NOTES FROM: South from San Francisco: The Life Story of San Mateo County © 1963 by Frank M. Stanger LOC: 63-21262 ---- FROM INDEX Menlo Adobe, 46, 201, 202 Menlo-Atherton High School, 119 Menlo Circus Club, 112 Menlo Park, 8, 17, 40, 96, 109ff, 146, 147, 154, 159, 160, 172, 174, 177 Menlo Park Episcopal Church, 79 ---- "Menlo Adobe" pg. 46 Photo (BW); Caption: A hut for herdsmen on Rancho de las Pulgas, built before 1846, stood in Menlo Park until 1956, when John Wickett, to sae it from destruction, moved it to King's Mountaintop! pg. 201-202 Tale of the "Menlo Adobe" pictured on pg.46. -- "Menlo-Atherton High School" pg. 119 Parts of Menlo-Atherton High School formerly belonged to Joesph A. Donohoe, member of SF banking firm Donohoe, Kelly & Co., and famed attorney John T. Doyle. -- "Menlo Circus Club," pg. 112 Menlo Circus is the Club former location of the summer home of Faxon Dean Atherton. (The town of Atherton named for him.) -- "Menlo Park Episcopal Church" pg. 79 Photo (BW); Caption: A Sunday school class of the 1880's (Menlo Park Episcopal Church). Most of the pioneer churches and schools, shown in this section, are flourishing today in modern buildings. -- Menlo Park pg. 8 Describes the town named 'palo alto' and how the tree was still visible (A. D. 1963) driving south on El thru A & MP. pg. 17 Notes MP should have been first choice for Mission because of climate, but was not. pg. 40 Mentions "Menlo Adobe" indirectlya as part "Rancho de las Pulgas". pg. 96 Photo (BW); Caption: Menlo Park was one of the earliest stations on the San Francisc-San Jose Railroad. Early commuters included Stanford, Hopkins, anf Flood. (Undated, but has horse and carrige, far left.) pg. 109ff Apparently 'ff' means 'founding fathers; four (4) paragraphs describe this. (1850s-1920) pg. 146 States, in 1906 MP was 'still "the village" for surrounding estates (...)' pg. 147 States, MP 'might conceivable have been considered the university town' of Stanford University instead of Palo Alto. But PA had land donated, plans and ordinaces drwn up, incorporated, then built. One strong factor was the saloons in MP. (1880s-1890s) pg. 154 Two (2) photos (BW); Caption 1: These portals of the past, colorful gates erected by Messrs. Oliver and McGlynn, gave Menlo Park its name.; Caption 2: (Below) Camp Fremont Hospital Unit at Menlo Park durning World War I. (both undated) pg. 159 MP one (1) of four (4) cities incorporated in the "Roaring" 1920's. Others San Carlos, Belmont, Atherton. pg. 160 Describes Atherton-MP boundary dispute dating back to early 1900's. Also notes Atherton (then Fair Oaks) incorprates one (1) hour and (20) twenty minutes befor MP. pg. 172 Footnote, Early in 1916 SF wants to annex penninsula, but Dennis O'Keefe, who lived in MP and published San Mateo County Gazette objects. His own poll in MP suggest three-to-two (3-2) for. pg. 174 About 1916 annex debate, '"Unusually well attended"' debate held in MP on SF annex proposal. Attendance '"about equally divided"'. pg. 177 In 1955 Palo Alto Historical Association publishes study that five (5) of 36 local electronic reearch and produtions firms are in MP. Total count made of Penninsula. ---- Scan Plates: pg. 132(GC), 181 (WMC)