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Page 3 The Eagle has landed ! New monument at Eagle Park unveiled .
Page 6 Get ready for our Winter event by brushing up on the history of El Camino Real .
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Exploring
El Camino Real
The Story of California ’ s 1st Highway
Our Winter 2024 Event
Join us as we motor on over to our neighbors in Los Altos and explore the history of El Camino Real , the road that defines our cities ’ shared border ! We ’ ll start our event at the Los Altos Library Community Room where MVHA Board Members will be joined by Jordan Grealish , Exhibits Specialist for the Los Altos History Museum . Through photos and stories , we ’ ll dive into the rich history of California ’ s first highway and Mountain View ’ s original “ main street .”
El Camino Real near Rengstorff Ave at the Mtn . View city limits in the 1960s
After the presentation , we will head next door to the Los Altos History Museum where we will have special after-hours access to the museum ’ s current special exhibition : El Camino Real : Changing California . This exhibit invites you to step back in time through an important part of California ’ s history as you voyage through the rich and sometimes controversial past of El Camino Real , tracing its transformation over the centuries and highlighting local businesses and institutions that once lined the iconic road .
The “ birthplace ” of Mtn . View ; the Taylor Hotel on the site of the town ’ s stagecoach stop on El Camino Real
Sunday , February 4 , 2024 3:00 to 5:00 p . m . Los Altos Library Community Room , 13 S . San Antonio Road , Los Altos , CA 1
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