Mountain View

Corner of California and Castro

Corner of California and Castro - Cascal Restaurant/Cafe

City Hall/Center for Performing Arts

City Hall/Center for Performing Arts

City Hall

Behind Center for Performing Arts

Bus stop at City Hall/Center for Performing Arts

This was a bank when I was very young, my Mother used to stop here frequently.

St. Joseph's Church, Est. as wood building in 1905, burned down in 1928 and rebuilt as seen here in 1929.

St. Joseph's Church, Est. as wood building in 1905, burned down in 1928 and rebuilt as seen here in 1929.

Church St.(off to left) and Hope St.(off to right)

St. Joseph's Church, Est. as wood building in 1905, burned down in 1928 and rebuilt as seen here in 1929.

St. Joseph's Church, Est. as wood building in 1905, burned down in 1928 and rebuilt as seen here in 1929.

St. Joseph's Church, Est. as wood building in 1905, burned down in 1928 and rebuilt as seen here in 1929.

Bronze sculpture in front of clinic.

Center for Performing Arts on left, Mountain Bay Plaza building on right was what we used to call "The Doghouse". Part of a late 60's rejuvenation plan, it stood empty for 10 years after construction, populated only by a handful of guard dogs. It was a running joke with locals, we had the only 12-story doghouse in the valley. :) I remember seeing this building in various stages of construction and decay. There is an interesting story about it here: http://d-pix.info/MtnBayPlaza

Corner of California and Castro

One of many street/alley cafes

Pic taken in June. Not much of a discount with calendars already almost half-used up.

An interesting grate

An interesting alley

Most of these overhead structures mark alleys that lead to shops, cafes that open onto the alleys and parking behind the stores.

The main street through downtown, Castro Street, has many cafes on the street. The red car shown is driving Northbound on Castro.

This very old building had an unfortunate layer of stucco added to it. I swear if the soulless developers had their way every square inch of California would be stucco.

The old Mountain View Theater, now a Dance club.

How about some nice Indian Cuisine with a view of the street?

Looking over the top of Mountain view west of downtown - showing the mountains from which the city gets its name, with moist air from the ocean tumbling over the peaks.

Looking over the top of Mountain view west of downtown - showing the mountains from which the city gets its name, with moist air from the ocean tumbling over the peaks.