods 21 Scott and Lisa Lohmann IEBSCH L IEBSCH L

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Birge Palo Altoarchitect byrenowned neighborhood anddesigned first thatitwasthein discovered since in 2006.has Northampton DriveShe on quiet Schwenk foundherdreamhouse transplantHeidi Recent of newcomers. an influx has seen last decade ago, butthe 70years area developed the since there for annualholidayfestivities. to life come streets busy.area’s serene Severalofthe local children theater andlibrarykeep nearby communitycenter,children’s University. Sought-afterschoolsanda Avenue, UniversityandStanford Avenue walking distanceatMidtown,California within location,and eateries withshops Louis Road. Middlefield Road, EmbarcaderoRoadand Expressway, Oregon bythe bounded ineasternPaloAlto,in aparallelogram idyllic mini-neighborhoodsnestle The of communityrunslarge. their sense small, but and GarlandDrivemaybe A Fourth of July parade brings A FourthofJulyparade Defined byacentralringofstreets front decorate androses Swing sets single- area are in the Most homes of historyisupthe Another piece lived Many Lelandhave Manorfamilies sayyoucannotbeatthe Residents Leland Manor, EmbarcaderoOaks LEL Leland Manor A MA ND N O R / E M Some residents voiced concernaboutnoise voiced residents Some 1970s. 1960s andaddstop signsinthe a youthhangout inthe City toclose the lobbied successfully local issues.Neighbors twotermsover 12decades, served years. Rosenbaum, ofalmost four aresident 1960s. Mostrecently, Dick Council inthe City onthe served Dias andRobertCooley intocivicaffairs.Frances many residents tranquil community,butithascatapulted Lane.Christmas Tree — local schools,diversityand—ofcourse appreciates with twokidsintow.She around her bicycle for twoyears,rides area in the ahouse citizen whohasrented neighborhood. CarolineSteene,aSwedish well-kept children hasre-definedthe Avenue. branching offSeale length War II,ofdescending onstreets California-style homes went up after World name. area its Several ancientoakslendthe Colonialstyles. Revival andMonterey inTudor Middlefield andhasarchitecture past of aneighborhoodthatextended eastern edge year.the the Itwasonce of rest alsostandsoutduringthe Street Clark, Fulton byBirge designs some 1930s,back totheincluding that date 1974. since president Hoover builtasStanfordUniversity Klum,Herbert whohaslivedinahouse together. coffee neighbors have lights goon,the previous owners.Before arrivals from new inheritdecorations 1940,tradition alivesinceand the kept Lane.” have “Christmas TreeResidents year, drawingthousandsofvisitorsto intoawinterwonderlandevery Street Schwenk said. hunts. and runsEasteregg mailboxes booksinneighbors’ recommended Embarcadero Oaks Recent issues center onlocalschools. issues Recent around active also been have Residents is mostlya Winding GarlandDrive don’tthat inSweden.” “We doitlike with young of families A resurgence neighborhood’s ofthe rest The Linedand houses withtallsycamores “It’s arealneighborhood,” saidMike Lights andtinseltransformFulton “People really lookoutforeachother,”“People B A Garland Drive R CA DER O OAO KS street. “People tend to know each other.”tend toknow street. “People same Braf,daughter livesonthe whose Yahoo group. toa July party, belong andmanyresidents Fourthof de-sacs hasawell-established constructions.area’s fourcul- Oneofthe original, single-storypost-war are houses in.trickled families ago, whennew awayuntil15years grown upandmoved Rosenbaum said.childrenhad Mostofthe good neighborhoodtobringupchildren,” is “justa magnolia-lined GarlandDrive neighborhood activist FaithBraf. school’sthe soccerfield, accordingto of frompublicuse and trash”resulting of noise,trafficagainst a“nightmare complaints toresidents’ City responded plan in2009 afterenrollmentslowed. Stratford School.Citypostponedthe The toprivateSchool, currentlyleased and expansionofGarlandElementary and trafficfollowingaplannedreopening / G HOMES OLD:12 ($1,195,000-$3,150,000) MEDIAN 2010HOEPRIC:$1,749,300 SHOPPING: Midtown School School, JordanMiddleSchool, Palo Alto High PUBLIC SCHOOLS: Walter HaysElementary Ave. California Ave.; Stratford School, 870N. California PRIV POST OFFICE:Cambridge, 265Cambridge Ave. Embarcadero Road PARK (NEARBY):RinconadaPark, 777 LIBRAR Louis roads Road; GarlandDrive: betweenMiddlefieldand Embarcadero Road, Seale Avenue andMiddlefield avenues; EmbarcaderoOaks: triangleformedby and Louisroads, SealeandNorthCalifornia LOCATION: LelandManor: betweenMiddlefield FIRE STATION: No. 3, 799EmbarcaderoRoad Road Road; Walter HaysKids’Club, 1525Middlefield Louis Road; Parents NurserySchool, 2328Louis First CongregationalChurchNurserySchool, 1985 CHILDCARE “It’s a block where people stay,” said people “It’s ablockwhere Nearly allofGarlandDrive’s 90 that In general,agree residents School, JordanMiddlethe At adjacent A ATE SCH OOL: Hwa ChinSchool, 750N. Y : MainLibrary, 1213NewellRoad RL AND PRESCHOOLS(NEARBY): FACTS A ND DR — Katia Savchuk Katia — IV E

Neighborhoods 23 24 Neighborhoods Alto Neighborhood Association,Alto Neighborhood said. “It’s OldPalo created recently founder ofthe NadiaNaik, great neighborhoodfeel,” to liveisnot. pleasant place up fordebate,it’sasa may bereputation it soundscool,”said. because he 20th century.turn ofthe after the town, withitsfirstnotbuiltuntil homes neighborhoodin said itisn’toldest the Staiger, another Steve,cityhistorianSteve “old” name, the Jobs. Anddespite Steve honcho Young andApple footballer Steve as Steves with suchlocalcelebrity andmostdesirable,popular wealthiest city’s Expressway,isoneofthe Oregon Embarcadero Roadandthe between Roadand toMiddlefield Alma Street atmosphere. andafriendly greenery well-tended lush,as awhole:beautifularchitecture, about theirneighborhood love things they of the say,residents isrepresentative Old PaloAltoneighborhood. the heart of at the grand historicbuildings,lies programsand formal gardens,educational featuring diversedemonstrationand “It’s gotagreaturbancanopyand of itsname appropriateness Though the “I think Realtorsgaveitthatname from Old PaloAlto, whichstretches city,garden, ofthe A crownjewel public oasis Garden, a2.5-acre Gamble O PA LD L O A O LT population? “That’sreallyfun,”said. she older,children tomixwiththelong-time on ByronStreet,“whichisachange.” nearherhome moved kids” haverecently with small said,families she “Fournew ideal forbringingupherfamily.And, been Hays andAddisonElementary,saidithas Walter local schools,whichinclude the said. school system,she environment,excellent includingthe area” anditsfamily-friendly charm ofthe “beauty and of the Old PaloAltobecause Francisco in1994andspecificallychose toPaloAltofromSan toreturn decision a realmix,are andIlovethat,”said. she neighborhood of the housing styles “The said. original design,”she ofthe integrity home. in aCraftsman-style and currentlyresides several times herownhouse renovated homes. Mediterranean-style including Craftsman, Eichler,Colonialand of houses, hodgepodge” and “eclectic, andflower-filledatmosphere tree- quiet, the four yearsagoandliked and bikeable.” historic, walkable O Turnover that brings in new families and families Turnover thatbringsinnew Haverstock, who,Naik, likehaskidsin Haverstockthe andherfamilymade of the tomaintainsome tried “We MaryHaverstockhas resident Fellow area fromBoston tothe Naik moved the years. the over manyblockparties family hasenjoyed up in, grewandthathis they communities Midwestern of the him andhiswife neighborhood reminded said the He 1996.since OldPaloAltohome has called Planning andTransportationCommission, HOMES OLD:31 ($755,000-$7,300,000) MEDIAN 2010HOEPRIC:$1,931,000 SHOPPING: Town &Country Village; Midtown Alto HighSchool elementary schools, JordanMiddleSchool, Palo PUBLIC SCHOOLS: Addison or Walter Hays St. PRIV POST OFFICE:Cambridge, 265Cambridge Ave. Road; Kellogg Park, nexttoBowlingGreenPark Avenue; BowlingGreenPark, 474Embarcadero PARKS: BowdenPark, Alma StreetandCalifornia [email protected] Neighborhood Association (OPANA), NadiaNaik, NEIGHBORHOOD Road Oregon Expressway, Alma StreetandMiddlefield LOCATION : betweenEmbarcaderoRoadand LIBRAR FIRE STATION: No. 3, 799EmbarcaderoRoad Middlefield Road California Ave.; Walter HaysKids’Club, 1525 Neighborhood Infant-Toddler Center, 311N. CHILDCARE The central location, too, is an important city’s Daniel Garber,formerchairofthe

ATE SCH OOL: CastillejaSchool, 1310Bryant Veronica Weber Veronica Y : MainLibrary, 1213NewellRoad community.” said. “It’sareal she people,” gardens andflowers,Imeet walking mydog, lookingatthe laughing. said, not busybodies,”she we’re neighborhood involvement; neighborhood identity. activity thananoverarching block-to-block is more said, explainingthatthere socializing often,Haverstock with neighborschattingand is afriendlyfeel, but there is withinreachaswell. said, anddowntown Avenue,” he to MidtownandCalifornia attractions, butit’sclose for residents. feature “When I’moutandabout, amountof perfect “It’s the “It’s notalwaysorganized,” many “It doesn’thave AND PRESCHOOLS(NEARBY): FACTS ASSOCIATION: OldPalo Alto — Karla Kane Karla —

