Menlo Park, CA
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About Menlo Park
- • Lindsey Buckingham of Fleetwood Mac was born in Menlo Park.
- • SRI International, a research institute, was founded in Menlo Park.
- • The construction of the Southern Pacific Railroad established Menlo Park's importance.
- • Menlo Park's Allied Arts Guild housed WWII soldiers and now supports Lucile Packard Children's Hospital.
- • The 1998 flood impacted many areas, especially near San Francisquito Creek.
- • Menlo Park's name came from two Irish immigrants' estate and was established in 1874.
- • The population is around 34,500, similar to that of Los Altos Hills.
- • It sits at 72 feet above sea level, a gentle slope from the bay.
- • Venture capital and technology are dominant industries in Menlo Park.
- • It feels like a quiet, intellectual haven with understated affluence.
- • The San Francisco 49ers, a short drive away, won Super Bowl XVI in 1982.
- • Stanford's football rivalry with Cal, 'The Big Game,' is a historic local event.