Mountain View Historical Association
@mvhistoricalassn.bsky.social
Non-profit preserving and celebrating the history of Mountain View, Calif.
Recognize the historic downtown in this picture? Yupp, that’s @MtnViewCA’s Castro St. back in the ‘50s, festooned to the hilt in holiday decorations. Residents of a certain, uhh, “vintage” might be able to identify some of the old businesses then. In any case, #HappyHolidays from the MVHA to you!
December 22, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Recognize the historic downtown in this picture? Yupp, that’s @MtnViewCA’s Castro St. back in the ‘50s, festooned to the hilt in holiday decorations. Residents of a certain, uhh, “vintage” might be able to identify some of the old businesses then. In any case, #HappyHolidays from the MVHA to you!
We’re thankful for family, friends, health, peaceful times, and @MtnViewCA's rich history! The MVHA would like to wish everyone, near and far, a happy #Thanksgiving. This early-1900s greeting card, from a collection in the Mountain View Public Library’s History Center, captures that sentiment.
November 26, 2025 at 5:18 PM
We’re thankful for family, friends, health, peaceful times, and @MtnViewCA's rich history! The MVHA would like to wish everyone, near and far, a happy #Thanksgiving. This early-1900s greeting card, from a collection in the Mountain View Public Library’s History Center, captures that sentiment.
Saluting our veterans: On this #VeteransDay, we acknowledge the men and women, locally and from across the country, who served our country honorably in the various branches of the armed forces. @MtnViewCA will honor its own #veterans at a ceremony today in Eagle Park, 650 Franklin St., 11:00am.
November 11, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Saluting our veterans: On this #VeteransDay, we acknowledge the men and women, locally and from across the country, who served our country honorably in the various branches of the armed forces. @MtnViewCA will honor its own #veterans at a ceremony today in Eagle Park, 650 Franklin St., 11:00am.
Gilded in @MtnViewCA: More than 80 people turned out for our November 2 history event at the MV #library. Author Nancy Unger (pictured) gave a talk titled “More than Orchards: MV in the Gilded Age 1880-1920.” The presentation delved into the economic, political and societal forces of those decades.
November 8, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Gilded in @MtnViewCA: More than 80 people turned out for our November 2 history event at the MV #library. Author Nancy Unger (pictured) gave a talk titled “More than Orchards: MV in the Gilded Age 1880-1920.” The presentation delved into the economic, political and societal forces of those decades.
Unlike ghosts and goblins, @MtnViewCA history is hiding in plain sight! Join the MVHA for another expert-led walking tour of the downtown’s #HistoricSites this Sunday, October 26. The tour starts at 2:00pm, meeting at Centennial Plaza. Registration required -- www.eventbrite.com/o/mountain-v...
October 22, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Unlike ghosts and goblins, @MtnViewCA history is hiding in plain sight! Join the MVHA for another expert-led walking tour of the downtown’s #HistoricSites this Sunday, October 26. The tour starts at 2:00pm, meeting at Centennial Plaza. Registration required -- www.eventbrite.com/o/mountain-v...
Still a sweet victory after all these 50 years! Mountain View High School will honor its 1975 football team’s major-upset win over Monta Vista to claim the #CentralCoastSection championship trophy, tomorrow (Oct. 9) prior to the @Spartans_MVHS’s kickoff vs. @SanMateoHS. @MountainViewCA #HighSchoolFB
October 9, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Still a sweet victory after all these 50 years! Mountain View High School will honor its 1975 football team’s major-upset win over Monta Vista to claim the #CentralCoastSection championship trophy, tomorrow (Oct. 9) prior to the @Spartans_MVHS’s kickoff vs. @SanMateoHS. @MountainViewCA #HighSchoolFB
Read it like you mean it! Today is #NationalBookshopDay, when America celebrates its beloved local purveyors of the printed word. Books, Inc. downtown @MtnView was originally located at 301 Castro St. in a building erected in the 1940s, until the store moved just a few doors south. @BooksIncStores
October 4, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Read it like you mean it! Today is #NationalBookshopDay, when America celebrates its beloved local purveyors of the printed word. Books, Inc. downtown @MtnView was originally located at 301 Castro St. in a building erected in the 1940s, until the store moved just a few doors south. @BooksIncStores
Walking shoes? Check. Sun hat? Ready. Interest in @MtnViewCA #history? Absolutely! Join the MVHA for another expert-led walking tour of #HistoricSites in and around the city’s downtown, next Sunday, Sept. 28. The two-hour tour begins at 2:00pm. Registration (required) is at MVHistory.Eventbrite.com
September 21, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Walking shoes? Check. Sun hat? Ready. Interest in @MtnViewCA #history? Absolutely! Join the MVHA for another expert-led walking tour of #HistoricSites in and around the city’s downtown, next Sunday, Sept. 28. The two-hour tour begins at 2:00pm. Registration (required) is at MVHistory.Eventbrite.com
Let’s socialize! We attend as many neighborhood social events as we can, connecting with @MtnViewCA residents and informing them about our #WalkingTours, quarterly newsletter, #history events, and #LibraryLectures. Next up: Mariposa Park (Shoreline West 'hood) this Saturday, Sept. 20, 3:00-5:00pm.
