Welcome to Mountain View, California

Historical Facts + As one of the oldest communities in Silicon Valley, Mountain View is home to historic buildings stretching back to the mid-1800s. Downtown Mountain View's main street, Castro Street, is lined by an eclectic mix of structures from nearly every era of the city's development, from the 1870s to today + The residential neighborhoods flanking either side of Castro Street were mostly developed between the late 1800s and World War II + In 1854 Mountain View is named by Jacob Shumway, a storekeeper and the town's first postmaster. He was credited for naming the town, forming the Mountain View School District + In 1902 local residents vote to incorporate the City of Mountain View and officially establish the town as a city on November 7, 1902. The initial population of the city was of 610 people, with limits defined on the north by Washington Street, on the south by El Camino Real, on the west by Pettis Avenue, and on the east roughly to Calderon Avenue + The areas of Mountain View north of Central Expressway and south of El Camino Real were primarily agricultural until the 1950s. Visitors can find unique historic gems from early eras, primarily in the form of preserved farmhouses or country residences now surrounded by modern development

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