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Changing Times

Please note: Many of the stories in this section are not available on this website because they are included in the new hardcover book Palo Alto Remembered: Stories of a City's Past.  The book collects many of the stories that first appeared on this website and in the Palo Alto Daily News. It can be purchased at local book stores beginning in May or at Paloaltoremembered.com  

Paternalism  at the Movies: The Commercial Board of Amusements

Woolworth's: Palo Alto's Five and Dime 

Restaurant Row:  Good Ol' Palo Alto Cookin'

A Delivery From the Past: Palo Alto's Milkmen

The Paris Theatre: Prurience or Porno Chic? 

Bikes in Palo Alto: A Ride Through History 

The Cubberley Closing: A Tough Call