OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER OF THE
MOUNTAIN VIEW HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION
V o l u m e V I
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Arrow Development
Documentary Premier
Scheduled!
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Street Talk: Whisman Road
Whisman
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Special
Remembrances
Winter 2016
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An Important
Message to Our
Members
MOVING MTN. VIEW
Historical Facts &
Figures
1852: Mtn.View is founded at a stagecoach stop near
where El Camino Real crosses Stevens Creek
1864: The newly completed San Francisco-San Jose
railroad bypasses Mtn. View, sprurring the growth of New
Mtn.View near the new train depot.
1911: Crisanto Castro Jr. becomes one of the first
Mtn.View residents to own a car. (Coincidentally,
he probably drove it on multiple streets named for his
family, including
Crisanto and Castro Streets!)
1933: Moffett Field opens as the Navy’s West
Coast dirigible air base, home to the USS Macon.
WINTER EVENT & MEMBERSHIP MEETING:
MOVING MOUNTAIN VIEW
Looking Back at Our Transportation History
“Transportation is the defining theme of Mountain View’s history. Many of the town’s historical
milestones coincide with the introduction of a new mode of transportation—when the Spanish
brought horses, California’s first stagecoach, the opening of the San Francisco-San Jose Railroad, the
first automobiles, airplanes, dirigibles, supersonic jets, and the late twentieth-century light rail projects.”
— Mary Jo Ignoffo, Milestones: A History of Mountain View
1999: the Santa Clara Valley Transportation
Authority completes light rail line to Mtn.View.
2015: Google begins to test drive prototypes of
its self-driving cars in Mtn. View.
Please join us as we celebrate the history of transportation in Mountain View! From
stagecoaches to self-driving cars, transportation has always been an integral part of our
city’s history. Our program will feature speakers who will share their knowledge of local
transportation history, including Rod Diridon Sr., former Santa Clara County Supervisor and
emeritus executive director of the Mineta Transportation Institute at San Jose State University.
FREE PUBLIC EVENT — JAN 31, 2016 - 1 PM — ADOBE BUILDING — 157 MOFFETT BLVD.
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