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HOMES OLD:11 ($866,000-$2,267,000) MEDIAN 2010HOEPRIC:$1,755,000 Avenue SHOPPING: Town &Country Village; California Alto HighSchool. elementary schools, JordanMiddleSchool, Palo PUBLIC SCHOOLS:Escondidoand Walter Hays POST OFFICE:Cambridge, 265Cambridge Ave. PARK: Alexander Peers Park, 1899Park Blvd. [email protected], 650-327-4428 NEIGHBORHOOD Boulevard, therailroad tracks andChurchill Avenue LOCATION: boundedbyElCaminoReal, Park College Terrace branch, 2300 Wellesley St. LIBRARIES: MainLibrary, 1213NewellRoad; and Stanford Campus FIRE STATION: No. 6, 711Serra St. onthe Club, 1525MiddlefieldRoad Kids’ Club, 890EscondidoRoad; Walter HaysKids’ Casa deiBambini, 457College Ave.; Escondido CHILDCARE Palo AltoHighSchoolteacherand Galen Stolee Galen worried thatitwillimpactme.” worried rail, “butatmyage,I’mnottoo high-speed to dealwiththe have house’s inheritorswilllikely construct, Lauren said. Her and to organize than adecade more however, couldtake rail project, her garage.The out railmaytake high-speed said. McKenzie pastoral neighborhoodlouder,” a of houses.Itisgoingtomake street possibly ripupawhole your neighborhood. Itcould bummer tohaveitgothrough it,all wanted butit’sa “We community.in the issue biggest the San Franciscohasbecome that wouldlinkto SanDiego said. McKenzie Lauren thatthe worried rail high-speed proposed The AND PRESCHOOLS(NEARBY): FACTS ASSOCIATION: JimMcFall, — Georgia WellsGeorgia —

Neighborhoods 27 28 Neighborhoods are forming a welcoming tunnel above the tunnelabove forming a welcoming are andbeautifulthatthey now soelegant are heart ofthisneighborhood. They the are built in1955.were They houses when the trees. elm Chinese Drive’s row of44 and Elsinore style “CaliforniaModern” home architecture, with theirEichlerdesign,contemporary tonewcomers and ElCajon—appeal Drive,Court —Elsinore streets neighborhood three and Greerroads,the andbyLouis Expressway and Oregon children. gone andbabysittheirneighbor’s are they pick uptheirneighbor’swhen newspaper sick,other, are tobringmealswhenthey neighborhood withherfamilyin2006. Eichler-dominated tothe who moved saidSusanUsman,for everyoneelse,” small village. Everyoneislookingout said. involved,” he everyone achancetobe it atdifferentsections.... Rotatingitgives have it atonecornereveryyearwe have involvementrather than thiswaybecause 1999,since said. ofOxfordAvenue Godfrey, aresident Steve onadifferentstreet, block partyisheld together.Everyyearthe draw residents — Peers Parkbarbecue potluck andthe of variouscommunity. ages,andadiverse with kids toafamilyatmosphere attracted also They’re for residents. main draws LibraryTerrace andPeersPark. College University andCaltrain,asthe aswell district,shopping Stanford to the access Park offerseasy Avenue, Evergreen College Park Boulevard, ElCaminoRealand evening crickets. neighborhood soquietonecanhearthe a commercial districtlies Avenue “The Chinese elm trees were planted planted were elm trees Chinese “The byNorthCaliforniaAvenue Surrounded known tolookaftereach are Residents said. goodtolivehere,”she “It justfeels living“LivingEl islikeina inTriple to local His sonanddaughterbike of neighborhood hasabroadbase “The Two annualevents—ablock-party among the are location andaccess The Expressway, Oregon Located between California of the bustle Not farfromthe E VERGREENPA RK tr ip le el le in Triple El since 1972.neighborhood El since The in Triple ChuckSieloff said. resident longtime group,” to the people new introduce neighborhood,” Galanissaid. walk around the and we costumes wear we Mummers Parade and forthe cream social. and afallice barbecue Day MummersParade,aMemorialDay’s Year’s New neighbors showupatthe year.events duringtheMost celebrate to willingness residents’ bythe bolstered social. Everyone wasverywelcoming.” cream in,fallice moved atthe after we family twomonths asanew introduced were block parties,”Usmansaid.“We the of all ofmyneighborsbecause and Iknow lived forfouryears I have anyone. Here tolive,hardly I used knew “Where 1965, said. street,” HeatherGalanis,since aresident of eachother,”Derricksaid. care take said. shine, he Park Evergreen local parkreallymakes the as it bringsaswell access of PaloAlto.The neighborhoodinall thinksbest thisisthe Ash Holston.wife, Gussie for theStation Master BertHolston and his Lockwood-Holstonthe house,itwasbuilt backtoMayfieldstretching days.Called with ahistory Park homes Evergreen historical resident, livesinoneofafew Mayfield wasjoinedwithPaloAlto. town of the back tobefore date houses older renovated.Some others recently association president,said. 1976 andneighborhood since Avenue David Schrom,ofOxford aresident asapartments, condos aswell that include homes, andabout250multi-familyhomes School withagroupofkids. Jordan Middle He and his wife, Sally Dudley, have lived and hiswife,SallyDudley, have He a goodway to are parties “All the for children,music games are “There is atmosphere small-village The El isalsofilledwithsociallife. Triple people “Thisisaneighborhoodwhere 1977 and since Derrick haslivedhere Tommy Derrick, aLelandAvenue builtandmany newly are Many homes about 150single-family are There — Mike Lata Mike — engineers, doctors,lawyersand others. physicians,Switzerland. include Residents China, Japan, Korea, India, Franceand moving infrom families with new significantlyhas evolved overyears the CONDOS OLD:7 ($429,240-$590,000) MEDIAN 2010CONDOPRIE:$569,000 HOMES OLD: 5 ($950,000-$2,375,000) MEDIAN 2010HOEPRIC:$1,800,000 SHOPPING: California Avenue Jordan MiddleSchool, Palo Alto HighSchool PUBLIC SCHOOLS:EscondidoElementarySchool, 456 College Ave. PRIV POST OFFICE:Cambridge, 265Cambridge Ave. 2380 HighSt. Sarah Wallis Park, 202Grant Ave.; BowdenPark, PARKS: Alexander Peers Park, 1899Park Blvd.; Schrom, 650-323-7333 NEIGHBORHOOD Boulevard, ElCaminoRealandCollege Avenue LOCATION: betweenOregonExpressway, Park St. LIBRAR FIRE STATION: No. 2, 2675HanoverSt. Road College Ave.; EscondidoKids’Club, 890Escondido Casa deiBambiniMontessoriSchool, 463&457 CHILDCARE HOMES OLD:3(0in2010) ($1,275,000-$1,400,000) MEDIAN 2009HOEPRIC:$1,295,000 SHOPPING: Midtown Jordan MiddleSchool, Palo Alto High School PUBLIC SCHOOLS:DuveneckElementarySchool, POST OFFICE:Main, 2085E. BayshoreRoad Embarcadero Road; GreerPark, 1098 Amarillo Ave. PARKS (NEARB Y): RinconadaPark, 777 Cajon LOCATION: ElsinoreDrive, ElsinoreCourtandEl LIBRAR FIRE STATION: No. 3, 799EmbarcaderoRoad Road; DuveneckKids'Club, 705 Alester Ave. Louis Road; Parents NurserySchool, 2328Louis First CongregationalChurchNurserySchool, 1985 CHILDCARE ATE SCHOOL: The Living Wisdom School, Y Y : College Terrace branch, 2300 Wellesley : MainLibrary, 1213NewellRoad AND PRESCHOOLS(NEARBY): AND PRESCHOOLS(NEARBY): FACTS FACTS ASSOCIATION : David — Maud Lepine Maud —

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32 Neighborhoods families. said isadrawforyoung which she and goodschools, lower prices by the in1993lured point. ConnieButnerarrived said. neighborhood,” she parks inthe andlovely quiet streets serenity ofthe evening,cream inthebutalsohave morning,in theice great cupofcoffee moved backin2005. her ownchildren,she Asanadultwith until college. there lived toMidtownasachildin1982and moved Road. Bayshore toWest and AlmaStreet toLomaOregon Expressway Verde Avenue of Midtown,whichextendsfrom culture Gartner said. “neighborhood-serving,” center tobe shopping the area,MRA wanted andthe didn’tGartner saidthatthosehelpthe or dot-combusinesses. computer startups with areafrombeingfilled shopping the Association’stoprevent Residents effort center.” shopping it home,shouldn’tinthe be and take I can’tinhere putsomething apaperbagandsaid, waved “If meeting, Sylvia toacitycouncil Gartnerwent “We were attracted to the fantastic tothe attracted were “We Affordability isanothermajorselling a to walkget being able love “We KerryKenny residents. Just askthe tothe is key life This focusonresidential Midtown was partofthe Her gesture Nearly 20yearsago, Midtownresident MI DTO WN make it almost unrecognizable from what it almostunrecognizable make and tearthemup up smallerhouses renovation. — Midtownhasgonethroughheavy floor plansandglassdoors with open known foritsEichlers—homes Once Gartner said,better. andnotallforthe September. their 10thcreamsocialin threw annualice and andblockparties monthly meetings strictly commercial, membershold district shopping the city counciltokeep said. ofourneighborhood,”she deterioration could dotopreventthe what we to see toformanassociation needed that we and agreed atwhatisnowMike’sCafe met all windows.Sowe district andboarded shopping inthe closed with businesses Midtown wasstartingtolookreallyragged founding memberin1994. area apart. theGartnerwasa thatsets feel neighborhood onpreservingthe focused for us.” place perfect It’sthe and wanttohelp. everyone else know andmostpeople community feel and Gunn,”said. she“Thishasagreat area,Palo Verdeschools inthelike

