I’ve been walking around downtown Palo Alto in the mornings for about 20 years. You would think by now I’d have seen everything. Apparently not! The other day, I walked past this brick building and noticed a little plaque on the wall: “Decker Oaks Building — Renovated 1984.” Of course, I had to stop and
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For the past 20 years, one of my favorite habits has been taking a morning walk through downtown Palo Alto. I have walked these same streets so many times, but I still find something new when I slow down and look around. This morning, I looked up and noticed the words “Downing Block” at the
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I worked on Lytton Avenue, in downtown Palo Alto for more than 20 years. Like many people, I passed by this sculpture countless times without paying much attention to it. But one day, I finally stopped, took a closer look, and wondered: What is this unusual arch, and what story does it tell? This is
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Walking Through Palo Alto: Every Street Tells a Story When a friend came to visit, I decided to show them Palo Alto the best way possible—on foot. In just three hours, we discovered that Palo Alto is much more than the heart of Silicon Valley. It is a city filled with history, architecture, public art,
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Happy Mother’s Day to all the mothers – May10, 2026 This Mother’s Day, I decided to write about one of the murals that deeply inspired me when I first came to Palo Alto: Greg Brown’s “Pedestrian Series.” There are cities with famous museums, and then there are cities where art quietly lives among the people.
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