Author: Jym Clendenin

Angela is popping up again in downtown Menlo Park

InMenlo reported on the Angela Pop Up shop that appeared last December for a few weeks next door to Angela Women’s Clothing on Chestnut Street.

by Jym Clendenin
on July 19, 2011

Memorial service for Spencer Harris planned for July 21 at Menlo Park Presbyterian Church

Memorials have recently appeared on the bench outside Peet’s on Santa Cruz Avenue in Menlo Park where for years Spencer Harris enjoyed discussions on a

by Jym Clendenin
on July 18, 2011

From Fairwinds to Arbor House: The saga of one of Menlo’s most historic homes

As you transit the narrow winding section of Arbor Drive that runs beside St. Raymond Church and School, you may notice a large, rather elegant

by Jym Clendenin
on June 29, 2011

Under Menlo: The Pope Street Bridge

After Leland Stanford Jr. died in 1884, the Stanfords decided to build a university in his honor, the corner stone of which was laid in

by Jym Clendenin
on April 5, 2011

Summer weather brings kids and bunny ears to Fremont Park

Just (4:00 pm) walked by Fremont Park. The hot weather - temps in the high 80s - apparently motivated a crowd of middle school students

by Jym Clendenin
on March 31, 2011

Under Menlo: Middlefield Road crosses San Francisquito Creek

A plaque placed on the south side of the Middlefield Road bridge by the City of Palo Alto in 1969 implies that a ford at

by Jym Clendenin
on March 11, 2011

Under Menlo: Willow Place bike/pedestrian bridge

In 1888 Timothy Hopkins (1859-1936), the adopted son of Mary Hopkins, the otherwise childless widow of railroad builder Mark Hopkins, inherited Sherwood Hall, the massive

by Jym Clendenin
on March 1, 2011

Under Menlo: Ira E. Bonde bike/pedestrian bridge

If you’re driving south on Alma Street in Menlo Park on a dark night after having drunk too much, you might be tempted to drive

by Jym Clendenin
on January 11, 2011

Under Menlo: El Camino Real crosses San Francisquito Creek

San Mateo County was carved off from San Francisco County in 1856 soon after California became a state in 1848.  The new county's southern boundary,

by Jym Clendenin
on December 9, 2010

Arthur Lloyd is speaker at MP Historical Assoc. annual meeting

Ever since Peninsula residents celebrated the inauguration of regular passenger service between San Francisco and San Jose 146 years ago, Menlo Park’s history has been

by Jym Clendenin
on November 18, 2010