“So many people seem towantbuy seem “So manypeople 1994 though, since Much haschanged askingthe In additiontosuccessfully all concernedabouthow were “We Associationhas Midtown Residents The Nicholas Wright Nicholas generation moving in,”said. Matzke next with childrenand the is fulloflife a vibrantcommunity.neighborhood The neighborhood with residential a true we’re the local Hoover, Greer and Mitchell parks. andloves residents for new attractive more area the development makes 1995, saidthe center.shopping expanded andpraisingthe “eclectic” and Eichlers homes mix ofnew the an improvement,renovations arecalling really missit.” was Bergman’small.there shopping I and sandwichplaces.Irememberwhen places studios andexercise karate couple havea coming andgoingnowwe Gartnersaid.it wasbefore,” “Thingskeep “There’s such a sense of safety,and “There’s suchasense toMidtownin Jill Matzke,whomoved other hand,On theKennysaid CONDOS OLD:14 ($399,950-$996,000) MEDIAN 2010CONDOPRIE:$691,970 HOMES OLD:69 ($799,000-$2,615,000) MEDIAN 2010HOEPRIC:$1,250,000 Middlefield RoadatLoma Verde Avenue Middlefield RoadandColorado Avenue; also SHOPPING: MidtownShoppingCenter, Palo Alto highschools schools; J. L. StanfordMiddleSchool; Gunnor Hoover, OhloneandPalo Verde elementary PUBLIC SCHOOLS:ElCarmelo, Fairmeadow, 2800 W. BayshoreRoad Middlefield Road; HeadsUp!EmersonSchool, PRIV Main, 2085E. BayshoreRoad POST OFFICE:Cambridge, 265Cambridge Ave.; Place Park, 2901CowperSt.; SealePark, 3100Stockton PARKS: GreerPark, 1098 Amarillo Ave.; Hoover www.midtownresidents.org Furman, 650-856-0869, [email protected], NEIGHBORHOOD Bayshore Road Loma Verde Avenue, Alma Streetand West LOCATION: betweenOregonExpressway and Road (temporary locationduringconstruction) LIBRAR FIRE STATION: No. 4, 3600MiddlefieldRoad 957 Colorado Ave. Amarillo Ave.; Palo Alto Friends NurserySchool, Waverley St.; OhloneKids’Club(PACCC), 950 Road; MiniInfantCenterofPalo Alto, 3149 Love’n’Care ChristianPreschool, 2490Middlefield Lutheran Preschool, 3149 Waverley St.; CHILDCARE ATE SCH OOLS: Keys School, 2890 Y : MitchellPark branch, 4050Middlefield AND PRESCHOOLS:Grace FACTS ASSOCIATION: Sheri — Angela Chen Angela — Neighborhoods 33 Leslie Zeisler Realtor ®, SRES, AHS Joann Weber Joann ce Manager/ Ofﬁ Property Manager Yamei Lee Yamei Realtor Jane Volpe Jane Realtor/MBA Molly Rich Foy Realtor Lisa Knox Realtor SungHee Clemenson Realtor Tim Foy Tim “Broker” working with people, not clients. with people, not working Team Neighborhood Midtown Realty Your Tom Foy Tom Owner s7ESELLHOMES NOTHOUSES trust people us to help with their after year Year s0ALO!LTOISOURHOME NOTABRANCHOFlCE too can You their home. most important investment, us a estate needs. 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Rather than a tract of homes St. ClaireGardensprovestobean World WarIIveterans. were residents neighborhood firstmany the gotstarted than 45yearsandremembersthatwhen and EastMeadowDrive. Avenue Road, AlmaStreet,LomaVerde byMiddlefield neighborhood isbordered designation.” marketing than “arealestate that “SouthofMidtown”isnothingmore Associationsays Midtown Residents of the “Barron Creek,” andSheriFurman, chair areaisnamed Jean Griffithssaysthatthe neighborhood.resident the Longtime problemiswhattocall biggest the where up. grew they neighborhood where back tothe moved and hiswife States,buthe United said. else,” he Palo Altoanywhere a crisp,autumnmorning. “Youcan’t have hiscaron Rusty Jacobiwashed saidashe dirtbikes. scooters andhalf-sized withRazor littered neighborhood are In the morning, the horseshoe-shaped In themorning, thehorseshoe-shaped “Obviously thoseofuswhohavebeen Sandy andBrockHinzmannmentioned The Roman Catholic Archdiocese In acityknownforEichlercommunities, Silicon Valley of the success “The formore Griffiths aresident hasbeen Whatever youwanttocallit,the of place type South ofMidtownisthe Jacobiwestern haslivedalloverthe of place,” type “It’s anOzzie-and-Harriet South ofMidtown front yardsofthe The s st. o uth c l ai of re g re mi ardens dt o friendly. It feels like a stable neighborhood.” street’s muchquieter. Wefoundpeople very it wasveryneattoseethat. have beenhere10, 20, 30ormore years, so block awaycame. Andwesawpeople that number oftables.Andeveryone from a took overthestreet. Wesetupanamazing described a block party he attended. “We Gardens in2007withhiswifeandbaby, tight-knit neighborhood.” we dohaveblockparties. It’savery,very on thecourthere,” Sworakowskisaid.“Now used tohavebigFourthofJulypartiesout the streetsremainquiet. respectively. Becauselittletraffic filters in, Middlefield RoadandCowperStreet, outlets onSt. ClaireDrive, leadingto from therestofPaloAltoifnotfortwo “children friendly” and “a nice quiet street.” Hinzmanns describe the neighborhood as Claire Driveoneachend, illustrateswhythe it.” cream outofair.kidsloved ice The made One professors. are there street. Ofcourse singerdownthe a band.There’scabaret got singersand annual blockparty.“We’ve act forthe intothe neighborhood gets said. picnic,” she concerts andaFourthofJuly have They library, Park. groceryandnearbyMitchell than Menlo’s.” better Palo Altopublicschoolswere the retrofitting. green from some ’50s andcouldbenefit built inthe were cheap rushjobswhenthey were houses said the She South ofMidtownneeds. remodels asanimprovement the sees neighborhood isstillintact.Griffiththe of feel cottage valley, butthe around the said. ourpreviousneighbors,”she market the soaring andpricingoutof housing prices changes,with biggest brought aboutthe wn “We’re happy here,” Spencer said. “The Dave Spencer, who moved to St. Claire “When my children were younger, we St. ClaireGardenswouldbeenclosed According toJacobi,whole the park.events atthe a few quite are “There such asthe amenities the likes She Mary Saxtonmovedin2000“because seen similar remodelstothose are There — John Squire John — — Richard ToRichard — HOMES OLD:22 ($910,000-$2,185,000) MEDIAN 2010HOEPRIC:$1,275,000 Charleston Center Middlefield RoadandLoma Verde Avenue; SHOPPING: MidtownShoppingCenter, Gunn HighSchool elementary schools, J.L. StanfordMiddleSchool, PUBLIC SCHOOLS: ElCarmeloandFairmeadow School LowerCampus, 2890MiddlefieldRoad Challenger School, 3880MiddlefieldRoad; Keys School ofthePeninsula, 3233CowperSt.; PRIV POST OFFICE:Cambridge, 265Cambridge Ave. Hoover Park 2901CowperSt. PARKS: MitchellPark, 3600E. MeadowDrive; 650-856-0869, www.midtownresidents.org Midtown Residents’ Association, SheriFurman, NEIGHBORHOOD Meadow Drive, MiddlefieldRoadand AlmaStreet LOCATION: boundedbyLoma Verde Avenue, East Road (temporary locationduringconstruction) LIBRAR FIRE STATION: No. 4, 3600MiddlefieldRoad Lutheran Preschool, 3149 Waverley St. El CarmeloKids'Club, 3024Bryant St.; Grace Covenant Children’s Center, 670E. MeadowDrive; Milestones Preschool, 3864MiddlefieldRoad; Besse BoltonKids'Club, 500E. MeadowDrive; CHILDCARE HOMES OLD:3 ($1,205,000-$1,500,000) MEDIAN 2010HOEPRIC:$1,350,000 Middlefield RoadatLoma Verde Avenue Middlefield RoadandColorado Avenue; also SHOPPING: MidtownShoppingCenter, School School, J.L. StanfordMiddleSchool, GunnHigh PUBLIC SCHOOLS: ElCarmeloElementary Middlefield Road Peninsula, 3233CowperSt.; Keys School, 2890 PRIV Main, 2085E. BayshoreRoad POST OFFICE:Cambridge, 265Cambridge Ave.; St.; MitchellPark, 600E. MeadowDrive PARKS (NEARB Y): HooverPark, 2901Cowper St. MichaelsCourt LOCATION: St. ClaireDrive, St. MichaelsDriveand Road (temporary locationduringconstruction) LIBRAR FIRE STATION: No. 4, 3600MiddlefieldRoad Mini InfantCenterofPalo Alto, 3149 Waverley St. CHILDCARE ATE SCH OOLS (NEARBY):International ATE SCHOOLS:InternationalSchoolofthe Y Y : MitchellPark branch, 4050Middlefield : MitchellPark branch, 4050Middlefield AND PRESCHOOLS(NEARBY): AND PRESCHOOLS(NEARBY): FACTS FACTS ASSOCIATION: part of

