About the Author

Palo Alto History is the work of Matt Bowling, former Palo Alto resident and local historian. All stories were written by Matt Bowling and are under copyright.

You can reach Matt with questions or comments here: localhistoryquestions@gmail.com


Credits: Thanks to the Palo Alto Historical Association for all their help in making this website possible. A special thanks to Steve Staiger, Palo Alto's historian, for all his many hours of effort in assisting this project.  Also many thanks to Bardy Wallace and Betty Gerard for their help in editing many of the stories that appear on this site.