September 18, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Let’s socialize! We attend as many neighborhood social events as we can, connecting with @MtnViewCA residents and informing them about our #WalkingTours, quarterly newsletter, #history events, and #LibraryLectures. Next up: Mariposa Park (Shoreline West 'hood) this Saturday, Sept. 20, 3:00-5:00pm.
More time to explore @MtnViewCA #history! We’re pleased to report that the Mountain View History Center, located on the second floor of the Mountain View Public Library on Franklin St., is now open Tuesdays 1:00-5:00pm, *and* Thursdays 4:00-8:00pm, as well as by appointment. See bit.ly/46iJiDl
September 15, 2025 at 4:09 AM
More time to explore @MtnViewCA #history! We’re pleased to report that the Mountain View History Center, located on the second floor of the Mountain View Public Library on Franklin St., is now open Tuesdays 1:00-5:00pm, *and* Thursdays 4:00-8:00pm, as well as by appointment. See bit.ly/46iJiDl
The fruits of your family tree: Learn about genealogical research, incl. collaboration, managing budgets, genealogy software, & privacy at “Discover Your Roots: A Geneaology Talk with Robert Cox,” Wednesday, Aug. 27, 6:30pm at the @MtnViewCA library. Information & registration here: bit.ly/4fUsczN.
August 26, 2025 at 4:08 AM
The fruits of your family tree: Learn about genealogical research, incl. collaboration, managing budgets, genealogy software, & privacy at “Discover Your Roots: A Geneaology Talk with Robert Cox,” Wednesday, Aug. 27, 6:30pm at the @MtnViewCA library. Information & registration here: bit.ly/4fUsczN.
Apply that sunscreen and lace up those comfy shoes, folks, then join the MVHA for an expert-led walking tour of #HistoricSites in and around @MtnViewCA’s downtown this Sunday, Aug. 24. The roughly two-hour tour begins at 2:00pm. Registration (required) is at MVHistory.Eventbrite.com.
August 18, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Apply that sunscreen and lace up those comfy shoes, folks, then join the MVHA for an expert-led walking tour of #HistoricSites in and around @MtnViewCA’s downtown this Sunday, Aug. 24. The roughly two-hour tour begins at 2:00pm. Registration (required) is at MVHistory.Eventbrite.com.
History always draws a crowd: The MVHA had a really nice turnout for our annual meeting at the Historic Adobe Building in @MtnViewCA, where our talk, “Disasters in Mountain View: Earthquakes, Fires and Plane Crashes,” kept that crowd’s attention. Oh, and the ice cream afterward couldn't have hurt!
August 9, 2025 at 3:08 PM
History always draws a crowd: The MVHA had a really nice turnout for our annual meeting at the Historic Adobe Building in @MtnViewCA, where our talk, “Disasters in Mountain View: Earthquakes, Fires and Plane Crashes,” kept that crowd’s attention. Oh, and the ice cream afterward couldn't have hurt!
Who among you remembers the 1995 Minton’s Lumber fire? We sure do! That and other calamities in @MtnViewCA will be the topics of “Disasters in Mountain View: Earthquakes, Fires and Plane Crashes” tomorrow at the Historic Adobe Building on Moffett Blvd. Register here: mvhistory.eventbrite.com.
August 2, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Who among you remembers the 1995 Minton’s Lumber fire? We sure do! That and other calamities in @MtnViewCA will be the topics of “Disasters in Mountain View: Earthquakes, Fires and Plane Crashes” tomorrow at the Historic Adobe Building on Moffett Blvd. Register here: mvhistory.eventbrite.com.
Oh, the disasters our fair city has endured! Earthquakes, fires and plane crashes are among the many disasters that have befallen @MtnViewCA. Join the MVHA this Sunday, Aug. 3, at the Historic Adobe Building for a talk on cataclysmic events in MV's #history. Register here: mvhistory.eventbrite.com.
July 28, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Oh, the disasters our fair city has endured! Earthquakes, fires and plane crashes are among the many disasters that have befallen @MtnViewCA. Join the MVHA this Sunday, Aug. 3, at the Historic Adobe Building for a talk on cataclysmic events in MV's #history. Register here: mvhistory.eventbrite.com.
Enjoy these lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer with a good walk around downtown! The MVHA will conduct a guided walking tour of @HistoricSites through downtown @MtnViewCA this Sunday, July 27, 2:00pm. Registration is required. For more information and registration, go to: mvhistory.eventbrite.com.
July 22, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Enjoy these lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer with a good walk around downtown! The MVHA will conduct a guided walking tour of @HistoricSites through downtown @MtnViewCA this Sunday, July 27, 2:00pm. Registration is required. For more information and registration, go to: mvhistory.eventbrite.com.
It’s in your DNA! Learn how to explore your family’s history by attending “Researching Your Family History with Interviews and Records” on July 23 at the @MtnViewCA Public Library. The talk will be presented by Robert Cox, vice president of the MVHA. For info and registration, go to bit.ly/4loH77C.