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Chapman said. Shestillswimsattheclub pool Isaid‘Wow.Thisisit,’” Smokey only afewyearsold, andwhenIsawthat was Club Eichler the ’63, in house the at past 50years. the over constants few neighborhood’s the door, theChapmanshaveremainedoneof the EichlerSwimandTennisClubnext go sincetheymovedtherein1963.Like have seenpeopleandfamiliescome residents ofLouis RoadinPaloVerde, ad Ramos Park, a4.4-acrespread ofgrass, of anelementary former site The homes, amixofBrownand The thatbranchfrom streets Perusing the Meadow and Adobe The Chapman lovedthedistinctivedesign Palo Verde isaneighborhoodof “When myhusbandandIwerelooking Bill andSmokeyChapman,longtime o be be pa m l e o ad verde o w/ m since 1975.since Association, Park Residents and resident Meadow McMahon, of the Mike president said nine yearsago, whichisstillineffect,” with asingle-storyoverlay, to about eight Avenue. Road andGrove Creek, BibbitsDrive,Adobe Charleston 1980.since Associationandresident Neighborhood Meadow Adobe ofthe past-president summer,”the saidGerardWen, caps officers, party) newand(the electing neighborhood association’sthe presence. community andmaintaining uniting the of year.party servesadualpurpose The following 2005,park the andmovedtothe neighborhood in Meadow Adobe entire tothe Way,annual partywasopened the weekend. neighborhood blockparty,heldLabor Day Meadow annual Adobe location ofthe community,host astheandis as well for families as agatheringplace serves and playstructures,still picnic tables get acquaintedatthesesocialcenters. YMCA onRossRoad. Newresidentsalso Swim andTennisClubtheFamily hubs suchasthe52-year-oldEichler Residents Association. Verde Palo reconstituted the including bonds throughorganizationsandclubs, Verde area. of youngfamiliesmovingintothePalo Vantage, haveincreasedthenumber at SterlingPark, andWarmingtonHome’s Classics Echelon, Homes’ SummerHill as only oneneighborleft,”Foelschsaid. there’s now and property, our of sides when wemoved; theyusedtobeonall family in1988. his with there moved he since changed have demographics neighborhood the Verde’s residents’association,says open space,”shesaid. really modern,withalltheglasswallsand e “Our NA sort of coalesced over anissue “Our NAsortofcoalesced by Park isbounded Nearby Meadow of ‘legalbusiness’by care take “We ofCorina onasection Originally held Old friendssocializeatcommunity Palo Verde residentshaveformed Recently completed developments, such “There werealotoforiginalowners Boris Foelsch, currentheadofPalo “I rememberthinkingthatitlooked ad o w w pa rk — Kristen Barta Kristen — neighborhood. It’shome,”Chapmansaid. of changes, buttousitstillfeelslikea HOMES OLD:28 ($967,750-$1,950,000) MEDIAN 2010HOEPRIC:$1,257,000 Loma Verde Avenue Road andColorado Avenue; alsoMiddlefieldRoadat SHOPPING: MidtownShoppingCenter, Middlefield J.L. StanfordMiddleSchool, GunnHighSchool PUBLIC SCHOOLS:Palo Verde ElementarySchool, POST OFFICE:Main, 2085E. BayshoreRoad Place Meadow Drive; Henry W. SealePark, 3100Stockton PARKS (NEARBY):DonJesusRamosPark, 800E. gmail.com, http://pvra.jot.com/WikiHome Residents Association, BorisFoelsch, borisfoelsch@ NEIGHBORHOOD Meadow Drive, Middlefieldand West Bayshoreroads LOCATION: betweenLoma Verde Avenue andEast Road (temporary locationduringconstruction) LIBRAR FIRE STATION: No. 4, 3600MiddlefieldRoad Club, 3450LouisRoad CHILDCARE CONDOS OLD:23 ($359,900-$855,000) MEDIAN 2010CONDOPRIE:$740,000 HOMES OLD:14 ($965,000-$1,460,000) MEDIAN 2010HOEPRIC:$1,260,000 Center SHOPPING: CharlestonCenter, MidtownShopping School J.L. StanfordMiddleSchool, HenryM. GunnHigh PUBLIC SCHOOLS:Fairmeadow ElementarySchool, Middlefield Road PRIV POST OFFICE:Main, 2085E. BayshoreRoad Drive; MitchellPark, 650E. MeadowDrive PARKS: DonJesusRamosPark, 800E. Meadow president, [email protected] Adobe MeadowNeighborhood Association, Ken Allen, 650-493-7392, www.geocities.com/meadowparkpa/; Residents Association, Mike McMahon, president, NEIGHBORHOOD Way, Montrose Avenue, MiddlefieldRoad LOCATION: boundedbyEastMeadowDrive, Fabian FIRE STATION: No. 4, 3600MiddlefieldRoad Sunshine PreschoolMontessori, 3711RossRoad Covenant Children’s Center, 670E. MeadowDrive; CHILDCARE “We’ve seentheareathroughlots ATE SCHOOL:ChallengerSchool, 3880 Y : MitchellPark branch, 4050Middlefield AND PRESCHOOLS:Palo Verde Kids’ AND PRESCHOOLS(NEARBY): FACTS FACTS ASSOCIATION: Palo Verde ASSOCIATION: MeadowPark — Alexander Papoulias Alexander —

