Home & Real Estate
University South
Veronica Weber
Veronica Weber
Neighborhood kids quenched their thirst after playing at the Kingsley Avenue block party in August. However, the great location of University South has brought some (continued from page 49) problems with the continued expanthe potluck, ranging from middle- sion of Palo Alto. The city designated two-hour class to the high reaches of the upparking streets at the edge of the per class. “On this block there was a house neighborhood to accommodate sold for $10 million and another downtown workers. According to sold for a little under $900,000,” long-time resident Michael Hodos, this influx of cars has created a big she said. But, location is the main attrac- parking issue. “Residents without driveways will tion to this more than 100-year-old go to run an errand and have to park community. Eric Nee, a journalist at Stanford, blocks away from their houses,” Hohas lived in University South since dos said. “I once saw a woman walk 1998. He said he enjoys riding his a block back and forth several times bike to work everyday and also said just to put away her groceries.” Hodos has lived in the neighborthe location of the neighborhood is hood since 1978 and said that there the best aspect. “It is the most urban of the subur- used to be ample parking. Now, ban communities,” he said. “Every- he said he has to help his neighbor and play “musical cars” to ensure a thing is in walking distance.”
This home on Webster Street is typical of the older, more traditional homes in the University South neighborhood. parking spot is available. little near the campus. According to The parking problems spill into Palo Alto Historian Steve Staiger, the historic district of Professorville the city of Palo Alto was formed — named for the Stanford profes- because Stanford needed a city sursors who lived there — which is sur- rounding it. rounded by University South. When “You can’t tell the story of StanStanford opened in 1891, there was ford without talking about Palo
Alto,” Staiger said. The area that is now called University South was the original Palo Alto because it was the closest walking distance to the university, according to Staiger. Because of this, University South has homes that are more than 100 years old. But since the neighborhood lies outside the historic borders of Professorville, renovations on homes can be done with much less red tape to cut through. Staiger said he hopes to continue University South’s tradition of history by opening the Palo Alto Historical Museum within the neighborhood’s boundaries. The new museum will be housed in the Roth Building on Homer Avenue, which used to house Palo Alto’s original clinic. Construction could start on the museum as early as spring of 2011, if the Palo Alto Historical Association raises the adequate funds, Staiger said. N
FACTS CHILDCARE AND PRESCHOOLS: Addison Kids’ Club, 650 Addison Ave.; Children’s Creative Learning Center Downtown Child Care Center, 848 Ramona St.; First School, 625 Hamilton Ave.; The Learning Center, 459 Kingsley Ave. FIRE STATION: No. 1, 301 Alma St. LIBRARY: Downtown branch, 270 Forest Ave. (temporarily closed for renovations) LOCATION: Bounded by Homer Avenue, Alma Street, Embarcadero and Middlefield roads NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION: Elaine Meyer, 650-325-8057 PARKS: Scott Park, Scott Street and Channing Avenue; Palo Alto Heritage Park, Homer Avenue and Waverley Street POST OFFICE: Hamilton, 380 Hamilton Ave. PUBLIC SCHOOLS: Addison Elementary School, Jordan Middle School, Palo Alto High School SHOPPING: University Avenue, Town & Country Village
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