Palo Alto Downtown Library

Palo Alto Downtown Library is a library in Santa Clara County, California which is located on Forest Avenue. Palo Alto Downtown Library is situated nearby to Museum of American Heritage, as well as near the movie theater Stanford Theatre.

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Opening hours: Tuesday—Saturday 10:00 AM—6:00 PM
Type: Library
Description: public library in Palo Alto, California, USA
Also known as: “Palo Alto Downtown Branch”
Address: 270 Forest Avenue

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Museum of American Heritage and HP Garage.

Museum of American Heritage

Museum

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The Museum of American Heritage is a museum in Palo Alto, California. It is dedicated to the preservation and display of mechanical, electrical, and technological artifacts from the Civil War era through the mid-20th century, with a focus on innovations that transformed American life before the digital age. Museum of American Heritage is situated 540 feet northeast of Palo Alto Downtown Library.

HP Garage

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The HP Garage is a private museum where the company Hewlett-Packard was founded. It is located at 367 Addison Avenue in Palo Alto, California. It is considered to be the "Birthplace of Silicon Valley". HP Garage is situated 1,400 feet east of Palo Alto Downtown Library.

Stanford Theatre

Movie theater

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The Stanford Theatre is a classical independent movie theater in Palo Alto, California. It was designed and built in the 1920s as a movie palace styled in neoclassical Persian and Moorish architecture. Stanford Theatre is situated 1,200 feet northwest of Palo Alto Downtown Library.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Palo Alto and Silicon Valley.

Palo Alto

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Palo Alto is a bustling suburb in Santa Clara County south of the city of San Francisco. It is adjacent to Stanford University and home to hundreds of Silicon Valley technology companies, ranging from VMware and Hewlett-Packard to tiny startups operating in garages.

Silicon Valley

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Silicon Valley lies in the South Bay and the southern Peninsula of the San Francisco Bay Area. Once best known for its prune orchards, the area underwent explosive growth with the creation of the high-tech industry in the 1960s.

Professorville

Neighborhood

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Professorville is a registered historic district in Palo Alto, California containing homes that were built by Stanford University professors. The historic district is bounded by Addison Avenue, Waverley Street, Kingsley Avenue, and Ramona Street.

Palo Alto Downtown Library

Categories: library branch, public library, building, and education
Location: Santa Clara County, California, United States, North America
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Latitude

37.44388° or 37° 26′ 38″ north

Longitude

-122.15919° or 122° 9′ 33″ west

Elevation

52 feet (16 metres)

Open location code

849VCRVR+H8

OpenStreetMap ID

way 68745087

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=library

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

GeoNames ID

5380754

Wikidata ID

Q66375422

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