Neighborhoods 37 = 5HDO(VWDWH 2YHU2QH%LOOLRQ'ROODUVLQ6DOHV =DQH0DF*UHJRU &R %URNHUDJH &RQVXOWDWLRQ .QRZOHGJH,QWHJULW\([SHULHQFH 6WHYH1LHWKDPPHUDJHQW 0DU\5XQNHO&KDFRQDJHQW $GDP7RXQL(VTEURNHU 5RQ$GDFKLEURNHU +LJK6WUHHW3DOR$OWR ZZZ]DQHPDFJUHJRUFRP 6WHYH3LHUFHEURNHU &DURO\Q3LHUFHDJHQW 38 Neighborhoods sense of neighborhood. Instead of seeing sense ofneighborhood. Insteadofseeing neighborhood feeling, andgivesourkidsa school-aged childrengiveshim“a that walkingtoschoolwithhiselementary most popularattributes. LenFilppu said public andprivate. Park, acommunitycenterandfour schools, Residents enjoycloseproximity to Mitchell the neighborhoodof300Eichlerhomes. Drive, AlmaStreetandMitchellParkborder traffic,” hesaid. since 1968. “Thereisverylittlethrough Seaver, whohaslivedintheneighborhood Fairmeadow’s advantages, accordingtoPaul icon. now they also serve as the neighborhood’s his tractofmodern,affordablehomes, but streets intheearly1950storeducetraffic in Fairmeadow. remembers exclaimingwhensherecognized concentric circles.“That’s whereIlive!”she below with residential streets laid out in Lautner spottedadistinctiveneighborhood 1920sthe and’30swasits agriculture and BarronAvenue.Between Selva Drive Sebastian Jones,alongElCaminoReal, La Clara Countysubdivision byColonel 1925 whenitwaslaidoutasa62-lotSanta caliber ofresidents.” multi-cultural remains is“the reason he to callthiscommunityhome.Butthe chose Barron ParkAssociation(BPA),of the list ofreasonsKenTani, formerpresident and greatschooldistrict”topthe of houses 1972, sincesaid.Gary Breitbard,aresident and mindsofitsresidents. hearts inthe rooted and communitywere family era ofasimplertime,where to the back neighborhoods BarronParkhastens Park. community ofBarron you liveinthe unless — wayside gone bythe donkeys, have with marchingbandand complete park andwinterparades gatherings inthe neighbors, spring new towelcome held Fairmeadow’s walkability is one of its East Charleston Road, East Meadow The circularpatternisoneof Joseph Eichlerdesignedthecircular Flying infromSanJose Airport,Mary back to Barron Park’shistorydates variety rural areaatmosphere,wide “The world,”center ofthe the like “It feels most SiliconValleyUnlike days ofsummerice-creamsocials The b fai arr r m o e n a d park o w events, and congregate for holiday caroling. events, andcongregateforholiday caroling. every year,hostHalloweentrick-or-treating events. Other blocks put on a “circle party” enjoys thepotluckfoodandmingling atsuch off street, said Filppu, who added that he bouncy tentanddrawinchalkon theclosed- Kids play basketball, skateboard, jump in the Circle residentshostannualblockparties. stay foranothergeneration,”shesaid. young childrenmovedin. “Peopletendto welcoming.” Anwar said, addingthat“theywerevery families who’dbeenthere30, 40years,” younger familiesonourstreet,butalotof circles” thatreallyappealed. “community feeling of Palo Alto and the Fairmeadow for the schools, but it was the Roosevelt Circlein2003, wereattractedto Farooqui, whomovedfromHaywardonto doing thesame.” way to school and wave to their classmates they can kick a stone down the street on the the worldwhizzingbythroughcarwindows, PaulEdwards. resident, longtime May pole,builtby a large even includes Fete long-ago MayDaycelebrations.The on anannualeventbased May Fete, gathereachspringtocelebrate residents else. moving anyplace family considers the before time” some “quite According toFrancoise,itwillbe husband Burt,toschoolandwork. bike Langs’commuting. Thechildren,and Langs.main attractionforthe the said,country feel,”Francoisementioning Lang. Park isFrancoise “Ithasasecluded, community.”to the a lotofhistory,commitment andasense older generationofBarronPark“adds the 2006, Maggioncalda, sincefeels aresident of history. asenseAnne neighborhood feel grazed. dairycattle is located, Gunn HighSchool land where and onthe Park, from ElCerritotoEncinaGrande mainstay.seen Fruitorchardscouldbe In true neighborhood fashion, Ramona In trueneighborhoodfashion, Ramona Later, threeorfourotherfamilieswith “Initially, therewerenottoomany Amina AnwarandherhusbandOmair Bol ParkonLagunaiswhere Avenue of ease Equally attractivewasthe toBarron newcomer Another relative ofthe residents Even newer — VeronicaSudekum — — Kimberly Ewertz Kimberly — CONDOS OLD:3 ($648,000-$711,000) MEDIAN 2010CONDOPRIE:$705,000 HOMES OLD:26 ($682,500-$2,969,250) MEDIAN 2010HOEPRIC:$1,244,750 Avenue SHOPPING: San Antonio ShoppingCenter, California School elementary schools, Terman MiddleSchool, GunnHigh PUBLIC SCHOOLS:BarronPark andJuanaBriones POST OFFICE:Cambridge, 265Cambridge Ave. Maybell Ave. and Mataderoavenues; JuanaBrionesPark, 609 PARKS: BolPark, Laguna Avenue betweenBarron www.bpaonline.org president, 650-493-2135, [email protected], NEIGHBORHOOD avenues, ElCaminoRealandGunnHighSchoolfields LOCATION : roughlybetweenChimalusandMaybell Mitchell Park branch, 3700MiddlefieldRoad LIBRAR FIRE STATION: No. 5, 600 Arastradero Road Club, 4100OrmeSt. Park Kids’Club, 800Barron Ave.; JuanaBrionesKids’ Barron Park Preschool, 3650LaDonna Ave.; Barron org; BarronPark Children’s Center, 800Barron Ave.; Barron Park Playgroup, BethDelson, bdelson@icg. Childcare Co-op, [email protected]; CHILDCARE HOMES OLD:4 ($1,052,000-$1,125,000) MEDIAN 2010HOEPRIC:$1,120,250 SHOPPING (NEARBY):CharlestonCenter High School elementary schools, J.L. StanfordMiddleSchool, Gunn PUBLIC SCHOOLS:Fairmeadow andHoover Middlefield Road PRIV POST OFFICE:Cambridge, 265Cambridge Ave. PARK: MitchellPark, 600E. MeadowDrive president, 650-857-1031 NEIGHBORHOOD Meadow Drive, Alma StreetandMitchellPark LOCATION: borderedbyEastCharlestonRoad, East Road (temporary locationduringconstruction) LIBRAR FIRE STATION: No. 4, 3600MiddlefieldRoad Infant Toddler Center, 4111 Alma St. Enrichment Center, 445E. CharlestonRoad; Palo Alto Hoover Kids’Club; 445E. CharlestonRoad; Redwood Thacher Children’s Center, 505E. CharlestonRoad; Children’s Center, 670E. MeadowDrive; Ellen Bolton Kids'Club, 500E. Meadow Drive; Covenant CHILDCARE ATE SCHOOL:ChallengerSchool, 3880 Y Y : College Terrace branch, 2300 Wellesley St.; : MitchellPark branch, 4050 Middlefield AND PRESCHOOLS:BarronPark Besse AND PRESCHOOLS(NEARBY):Besse FACTS FACTS ASSOCIATION: Lynnie Melena, ASSOCIATION: LenFilppu, Neighborhoods 39 !"#$%#!"#$% 40 Neighborhoods And I love that the park is right across the Indian American andLatino American. from AfricanAmerican, AsianAmerican, her house, said. “Wehaveeverything here, Lizards NatureAwarenessPreschool from fancy here,” Cabrera, whorunsthe Leaping her neighbors. socially andraciallydiversebackgrounds of aspects she has come to appreciate is the for convenience, shesaidoneofmany Park BoulevardandLambert Avenue. Stringed Instrumentssitsonthecornerof And, for the musically inclined, Gryphon California Avenue andElCaminoReal. it is still near shopping and restaurants on of asecludedPaloAltoneighborhood, yet and AlmaStreet, Ventura hasthefeeling West MeadowDrive, andElCaminoReal the marketattime,” shesaid. the least expensive house in Palo Alto on the Ventura neighborhood because “it was and hertwochildren. Shechoseahousein searching foraplacetocallhomeher challenges affectingCharlestonMeadows, to raisetheirawarenessaboutthecurrent annually, tobringresidentstogetherand community-building events at least once neighborhood,” hesaid. after him. This is a pretty safe, intimate were, ofcourse, peekingaroundwatching unsupervised. Little didheknowthatwe friends, feelingveryindependentand often goofftotheRoblesParkwithhis children. of CharlestonMeadowsattractfamilieswith ubiquitous single-storywood-framehomes said. with adiversepopulationandage,”Hofer neighborhood hasthatsamefeeling,along really hadasmall-townatmosphere. This feel likehome. the residentsthatmadeneighborhood community association, decided that it was the years, Hofer, current president of the to CharlestonMeadowsin1987. Over school systemwhenhemovedhisfamily neighborhood based on its access to the c “It’s a modest neighborhood, we’re not “It’s amodestneighborhood,we’re not While Cabrerachosetheneighborhood Situated betweenPageMillRoadand In 1988 Magdalena Cabrera was The neighborhoodassociationholds “When mysonwasyounger, hewould The tree-linedstreets,parksand “I grewupinMenloParkwhenit John HoferpickedhisPaloAlto h arlest v entur o n m a e a d everything stays safe. I feel very safe here.” community will pull together to make sure “But there is an overall feeling that the park, thathavebeenachallenge,” she said. elements of the neighborhood, like the has haditsupsanddowns.Cabrera said the occasionaltwo-storyhometoarea. brought severalapartmentbuildingsand interest ratesforreturningveterans. War II, withtheGIBillofferinglower cottages cametofruitionmostlyafterWorld quickly.” that you can get to Highways 280 and 101 California Avenue,” he said. “I also love and definitelywithinwalkingdistanceof convenient locationforhim. Kent foundwhathesaidistheperfect, across atownhouseonPepperAvenue, moved to Ventura in 2002. When he came street.” around them. the fruitsoftheiryardswithcommunity cooperative spirit has drawn people to share inspired neighborlygesturesinkind. A we have,”shesaid. make the neighborhood a home as much as them withopenarmsandhopethatthey of myvintage. We’ve morethanwelcomed moving in, which is refreshing for people family intoanEichlerbythepark,said. Edwardson, whoin1955movedwithher a Renaissance,retiredschoolteacherMerry playing, Charleston Meadows has undergone Park revived by the sounds of children say inspiresneighborliness. protect is the small-town feel that residents issues,” Hofersaid. up tospeedoncity-wideorneighborhood informational gatheringstobringresidents had blockparties, icecreamsocialsand annual associationmeeting, butwe’ve also annual elections. most recently meeting at Robles Park for the “In the past there have been certain “In thepasttherehave beencertain Not unlikemanyneighborhoods,Ventura Changes to the neighborhood have Ventura’s layoutofprimarilyone-story “It’s stillcloseenoughtodowntown Colin Kent, originallyfromNewYork, For newer families, this welcome has “We have a lot more younger families With new families coming in and Robles Part ofwhatCharlestonMeadowsaimsto “Usually, oureventcoincideswith o ws — Sarah TraubenSarah — — Susan Robles Susan — CONDOS OLD:9 ($325,000-$1,230,000) MEDIAN 2010CONDOPRIE:$883,000 HOMES OLD:16 ($924,000-$2,100,000) MEDIAN 2010HOEPRIC:$1,327,500 Piazza’s ShoppingCenter SHOPPING: San Antonio ShoppingCenter, School School, J.L. StanfordMiddleSchool, GunnHigh PUBLIC SCHOOLS:JuanaBrionesElementary Cambridge, 265Cambridge Ave. only, noreceiving)3666bELCaminoReal; POST OFFICE: Alma ShoeRepair(forsending and Miller Avenue Blvd.; MonroeMiniPark (nearby), MonroeDrive PARKS: DonSecundinoRoblesPark, 4116Park charlestonmeadows.org president, [email protected], www. NEIGHBORHOOD Alma Street, Adobe CreekandElCaminoReal LOCATION: boundedby West MeadowDrive, Road (temporary locationduringconstruction) LIBRAR 5, 600 Arastradero Road FIRE STATION: No. 4, 3600MiddlefieldRoad; No. Preschool, 450 W. CharlestonRoad CHILDCARE CONDOS OLD:5 ($435,000-$779,000) MEDIAN 2010CONDOPRIE:$649,000 HOMES OLD:12 ($690,000-$905,000) MEDIAN 2010HOEPRIC:$825,000 El CaminoReal SHOPPING: California Avenue, CharlestonCenter, School, Terman MiddleSchool, GunnHigh School PUBLIC SCHOOLS:BarronPark Elementary POST OFFICE:Cambridge, 265Cambridge Ave. Community Center, 3990 Ventura Court PARK: Boulware Park, 410Fernando Ave.; Ventura Street, West MeadowDriveandElCaminoReal LOCATION: bounded by Oregon Expressway, Alma Road (temporary locationduring construction) LIBRAR FIRE STATION: No. 5, 600 Arastradero Road 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 CHILDCARE Y Y : MitchellPark branch, 4050Middlefield : MitchellPark branch, 4050Middlefield AND PRESCHOOLS:Growing Tree Country Day AND PRESCHOOLS:CountryDay FACTS FACTS ASSOCIATION: JohnHofer, Neighborhoods 41

