This article's nothing without pics!
Seriously. I'm quite curious what Silicon Valley looked like when there was still open space between Mountain View and Palo Alto.
Seriously. I'm quite curious what Silicon Valley looked like when there was still open space between Mountain View and Palo Alto.
I am not a historian and just did this as a nostalgic reflection on what I experienced being in and around the Valley for the past 40+ years and then projected it back a decade or so to focus on what seemed a key transition year - 1956 - when Shlockley Labs was formed, HP went public, etc., to use it as a symbolic contrast between the new and the old.
It was just a fun diversion for me, the main goal being to capture a mood. Sorry about the lack of pics.
seemed a lot wider back then
Castro St. and the surrounding area almost seems more built-up than it is today. The landscaping (apparently done this decade) really makes a difference.
The real surprise for me was California St. That's one of the most densely populated areas today, but back then it was just trees and small houses on big lots.
The Hunt Foods factory is very close to where FriendFeed is now, I think.