July 16, 2025 at 10:36 PM
It’s in your DNA! Learn how to explore your family’s history by attending “Researching Your Family History with Interviews and Records” on July 23 at the @MtnViewCA Public Library. The talk will be presented by Robert Cox, vice president of the MVHA. For info and registration, go to bit.ly/4loH77C.
Patently innovative: The MVHA is honoring historic #innovations developed in and around @MtnViewCA -- and the enduring patents they generated -- through poster panels presently on display in the rotunda of City Hall, through July 21. Come see what local innovators have created over the past century!
July 15, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Patently innovative: The MVHA is honoring historic #innovations developed in and around @MtnViewCA -- and the enduring patents they generated -- through poster panels presently on display in the rotunda of City Hall, through July 21. Come see what local innovators have created over the past century!
Most likely to reflect @MtnViewCA’s history: The Mountain View Public Library is making available, through California Revealed, recently digitized versions of Mountain View High School’s “Blue and Gray” yearbooks, from 1905 to 1928, the MVHA owns. You can view them here: bit.ly/4lT6heo @carevealed
July 12, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Most likely to reflect @MtnViewCA’s history: The Mountain View Public Library is making available, through California Revealed, recently digitized versions of Mountain View High School’s “Blue and Gray” yearbooks, from 1905 to 1928, the MVHA owns. You can view them here: bit.ly/4lT6heo @carevealed
Neither sleet nor snow nor... Today is #NationalPostalWorker Day, honoring those who deliver our letters and packages. One local postal carrier, John Barney (pictured) lost his leg in in an accident the 1880s, yet he continued working, delivering parcels to @MtnView families along his 25-mile route.
July 1, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Neither sleet nor snow nor... Today is #NationalPostalWorker Day, honoring those who deliver our letters and packages. One local postal carrier, John Barney (pictured) lost his leg in in an accident the 1880s, yet he continued working, delivering parcels to @MtnView families along his 25-mile route.
Start your summer strolling season with a history walk! @MtnViewHistory’s first walking tour of the summer will take place this coming Sunday, June 22, at 2:00pm, highlighting for attendees various #HistoricSites around downtown @MtnViewCA. For info and registration, go to mvhistory.eventbrite.com.
June 17, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Start your summer strolling season with a history walk! @MtnViewHistory’s first walking tour of the summer will take place this coming Sunday, June 22, at 2:00pm, highlighting for attendees various #HistoricSites around downtown @MtnViewCA. For info and registration, go to mvhistory.eventbrite.com.
Start your summer strolling season with a history walk! @MtnViewHistory’s first walking tour of the summer will take place this Sunday, June 22, 2:00pm, taking participants to #HistoricSites around downtown @MtnViewCA. For info and registration, go to mvhistory.eventbrite.com.
Mountain View Historical Association
Founded in 1954, the Mountain View Historical Association is a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving and sharing the rich history of Mountain View, California.
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June 16, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Start your summer strolling season with a history walk! @MtnViewHistory’s first walking tour of the summer will take place this Sunday, June 22, 2:00pm, taking participants to #HistoricSites around downtown @MtnViewCA. For info and registration, go to mvhistory.eventbrite.com.
This #MemorialDay, we pause to reflect on and honor the brave men and women who gave their lives serving in the U.S. Armed Forces. The Mountain View Register-Leader in 1935 published a tribute to those very women and men, from @MtnViewCA and across the nation (pictured). #MemorialDay2025
May 26, 2025 at 3:49 PM
This #MemorialDay, we pause to reflect on and honor the brave men and women who gave their lives serving in the U.S. Armed Forces. The Mountain View Register-Leader in 1935 published a tribute to those very women and men, from @MtnViewCA and across the nation (pictured). #MemorialDay2025
On this #VEDay, we pause to salute the huge contributions #MoffettField (seen here, under construction) made in fighting and winning #WorldWar2. Victory in Europe was formally declared 80 years ago today. Critical to the war effort, the airfield is still operational today. #VEDay80 #WW2 #USVeterans
May 8, 2025 at 2:29 PM
On this #VEDay, we pause to salute the huge contributions #MoffettField (seen here, under construction) made in fighting and winning #WorldWar2. Victory in Europe was formally declared 80 years ago today. Critical to the war effort, the airfield is still operational today. #VEDay80 #WW2 #USVeterans
A neighborhood is born: Join local authors Kyle Hartzell and Melanie Kaye on Sunday, May 4 as they present "Palmita Park: The First Hundred Years" in which they illustrate how a tract of land in mostly agricultural @MtnViewCA evolved into the century-old neighborhood it is today. bit.ly/3RDRtTJ
April 28, 2025 at 3:25 AM
A neighborhood is born: Join local authors Kyle Hartzell and Melanie Kaye on Sunday, May 4 as they present "Palmita Park: The First Hundred Years" in which they illustrate how a tract of land in mostly agricultural @MtnViewCA evolved into the century-old neighborhood it is today. bit.ly/3RDRtTJ