— Alexander Papoulias Palo Alto : Palo ASSOCIATION : George ASSOCIATION TS FAC TS FAC AND PRE-SCHOOLS (NEARBY): OOLS (NEARBY): AND PRESCH Mitchell Park branch, 4050 Middlefield branch, : Mitchell Park Mitchell Park branch, 4050 Middlefield branch, : Mitchell Park Y Y Challenger School, 3880 SCHOOLS: Challenger School, ATE “The easy access to shopping is a Peninsula Day Care Center, 525 San Antonio Road 525 San Day Care Center, Peninsula 3600 Middlefield Road 4, : No. FIRE STATION LIBRAR CHILDCARE location during construction) Road (temporary Antonio Road : 777 and 765 San LOCATION NEIGHBORHOOD Ralph Association, Greenhouse Homeowners Compass The 650-858-1012; treasurer, Cahn, 650-563-9900 Management Group Inc., Meadow 600 E. RK (NEARBY): Mitchell Park, PA Drive Ave. 265 Cambridge POST OFFICE: Cambridge, or Hoover PUBLIC SCHOOLS: Fairmeadow Stanford Middle School, J.L. elementary schools, Gunn High School Antonio Shopping Center, SHOPPING: San Warehouse Costco Charleston Plaza, MEDIAN 2010 CONDO PRICE: $514,500 ($490,000-$580,000) CONDOS SOLD: 7 CHILDCARE Middlefield 4000 Center, Pre-School Children’s 4000 Montessori, Good Neighbor T1; Road, and Pre-schoolYoung Fives K4; Middlefield Road, T’enna Preschool Middlefield Road; 4120 Family, Way 3921 Fabian (OFJCC), Road 3600 Middlefield 4, : No. FIRE STATION LIBRAR Road (temporary location during construction) Road (temporary East : bounded by Middlefield Road, LOCATION Sutherland Avenue, Montrose Charleston Road, Drive NEIGHBORHOOD [email protected] Browning, 600 East Meadow Drive Mitchell Park, RK: PA Ave.; 265 Cambridge POST OFFICE: Cambridge, Bayshore Road 2085 E. Main, PRIV Gideon Hausner Jewish Day Middlefield Road; Jewish Kehillah Road; Antonio 450 San School, PrepAlto Palo Way; 3900 Fabian High School, 4000 Middlefield Road School, or Hoover PUBLIC SCHOOLS: Fairmeadow Stanford Middle School, J.L. elementary schools, Gunn High School SHOPPING: Charleston Center MEDIAN 2010 HOME PRICE: $1,371,500 ($1,045,000-$1,698,000) HOMES SOLD: 2 plus for everyone here. You see a lot of people walking and riding bicycles,” said treasurer of the Ralph Cahn, Palo Alto Greenhouse Homeowners Association. — Monica Guzman Size remain a of units and location “Many people are attracted to ‘condo The Greenhouse’s relatively large open Nio, who moved to CharlestonNio, Gardens the Along with Nio annual block party, “It’s pretty centralized to everything you Residents stay connected with e-mails “We can see who’s around and get to the complex in 1980. “It’s hard to imagine the “It’s hard to imagine complex in 1980. a development with so much room left for lawns, landscaping and greenery being he built today,” added. big draw to The Greenhouse, and now residents include single adults, young families and married couples whose children have to collegegone on or homes of their own. living’ because you getin a way, the best of both worlds. You get the comfort and privacy of a home, with little of the Lufkin Paul said upkeep,” for responsibility vice presidentJr., of the Greenhouse II Homeowners Association. spaces and carefully manicured lawns set it apart from other apartment and condominium complexes in the area. Many windows and patios sport planters and pottedfitness flowers. A par course, or encircles trail, the complex and attracts residents from casual walkers to fitness enthusiasts. in 1999, said it was nice to live somewhere it was nice to live in 1999, said where kids have her some independence. appreciates the day-to-day relations with a small neighborhood “It’s her neighbors. well,” she so you know everyone said. you tell your “When you go on vacation, neighbors and they will keep an eye on your house, get your mail or water the garden. need,” said Richard Twoy, who moved to the is neighborhood in late 2007. “Piazza’s which Highway 101, just a block away and is close I take to work each day, by.” on news concerning the neighborhood and the which includes annual block party, a barbecue and games. The block party, which happens years, is also a fun most way many neighbors share their cultural backgrounds by preparing ethnic foods. know other people,” Twoy said. use ardens o n g o

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Drawn to the Drawn to the wide and safe streets Although surrounded by three busy The Hornbecks were also drawn to the “We said Esther Nio, walk everywhere,” c Company, the Company, complex was named for the greenhouses once owned by Bell Nurseries, after plans to build a K-Mart on the site fell through in the early 1970s. In 1978, 88 additional units were built in the same style on the adjoining land. The new condominiums, located at 765 San Antonio Road, came to be called The Greenhouse II. the 33 years ago, price for a unit was prices but by 2010 had risen $34,950, to 40 percent 30 roughly 15 times. Today, of Greenhouse residents are renters, compared with 25 percent in 1975. use of the property’s open space,” said 30- year resident Bruce Campbell, about one of the features attracted that first him to Antonio Road, betweenAntonio Road, Middlefield Road and Fabian Way in south Palo Alto, has been attracting residents with its calm, green atmosphere and convenient location since 1975. back in 1966, Doug and the late back in 1966, Margie found CharlestonHornbeck Gardens an raising young children. area ideal for streets, Charleston, Middlefield and San Antonio roads, Charleston Gardens is a stroll around serene On a mid-day area. the tree-shaded neighborhood the loudest sound heard is birds chirping, and the streets are nearly free of cars. Portable basketballhoops are common, with children often seen playing on late afternoons. amenities, many nearby schools and local located on San Antonio or Middlefield Road. Doug, who taught at Cubberley High School on Middlefield Road before it closed and became a community center, loved so close. They that his work was also a church, since have to go far to find didn’t there are many along Middlefield Road. who walks with her kids to schools, parks and shopping. 42 Neighborhoods four-bedroom Eichlers, built in 1956, four-bedroom Eichlers, builtin1956, first. whether the tract or the school had the name a mysterytoresidents—theuncertainty on difficult. Even the origin of the name remains website. Greenmeadow Community Association use the swimming pool, according to the associate members, whichallowsthemto and WalnutGroveresidentscanbecome Eichlers dominatethearea. Greendell one largeneighborhood,especiallysince Road, outsiderscouldmistakethemfor Middlefield Road and East Charleston enclosed byAlmaStreet,SanAntonioRoad, Walnut Grovealloccupyingthearea Ferne andDakeavenues. addresses, and the names of everyone on map, whichhasphonenumbers, e-mail neighbors. of a neighborhood formed informally by the associates, she said. Greendell is an example as groupsofpeoplebecomefriendsand evolutionary event. Boundaries can change described neighborhoodcreationasan space inunexpectedplaces. the architectswereabletonotchoutliving They are geometric and unusual inside; rather spaciousinteriorsofthesehomes. the broad façade of the houses belies the moratorium onsecondstories. look.” Thecityhadalreadyplaceda restriction toremaintruethe“Eichler- of Historic Places and, with that, the with aplaceontheNationalRegister into cul-de-sacsoffafewmaindrags. neighborhood, withhousesrecedingback built as a cohesive, almost autonomous west. Originallycompletedin1953, itwas and BenLomondDriveontheeast to thenorthandsouthNelsonDrive between Creekside Drive and Ferne Avenue homes builtbyJosephEichler, running neighborhood schools. evening mealstogetherandkidsbikedto a throwbacktotimewhenfamiliesate of July parades. Even the architecture is with tree-linedcul-de-sacsandFourth small picture-bookcommunityreplete Cubberley CommunityCenterthere’s a greendell/w The boundaries include the tract of The boundaries include thetractof Defining Greendell’s boundaries is With Greendell,Greenmeadowand Young keepsandupdatestheGreendell Edel Young, aresidentofGreendell, The inclusionofatwo-cargarageon In 2005, theneighborhoodwasendowed Greenmeadow isacollectionof270 Tucked into a small nook behind the green m lnut gr alnut e a d ow it,” Knoxsaid. have this intimate, small-town feel; I love and theFourthofJuly parade. the Labor Daypicnic,theHalloweenparty some oftheneighborhoodevents, including residents. events, managetheareaandwelcomenew and sub-committeesthatorganizesocial Association, orGMCA, hascommittees called theGreenmeadowCommunity party. coffees, gamenightandanEichlerbirthday Activities rangefromyogatomorning closer, withmoreactivities,”shesaid. of Pittsburgh. Ben Lomond Drive in2006fromasuburb community center. around aneighborhoodpark, pooland Church, theycenteredthecommunity With BayArealandscapedesignerThomas is reflectedinthecommunityasawhole. had started.” finished theareawherehe(Burke &Wyatt) went brokeorgaveup, “butEichler had Grove, saidshewasn’t sureifthecompany ranging from$16,000 to$17,000. $3.5 milliontractwithcontemporaryhouses in 1953. Thecompanyhadplanstodevelopa began asatractdevelopedbyBurke&Wyatt walk orbiketoGreenmeadow. by AdobeCreek;abridgeallowspeopleto resides inthenorthwestcornerpartitioned School. children attendFairmeadowElementary neighborhoods, Young said. Today, all the thought of as a dividing line between the Ohlone andGreendellschoolwas said. Christopher CourtthatarenotEichlers,” Ng included homesonDakeAvenueand University. Greendell andaprofessoratSanJoseState Antonio Road,saidWendyNg, aresidentof on Ferne Avenue, Dake Avenue and San “Right in the middle of Silicon Valley, we “Right inthemiddleofSiliconValley, we A recent influx of youth has livened up Today thehomeowners’association, “Everyone isveryinvolved,” shesaid. “I can’tthinkofacommunitythat’s Lisa Knoxandherfamilymovedonto Eichler’s celebration of the outdoors Shirley Nanevicz, a resident of Walnut Shirley Nanevicz, aresidentofWalnut News clippingsindicatetheneighborhood Walnut Grove,aformerwalnutorchard, Years ago,whetherchildrenattended “However, ourneighborhoodmaphas ov e — Megan Rawlins Megan — — Richard ToRichard — CONDOS OLD:2 ($650,000-$685,000) MEDIAN 2010CONDOPRIE:$667,500 HOMES OLD:6 ($1,279,000-$1,550,000) MEDIAN 2010HOEPRIC:$1,415,500 Shopping Center SHOPPING: CharlestonCenter, San Antonio J.L. StanfordMiddleSchool, Gunn HighSchool PUBLIC SCHOOLS:Fairmeadow ElementarySchool, Jewish DaySchool, 450and470San Antonio Road School, 4000MiddlefieldRoad; GideonHausner PRIV POST OFFICE:Cambridge, 265Cambridge Ave. (nearby), 600EastMeadowDrive PARKS: GreenmeadowPark (private); MitchellPark greenmeadow.org Community Association, 650-494-3157, www. NEIGHBORHOOD Avenue, NelsonDriveandBenLomond LOCATION: betweenCreeksideDriveandFerne Road (temporary locationduringconstruction) LIBRAR FIRE STATION: No. 4, 3600MiddlefieldRoad Charleston Road 4161 Alma St.; RedwoodEnrichmentCenter, 445E. Crescent Park ChildDevelopmentCenter(Peekaboo), Palo Alto Infant Toddler Center, 4111 Alma St.; Montessori SchoolofLos Altos, 303Parkside Drive; CHILDCARE CONDOS OLD:nearGreendell: 5 $670,000 ($478,000-$931,000) MEDIAN 2010CONDOPRIE:nearGreendell: HOMES OLD:Greendell: 6; Walnut Grove: 4 $1,242,500 ($970,225-$1,310,000) $1,080,000 ($935,000-$1,410,000); Walnut Grove: MEDIAN 2010HOEPRIC:Greendell: Shopping Center SHOPPING: CharlestonCenter, San Antonio J.L. 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DRE License #00313415 44 Neighborhoods veteran Linneaveteran Wickstromputsit, Monroe their MountainViewneighbors.As36-year from Palo Altoresidents distinguishes axisthat zigzagging northeast-southwest north, MonroeParkisdividedalonga the east andrailroadtracksto to the Avenue south, DelMedio El CaminoRealtothe area. withthe acquainted better become couple tohelpthe too happy of MonroePark,all other denizenswhoare night afterdinner.oftenencounter They every taken togoingthere nearby, have and eveningstroll.Halpins,wholive The ofmanyalate-afternoon destination popular neighborhood andisthe the for as acenterpiece of benches,serves andapair byaswing-set plot marked Park anditssurroundings. toknowMonroestill getting Halpins are in mid-February, homethe four-bedroom through.” way community,kids allthe andbringthe a neighborhood, aschooldistrict, into Halpin said.goalwastoget “The forthat,”is perfect Hollie Monroecircle neighbors,and could playandmeet onMonroePark. statistics, theysettled for crime police the and interviewing residents, neighborhoods, interviewing young children.Afterscoutinglocal their three down permanentlyandraise couldsettle they a communitywhere for meticulously Alto, searched they for Palo in SanJose their home to leave Framed by Adobe Creek to the west, Creek tothe byAdobe Framed asmall,park itself, gentlysloping The Having intotheirtwo-story, moved kids the where aplace wanted “We Halpin decided When BillandHollie mo nr o e park next door to sell lemonade by the road,by the lemonade next doortosell upwithkids day hischildrenteamed — the neighborhood characterofthe the typifies social interaction.” a reallygoodneighbor. ... It’s acatalystfor friendly,” saidRandy,parkis adding,“The models. neighborhood’s juxtapositionofhousing cutter,” Nancysaidofthe not cookie young childreninMonroePark. their three tostayandraise said. decided couple They them,neighborhood charmed the but the toonlystayforfive— years ago,expecting neighborhood fromMountainView15 surprising air. a distinctandquietly lend eachhome and rusticroofshingles, window frames doors, bright garage wood-paneled like and teals.Smalldetails, browns, beiges of greens, earthypalette in asubdued, homes, towering two-storyMission-style beside nestled reveals quaintbungalows often invokeis“eclectic.” most neighborhood,word residents the association. local homeowners’ ofthe who ispresident million to$1.8 million, saidWickstrom, for$1.6often sell bigger houses while typically gofor$800,000 to$900,000, 110Palo Altoside.Smalllots onthe occupy MonroePark,with 250 houses Park is“aborderstate.”

