Moon Handbooks Silicon Valley Including San Jose, Sunnyvale, Palo Alto, and South Valley

by Cheek, Martin

• ISBN13: 9781566913706
• ISBN10: 1566913705
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-01-22
• Publisher: Avalon Travel Publishing

Table of Contents

Introduction
Geography
Geology and Weather	1	(5)
History	6	(23)
Brave New World: Inventing Silicon Valley
The People
How Green Is the Valley?
SPECIAL TOPICS
Just Add Water	5	(3)
John Charles Fremont---The Valley's First Engineer	8	(2)
Monkeys Picking Fruit: Thinking Too Different?	10	(1)
The Valley Origins of Orchard Supply Hardware	11	(1)
The Stanfords	12	(2)
Underestimating Technology: Even the Experts Aren't Immune	14	(1)
Silicon Vs. Silicone	15	(4)
Silicon Valley and the Movies	19	(2)
William Shockley---Brilliant Weirdo	21	(3)
A USER'S GUIDE: THE BASICS
Points of Interest
Entertainment
Recreation
Shopping	24	(5)
Festivals and Events	29	(8)
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Business	37	(11)
Major Companies
Real Estate
Tips for the Traveler	48	(8)
Weather
Dress
Costs, Money, and Banking
Travelers with Disabilities
Gay and Lesbian Travelers
Hazards
Liquor Laws
Smoking
The Internet: How Wired Is Wired?
Telephone
Postal Service
Media
Medical and Dental Needs
Electricity
Time Zone
Measurements
Transportation	56	(8)
Valley Transportation Authority
Trains
Planes
Automobiles
Taxis
Limousines
National Bus Lines
SPECIAL TOPICS
Movers and Shakers: Good Names to Know	25	(3)
Fry's: Electronics Store or Theme Park?	28	(8)
It's Geek to Me: A Silicon Valley Glossary	36	(4)
White House Connections	40	(3)
American Dreamers: The Immigrants of Silicon Valley	43	(1)
The Geek Shall Inherit the Earth	44	(2)
Corporate Humor: A Sampling	46	(1)
The Fight Over Luis Maria Peralta's Estate	47	(4)
Earthquake!	51	(6)
Charley Parkhurst's Secret	57	(4)
Gridlock Torment	61	(3)
THE CITIES OF THE VALLEY	64	(162)
Menlo Park	65	(10)
History
Tour
Points of Interest
Palo Alto	75	(11)
History
Tour
Points of Interest
Milpitas	86	(8)
History
Tour
Points of Interest
Mountain View	94	(8)
History
Tour
Points of Interest
Sunnyvale	102	(9)
History
Tour
Points of Interest
Santa Clara	111	(10)
History
Tour
Points of Interest
Cupertino	121	(9)
History
Tour
Points of Interest
Campbell	130	(9)
History
Tour
Points of Interest
San Jose	139	(50)
History
San Jose Neighborhoods and Districts
Tour
Points of Interest
Galleries
Historic Sites
Parks and Gardens
Activities
Shopping
Entertainment
Sports
Los Altos and Los Altos Hills	189	(8)
History
Tour
Points of Interest
Saratoga	197	(7)
History
Tour
Points of Interest
Los Gatos	204	(10)
History
Tour
Points of Interest
South Valley	214	(12)
Morgan Hill History
Gilroy History
Tour
Points of Interest
SPECIAL TOPICS
Venture Capital Row	66	(4)
Smashing Atoms at SLAC	70	(3)
SRI International	73	(4)
Hewlett-Packard: Nice Guys Can Finish First	77	(6)
Innovation Central: Xerox PARC	83	(1)
L'affaire du Francais Mysterieux, Peter Coutts	84	(4)
The Booms and Busts of Alviso	88	(10)
The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence	98	(2)
Where They Ames for the Stars	100	(4)
The Ghost of Martin Murphy Jr.	104	(3)
Lockheed Martin---Shooting for the Stars	107	(5)
San Jose's Historic Alameda	112	(5)
Intel: ``Only the Paranoid Survive''	117	(2)
Santa Clara's Flying Pioneer	119	(3)
The Story of Apple	122	(5)
The Valley's Audubon	127	(1)
Who Is de Anza?	128	(4)
Murder in the Silicon Valley	132	(2)
Rough Rider Teddy Plants a Tree in Campbell	134	(3)
The Fruit Tycoons---The Valley's First Visionaries	137	(5)
James Lick---Accomplished and Eccentric Dabbler	142	(4)
San Jose's Chinatowns	146	(3)
San Jose's Wild-West Past	149	(2)
San Jose's Mexican Heritage Plaza	151	(2)
Downtown Redevelopment---The Saga Continues	153	(1)
Controversial Coyote Valley	154	(2)
The Incendiary Love Letters of General Naglee	156	(2)
San Jose's Literary Past (and Present)	158	(7)
Owen's Folly	165	(1)
The Strangest House in the World	166	(6)
The Mines That Helped Save the Union	172	(2)
His Historic, Roguish Honor Thomas Fallon	174	(3)
San Jose's Lovely Answer to Central Park	177	(2)
The Legend of Santa Teresa	179	(5)
Opera San Jose	184	(1)
The West's Oldest Symphony	185	(6)
Wallace Stegner---Dean of Western Writers	191	(3)
Hidden Villa	194	(2)
The Valley's Expanding Greenbelt	196	(3)
Villa Montalvo: A Home Where the Art Is	199	(7)
The Holy City of Hilltop Hustler ``Father'' Riker	206	(2)
John Steinbeck in the Valley of Silicon	208	(3)
Mountain Charley	211	(2)
Ambrose Bierce---The Valley's Cynic	213	(3)
Mansions, Mushrooms, and Marilyn Monroe	216	(2)
Gilroy's Beneficent Land Baron---Henry Miller	218	(2)
Gilroy Hot Springs	220	(2)
Breathtaking Goldsmith Gardens	222	(2)
Bonfante Gardens	224	(2)
ACCOMMODATIONS	226	(13)
Campbell
Cupertino
Gilroy
Los Gatos
Menlo Park
Milpitas
Morgan Hill
Palo Alto
Downtown San Jose
Greater San Jose
Santa Clara
Saratoga
Sunnyvale
SPECIAL TOPICS
Lodging Splendor in the Mid-19th Century	232	(2)
``Grandma'' Bascom's Hospitality	234	(2)
Historic Hayes Mansion	236	(3)
FINE DINING, POTABLES, AND NIGHTLIFE	239	(28)
Campbell
Cupertino
Los Altos
Los Gatos
Menlo Park
Milpitas
Mountain View
Palo Alto
San Jose
Santa Clara
Saratoga
South Valley
Sunnyvale
Wineries, Brewpubs, and Nightclubs	255	(12)
Wineries
Brewpubs
Nightclubs
SPECIAL TOPICS
Gilroy's Precious Pungent Rose	242	(11)
Valley of Heart's Delight: The Dessert	253	(4)
Paul Masson's Mountain Winery	257	(3)
Mirassou: The Valley's First Fine Winery	260	(7)
Resources	267	(1)
Suggested Reading	268	(8)
Accommodations Index	276	(1)
Restaurant Index	277	(2)
General Index	279