Author: Bo Crane

A look back at Mama Garcia’s and Roadhouse Valley in Portola Valley

Alpine Road from the intersection near the Stanford golf course was once a winding road leading westward to what is now Portola Valley. Along the

by Bo Crane
on April 8, 2021

The Menlo Quilt – now on display – is last remnant of the area’s quilting history

When Menlo Park Historical Association Board Member Martha Lancastremere traveled recently to Las Cruces, New Mexico, she visited the New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage

by Bo Crane
on February 19, 2020

Taking a look at the history of Gaspar de Portolá’s visit to Menlo Park

Note: Menlo Park Historical Association is hosting an Ohlone-Portolá event at the southeast end of Alma St. in Menlo Park where it intersects with East Creek

by Bo Crane
on November 6, 2019

Menlo Park Historical Association hosts walking tour featuring oldest structures on Aug. 3

On Saturday, Aug. 3, the Menlo Park Historical Association is hosting a walk that will cover the oldest structures in Menlo Park: the Railroad Depot

by Bo Crane
on August 1, 2019

Menlo Gates ribbon cutting ceremony to take place on St. Patrick’s Day

A ribbon-cutting ceremony honoring the completion of a wooden arched gateway that replicates what had stood alongside what is now El Camino Real from 1855-1922,

by Bo Crane
on March 15, 2019

Remembering Menlo Park’s hippie past – and the Whole Earth Truck Store

Have you heard about the famed counter culture publication from the 60s and 70s called the Whole Earth Catalog? The Whole Earth Truck Store (WETS)

by Bo Crane
on January 22, 2019

Menlo Gates starting to take shape near Menlo Park Library, but additional funds are needed

The Menlo Gates project, long in the planning and fund raising, has finally begun construction, though funding is remains short $15,000 of the final goal. Construction

by Bo Crane
on December 20, 2018

100th anniversary of Armistice Day to be celebrated at Fremont Park

Beginning at 10:30 am on Sunday, November 11, the Menlo Park Historical Association (MPHA) will host an event at Fremont Park in downtown Menlo Park

by Bo Crane
on November 8, 2018

Revisiting Round Table Pizza just shy of its 60th anniversary

Two national businesses that our town of Menlo Park spawned are still alive and well. One was incorporated in 1998 and first set-up in a

by Bo Crane
on August 3, 2018

Great estates of the Peninsula is topic of recent talk sponsored by the Menlo Park Historical Association

Earlier this fall, Carmen J. Blair, Deputy Director of the San Mateo County Historical Association, gave a talk at the Menlo Park Library entitled The Great

by Bo Crane
on December 13, 2016