Palo Alto Stanford Heritage

Spring 2023 Palo Alto Walking Tours

Celebrate the centennial of Birge Clark's practice in Palo Alto on a walking tour that feature bits of loal color, well-known structures and little known facts. Bo Crane has created these tours and will be your tour guide on each of the tours.

All tours start at 10 a.m. on Saturday mornings and are about 1 1/2 level miles long

All tours are free, open to the pubic, and take about 90 miutes. No reservations are required, — just show up, but don't forget to bring water, sun or light rain protection. Walkers are also responsible for their own safety.

	Tour			Meeting Place
April 29	North Palo Alto	Ruthven, Hawthorne, Byron and Palo Alto Ave.		622 Palo Alto Avenue
May 6	Stanford	Mayfield-Salvatierra neighborhood		Attneave House, 589 Capistrano Way, at Mayfield Avenue
May 13	Downtown Birge Clark	Birge Clark designs on Ramona Street and University Avenue		City Hall Plaza, 250 Hamilton Avenue
May 20	Mayfield	Also includes Evergreen Park on the north side of California Avenue		Sarah Wallis Park, Ash and Grant
May 27	Beyond Professorville	Casaquerida, La Casa Abierta, Palo Club, Allen House, El Patio		1005 Bryant (corner Bryant and Addison)

Photos from past tours

14 people were on this tour.

Professorville Tour, October 23, 2022:

Birge Clark's granddaughter Mallory with husband John, and Bo Crane

Birge Clark Webster Tour, October 15, 2022:

Birge Clark Edgewood Tour, October 1, 2022:

Participants included Birge's son Dean!

Crescent Park, May 21, 2022:

Squire House

Forest Court

Mayfield Tour, May 7, 2022:

Taken on the November 6, 2021 Barron Park tour:

Homer Avenue, November 3, 2018:

Professorville, October 20, 2018:

Crescent Park, September 28, 2013:

Downtown/Homer May 5, 2012:

If you missed the latest tours or want a glimpse of past tours, check out the self-guided brochures describe below.

Self–Guided Tours

	Homer Avenue Heritage Walk Old laundries, the church from Harold and Maude, charming Victorian cottages—it's all on Homer Avenue!
	College Terrace "Neat Cottages" and "Handsome Residences" define the flavor of College Terrace!
	Downtown Walking Tour Beautiful tiles abound! The brochure is currently being revised, so join the next tour!
	Crescent Park   There is no brochure for this tour yet—so join us on the next docent-led tour!
	Professorville Sampler This walk gives you a feel for this wonderful neighborhood that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and was Palo Alto's first historical district! Read about early Professorville residents in "Who Was Who in Professorville" by columnist Ward Winslow, reprinted from the Sunday, October 13, 1985 Palo Alto Times Tribune.
	Holiday House Tours Links to photos from past Holiday House Tours are on the Holiday House Tour page. (There are no plans to resume these tours.)

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