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Programs
Upcoming program -
The 28th Centennial Plaque & Historic Preservation Awards
Sunday, May 5, 2024
2:00 - 4:00 pm
Palo Alto Art Center
1313 Newell Road
Palo Alto
Palo Alto Stanford Heritage (PAST), in cooperation with the Palo Alto Historical Association (PAHA), will host its 28th presentation of Centennial Plaques to owners of circa 1923 buildings in Palo Alto. This event was started in 1994 by the City of Palo Alto�s Historic Resources Board as part of Palo Alto�s Centennial celebration. The plaques were presented to owners of buildings built in 1894 or earlier. In 1996, PAST decided to carry on the tradition by recognizing buildings built in 1895 and 1896. That year, the organization also presented its first Preservation Awards to recognize preservation projects that renovate, rehabilitate, or restore local historic buildings.
A popular feature of our yearly program is a presentation on a significant part of Palo Alto's architectural history. This year's speaker will be Steven Eichler, grandson of developer Joseph Eichler. The topic will be Eichler homes and the 70th anniversary of the National Register of Historic Places recognition of the Greenmeadow Eichler development in south Palo Alto. Designed by the firm of A. Quincy Jones and Frederick Emmons, the 243-house tract featured a central recreation area with a park and swimming pool. Street design allowed for many cul-de-sacs to provide privacy and a family-friendly atmosphere.
This year's Preservation Award will honor the recent work done at Palo Alto High School. Additionally, two individuals will receive Lifetime Achievement Awards for their contributions to preserving the history of Palo Alto.
The mission of PAST Heritage is to promote the importance of preserving the historic architecture, neighborhoods, and character of greater Palo Alto and Stanford areas. This event is celebrated every May to mark National Trust for Historic Preservation's Preservation Month. The theme for 2024 is "People Saving Places." We invite you to join PAST and PAHA as we celebrate the preservation of Palo Alto's unique historic character
Steven Eichler490 Kingsley Avenue
Future Public Programs -
Celebrate the end of the program year with a 1940s "Victory Party"
Wednesday June 5, 2024
5:00 - 7:00 pm
El Palo Alto Room
Mitchell Park Community Center
3700 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto
Mark your calendars for this event and stay tuned for details and information on reservations.
Recordings and General Program Information
PAHA programs are recorded. DVDs of the programs can be checked out from the Archives at Cubberley Center, Room-7. Recordings of our programs, titled "Heritage", are broadcast on local cable public access Channels 28 and 30 on various days and times. They are simultaneously streamed on the Media Center web site www.midpenmedia.org - check web site for schedule.
If you missed the March 10, 2024 program, Remarkable Histories: Women Who Changed Palo Alto, you can find the video at Vimeo.
Also on the Vimeo site you will find programs from past seasons, including the December 2021 program Life in the Frank Lloyd Wright Hanna House with Karen Holman and John Hanna, and PART: Palo Alto "Rapid" Transit with PAHA Historian Steve Staiger presented in January 2022.