He recalled aneventthat,inhismind,recalled He are neighborhood’s great,“The people and old,“There’s amixofnewit’s tothe moved Nancy andRandyPopp loop MonroeDrive A strollaroundthe character oftheir the todescribe Asked that approximately Wickstrom estimates Veronica Weber Veronica he said, adding,he “Ithasimproved.” structures. grow intogargantuan,houses impressive and go, neighborscome watched has and emptylots.He small homes when MonroeParkwaslinedwithafew Ellen, remembered 1959 withhiswife toMonroeParkin Jensen, whomoved all toofamiliarwith.old-timers areKnud signed through2014. lease gotareprieve,withnew restaurant out,Thai Garden PaloAltoBowlandthe of negotiationsensued.Asitturned series Palo AltoBowlemerged,anda the replace traffic whenplansto andparkingoverflow reminders ofitsinfluence. frequent toElCaminoreceive nearest live who to outsiders.Butresidents surprise as apleasant comes neighborhood milieu Camino Real, thatkindoffull-bodied of El climate hectic MonroePark tothe said. very niceforme,”he urges. theirentrepreneurial alike, whoindulged bikers,driversstopping andpedestrians “The whole neighborhood has changed,” whole “The neighborhood is something But change concerned withincreased Many were proximity of Considering the “It’s akindofoldAmericana. It’sbeen CONDOS OLD:1 MEDIAN 2010CONDOPRIE:$555,000 HOMES OLD:4 ($1,125,000-$1,625,000) MEDIAN 2010HOEPRIC:$1,359,000 SHOPPING: San Antonio ShoppingCenter Altos HighSchool View-Los Altos UnionHighSchoolDistrict—Los Santa RitaSchool, EganJuniorHighSchool; Mtn. PUBLIC SCHOOLS:Los Altos SchoolDistrict— POST OFFICE:Cambridge, 265Cambridge Ave. Miller Avenue PARKS: MonroeMiniPark, MonroeDriveand president, [email protected] Neighborhood Association, Linnea Wickstrom, NEIGHBORHOOD Silva Avenue) Camino RealandMountain View borders(near LOCATION: boundedby Adobe Creek, El Road (temporary locationduringconstruction) LIBRAR FIRE STATION: No. 5, 600 Arastradero Road Preschool, 450 W. CharlestonRoad, Palo Alto Antonio Road, Palo Alto; Growing Tree Montessori Gideon HausnerJewishDaySchool, 450San Children’s Corner, 97Hillview Ave., Los Altos; CHILDCARE Y : MitchellPark branch, 4050Middlefield AND PRESCHOOLS(NEARBY): FACTS ASSOCIATION: MonroePark — Aimee Miles Aimee — Neighborhoods 45

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of inspiration. The sun is my source my is sun The www.cityofpaloalto.org www.cityofpaloalto.org 46 Neighborhoods and plans are underway toaddacrosswalk and plansare turnlanes, and added from fourtothree lanes onArastraderoRoad the reduced Park.city hasalready Juana BrionesThe to connectPaloAltoOrchardsnearby way a safe Arastradero Roadtoprovide convincecity toputinacrosswalkon the Charleston/Arastradero advisory groupto city’s diligentlywiththe Orchards, worked Arastradero RoadandElCaminoReal. bustling between Orchards iswedged Palo Alto walking toschoolalonebecause about them their momDarcyworries neighborhood withtheirparents,but the around summer,bikes during theandride neighbors theyactuallyknow. to cookies to sell able tobe wanted they of community; neighborhood’s sense the stellar publicschoolsandfor for the came Hustons girls. The three husband toraise to PaloAltoOrchardsin2004withher her GirlScouts,moved accompanies tocontemporaryaesthetics. remodeled been built afterWorldWarIIhave were that cookie-cutter tracthouses most ofthe up and grow neighborhood hasseen the generation second Orchards. Thisisthe up PaloAlto thatmake cul-de-sac streets walking door-to-doorthroughseveral to theirneighbors, Girl Scoutcookies pa Henry Lum, ofPaloAlto aresident streets Huston girlscanplayinthe The Darcy Huston,motherwho the A motherandherdaughterssell l o a lt o o r c h on the street,” Sakamotosaid. on the changed. Idon’tasmanykidsoutside see has children anditstillis,butlifestyle McKellar andKelly’s wives. Lorabelle,original developers afterthe such asSuzanneand withnames streets under$10,000priced on one-story homes their childrenin to raise GIs whocame Sakamotos joinedmanyformer then. The bywalnutorchards was stillsurrounded community Sakamoto wasastudent.The Calvin while lived housing,they where student outofUCBerkeley Orchards fresh of living.” type was averypeaceful not working.It were today’s mothers,we unlike with eachotherbecause socialize mothers toohadachanceto said. “The Sakamoto walking toschooltogether,” playing witheachotherand outside were children towork.The fathers went the while street children playinginthe the yard watching mothers satoutinthe toschool.their childrenwalked easilywhen when parentscouldrest time didsoduringasimpler Orchards, butthey children inPaloAlto three also raised association president. according toJohnSpiller,neighborhood at ArastraderoandClemoAvenue, ards Half acenturylater, youngprofessionals to raise place “This wasaverynice toPaloAlto Sakamotos moved The little, the “When mychildrenwere husband Misao Sakamotoandherlate families are moving in.”are families moving outandnew “Older folksare Palo AltoOrchard’sevolvingdemographic. school district,”in theHustonsaidof to be want they in inevitablybecause kids moves somebodywith market, on the goes house in PaloAltoOrchards.“Assoonasa live to jump atopportunities starting families Sakamoto values neighborhood Sakamoto values CONDOS OLD:1 $425,000 MEDIAN 2010CONDOPRIE(NEARBY): HOMES OLD:4 ($1,040,000-$2,050,000) MEDIAN 2010HOEPRIC:$1,080,000 Shopping Center SHOPPING: ElCaminoReal, San Antonio School, Terman MiddleSchool, GunnHighSchool PUBLIC SCHOOLS:JuanaBrionesElementary School, 4000 Terman Road PRIV POST OFFICE:Cambridge, 265Cambridge Ave. Terman Park, 655 Arastradero Road PARKS: JuanaBrionesPark, 609Maybell Ave.; [email protected] NEIGHBORHOOD and Arastradero Road Court, SuzanneDrive, Kelly Way, Lorabelle Court LOCATION: includesMcKellar Lane, Suzanne Road (temporary locationduringconstruction) LIBRAR FIRE STATION: No. 5, 600 Arastradero Road Life ChristianPre-School, 687 Arastradero Road Montessori School, 575 Arastradero Road; Young CHILDCARE ATE SCHOOL:BowmanInternational

