Looking Back: Images from the Archives
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Calendar 2026 Winter
January 25 Downtown Walking tour 2 pm http:// mvhistory. eventbrite. com /
February 1 Winter History Event MV Library 2 pm“ Italians of Mountain View” http:// mvhistory. eventbrite. com /
February 2 Board meeting on zoom 6 – 8 pm
February 22 Downtown Walking tour 2 pm http:// mvhistory. eventbrite. com /
March 2 Board meeting on zoom 6pm – 8pm
May 3 Spring History Event 2 pm
“ What’ s in a name? Streets of MV” More information to come
Looking Back: Images from the Archives
The World’ s Fair comes to Mountain View
Ugo Mancini was so impressed with the Chrysler Corporation’ s futuristic exhibit at the 1939 World’ s Fair, that he bought as a centerpiece for his future auto dealership on El Camino in Mountain View.
The 20-ton, 52-foot high stainless steel tower topped by a 9-foot revolving globe of the world became a beacon to car buyers from all over the peninsula. From September of 1940 Mancini’ s auto dealership commanded the prominent corner of Castro and El Camino Real. It was replaced in 1974 by the Chase Bank.
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