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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   

El Palo Alto: Rooted in History 

The Stanford Theatre: As Time Goes By 

Dinah's Shack: A Delicate History

The University Avenue Train Depot: A Streamline to the Past 

The Humane Society: A History of Compassion 

Stanford Shopping Center: Puttin' on the Ritz

The Winter Lodge: Skating Through the Political Process 

Stanford Research Park: The Engine of Silicon Valley