Palo Alto Historical Association

Palo Alto Historical Association We are the Palo Alto Historical Association of Palo Alto, California curators of Palo Alto History

Skateboarding at Greer Park in 1991.
06/14/2026

Skateboarding at Greer Park in 1991.

Site of Greer Park in 1963. Photo is taken from Colorado Avenue with South Bayshore on the right.
06/12/2026

Site of Greer Park in 1963. Photo is taken from Colorado Avenue with South Bayshore on the right.

Students by Stanford's Lake Lagunita in 1971. (Photo by Gene Tupper)
06/10/2026

Students by Stanford's Lake Lagunita in 1971. (Photo by Gene Tupper)

Looking over Boronda Lake at Foothills Park in 1970.
06/07/2026

Looking over Boronda Lake at Foothills Park in 1970.

A newly opened Rinconada swimming pool in 1940. Walter Hays Elementary School can be seen in the background.
06/05/2026

A newly opened Rinconada swimming pool in 1940. Walter Hays Elementary School can be seen in the background.

A photo of Robert McLean (L), first principal of Gunn High School, sitting with Henry M. Gunn, at the school's graduatio...
06/03/2026

A photo of Robert McLean (L), first principal of Gunn High School, sitting with Henry M. Gunn, at the school's graduation ceremony in 1981. (Photo by Thomas Ovalle)

Palo Alto High School graduation ceremony in the late 1940s. (Photo by Gene Tupper)
06/01/2026

Palo Alto High School graduation ceremony in the late 1940s. (Photo by Gene Tupper)

Cashel Brothers Sanitary Plumbers Building, 200 Homer Avenue, 1905. This building still stands today.
05/30/2026

Cashel Brothers Sanitary Plumbers Building, 200 Homer Avenue, 1905. This building still stands today.

Chandler's Shoes store located at 262 University Ave. in 1939. This would be close to the corner of Ramona St.
05/28/2026

Chandler's Shoes store located at 262 University Ave. in 1939. This would be close to the corner of Ramona St.

Students pose on the steps of the Channing Grammar School sometime in the 1890's. The upper floor was used as the high s...
05/26/2026

Students pose on the steps of the Channing Grammar School sometime in the 1890's. The upper floor was used as the high school until 1897 when Anna Zschokke donated money to help expand the high school to another location.

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