Y Whitney Dafoe Whitney : MitchellPark branch, 4050Middlefield there’s mutual dependencies.” there’s mutualdependencies.” where relationships those accomplishments. Ivalue their aspirationsand children, little of these projects the to see up. “Ilove grow neighborhood families perform andparticipate. all verywillingto are they said hostess house, andthe to her and aplatterofgoodies soloist bringtheirinstruments clarinet playerandabassoon of allskilllevel, asingle Pianistsandviolinists recitals. room forChristmasmusic piano inherfamily around the their grandparentstogather children, theirparentsand has invitedneighborhood she years interaction andforthree AND PRESCHOOLS:Palo Alto FACTS Sakamoto has seen many Sakamoto hasseen ASSOCIATION: JohnSpiller, — Lillian Bixler Lillian — Neighborhoods 47

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MirandaAvenue, whichusedto Expressway, theareawasformerlyan Palo AltofromLos Altos)andFoothill Park, AdobeCreek(whichseparates Miranda since1970, said. Berman, whohaslivedinGreater the amenitiesofPaloAlto,” saidJackie a ruralatmosphereyetitispartofall looking tomoveintothearea. the manyattractionsfornewresidents That neighborhoodatmosphereisoneof her friendssmilingandwavingtoher. cars thatpassbyareoftenfilled with to socializewithherneighbors.The Palos Avenue, Sakaldasisfinds iteasy good placetowalkyourdog.” walk everymorning. Itisalsoareally door ifsheneededhelp. knowing shecouldknockatanyone’s four decades, saidshefeelscomfortable living inGreenAcresIformorethan Arastradero Road. by GreenAcresII,onthenorthsideof built first inthe1950s, shortlyfollowed side ofArastraderoRoad, whichwas main areas: GreenAcresIonthesouth neighborhood. Acres, itishowsafetheyfeelinthiscozy and overfromtheresidentsofGreen Because theneighborhood wasn’t The GreaterMirandalandwas Located betweenAltaMesaMemorial “It’s tuckedaway, soithasasortof A bigdrawtotheneighborhoodis Standing outsideherhouseonLos “It’s verysafehere, Iusuallygofora Joan Sakaldasis,70, whohasbeen Green Acresactuallyconsistsoftwo If thereisonethingthatyouhearover gre green green a ter mi ac r res a nd each fall. cream socialforsummerandapotluck a ChristmaspartyinDecember, anice- together atpartiesandeventsincluding since 1952. and fostergoodcommunityrelations helping tomaintaintheneighborhood four timesayear, hasbeenactively Association, whichmeetswithresidents three whomovedin2003. feel,” saidCoreyLevens, 54, afatherof the communityandsmallneighborhood for mykidsbutafterlivinghere, Ilove after schooldistrict. descent havebeendrawntothesought- families ofChinese, Indianandother increased itsethnicdiversity, asmany school onTermanDrive. and highschool, andaninternational schools, including an elementary, middle proximity tobothpublicandprivate 4 Jelly BeanOlympicsonMiranda unpacked, theywereinvitedtotheJuly sons inJune2006. neighborhood withhiswifeIrit andtwo neighborhoods,” Nielsensaid. a “littlemorelikefamilythansome preparedness. GreaterMirandais repaved toorganizingemergency projects, fromgettingMirandaAvenue association hasorganizedseveral years ordecades. Theneighborhood well, asmanyhavelived therefor said. the MirandaNeighborhoodAssociation, being close-by, Don Nielsen, president of aspect especiallywiththeAdobeCreek a bobcatandfox—veryappealing neighbors’ backyards, includingdeer, Occasionally wildlifefinds awayinto proximity toAltaMesaMemorialPark. quiet ambianceofthe55homestotheir of theresidentsattributepeace-and- houses andyardsareindividual. Many The associationgetsneighbors The GreenAcresImprovement “I wasjustlookingforaschooldistrict In recentyearstheneighborhoodhas Even beforetheycompletely Steve Tadelismovedintothe The neighborsallknoweachother a — Piyawan Rungsuk Piyawan — he saidoftheevent. and ithasthisniceneighborly feeltoit,” outdoor gamesandapotluck. Green, whichiscelebratedannuallywith HOMES OLD:10 ($840,000-$2,400,000) MEDIAN 2010HOEPRIC:$1,392,500 Center, DowntownLos Altos SHOPPING: ElCaminoReal, San Antonio Shopping Terman MiddleSchool, GunnHighSchool PUBLIC SCHOOLS: Juana Briones Elementary School, 4000 Terman Drive PRIV POST OFFICE:Cambridge, 365Cambridge Ave. Terman Park, 655 Arastradero Road PARKS: JuanaBrionesPark, 609Maybell Ave.; Betsy Allyn, 650-493-8859 Nina T. 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Road (temporary location during construction) location Road (temporary Country Alexis Drive, Mill Road: : off Page LOCATION Glen Drive Drive and Laurel Bandera Club Court, NEIGHBORHOOD [email protected], 650-949-5672; president, www.pahna.org Mill Road 3300 Page Park, RK: Foothills PA POST OFFICE: Road Arastradero 600 5, No. : FIRE STATION LIBRAR No. 8, Foothills Park, 3300 Page Mill 3300 Page Park, Foothills 8, : No. FIRE STATION Road Arastradero 600 5, No. Road (during summer); LIBRAR Terman PUBLIC SCHOOLS: Nixon Elementary School, Gunn High School Middle School, Altos, Downtown Los SHOPPING: El Camino Real, Avenue California E: $2,625,000 MEDIAN 2010 HOME PRIC HOMES SOLD: 1 location during construction) Road (temporary Adobe Road to Manuela from Old : LOCATION Road Arastradero off Avenue, Road Trace Old Esther Clark Park, RK: PA Ave. 265 Cambridge Cambridge, POST OFFICE: Nixon Elementary School, PUBLIC SCHOOLS: Gunn High School Middle School, Terman Altos Downtown Los El Camino Real, SHOPPING: $2,275,000 MEDIAN 2010 HOME PRICE: ($1,487,350-$2,486,250) 5 HOMES SOLD:

Whitney Dafoe Whitney Kimihiro Hoshino Kimihiro — Casey Scheld — Carolyn Copeland Despite the quiet seclusion, there and PAHNA president, has Mark Nadim, That’s also where the neighborhood is “They’re our refuge,” Nadim said. Robert Creasey on Old Adobe has lived “As I walk outside, I see these trees 30 Marilyn Stocker has lived on Many families were drawn to the “The neighbors call it a tranquil secluded,it is a peaceful place for residents to get from their hectic away life. work some Nonetheless, feel too that it’s the isolated.nearest With store grocery five milesbeing almost residents away, need long to adjust to traveling to learn distances to get places. is a sense of community: An annual Christmastime get-together is organized by the Palo Alto Hills Neighborhood to bring the Association (PAHNA) neighbors closer together. lived in the 24 years and does Hills for all that he can to make sure the community stays connected. The neighborhood events he plans are held at the Palo Alto Hills Golf the and Country Club, focal point of the neighborhood. supposed to go in case of an emergency. “They’ve made it clear that if anything happens, they’re here for us.” Road since even before 1956, it received its name Briones’ 1844 adobe from Juana ranch house. The oak trees many that surround the park are also due to the generosity of his father, who planted them more than 25 years ago. feet high,” he said. Mockingbird Lane since her house was As one of the built in 1973. original first four neighbors on the street, her wooden- framed ranch-style home has overlooked the neighborhood on its hill for years. close neighborhood’s proximity to Nixon Elementary School. Getting to school was literally a walk through the Stocker’s park. family played host to annual skating parties. While the children’s departure from the area has left a number of empty nesters in its wake, the friendly nature of the neighbors still remains. paradise,” Oliff said. lls rk pa i h o

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