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Since moving to Palo Alto, I have to think that this area resembles more of a small town that you describe rather than a large, cultural city. Local brewed bee

Since moving to Palo Alto, I have to think that this area resembles more of a small town that you describe rather than a large, cultural city. Local brewed beer is rare to non-existant. Pub beer labels read the usual brands you'd expect. We're skewered between San Jose (go Sharks!) and SF(go Giants & Warriors!) and save for a few brief weekends of Stanford football are completely void of our own sporting events. Our skyline is worse than lacklustre, it's non-existent. In fact the lack of tall building means Stanford's own belltower has some singular local prominence. Except for the fact that nearly every building is emblazoned with the Who's Who of tech company branding, it would be difficult to pick out Palo Alto from any other sleepy college town.

santaclaus 10y ago
> SF(go Giants & Warriors!) The Warriors are in Oakland (for now)!
jonknee 10y ago
> Except for the fact that nearly every building is emblazoned with the Who's Who of tech company branding, it would be difficult to pick out Palo Alto from any other sleepy college town. The $3m but very unremarkable homes make it a little easier.
- Chinjut 10y ago
  If they're unremarkable, perhaps not...
rco8786 10y ago
Palo Alto is a suburb.
- dredmorbius 10y ago
  That's a large part of the problem. It is / is near employment hubs. It offers very little by way of housing options. Hence: housing prices are extreme.
mathattack 10y ago
Remember that Palo Alto is a suburb for tech folks. If you're interested in technology, it's about as good as it gets in suburbia. It's more about schools, parks and libraries for families than clubbing and nightlife. You can still find good beer at almost every bar in town, from Anonio's Nutbar to Sliderbar to Rose and Crown and everything in-between. The presence of Stanford makes for a good restaurant and bar scene. But... It's still a suburb.
stalcottsmith 10y ago
$1 million for middle class/working class housing built in 1964 sets it apart from most sleepy college towns.
- chongli 10y ago
  It's a sleepy college town for tech millionaires to raise their families.
jtmcmc 10y ago
and that's actually one of the primary problems with the bay area. The peninsula's refusal to densify due to NIMBYism is creating all this pressure on the rest of the area's housing supply.

santaclaus 10y ago

> SF(go Giants & Warriors!) The Warriors are in Oakland (for now)!

jonknee 10y ago

> Except for the fact that nearly every building is emblazoned with the Who's Who of tech company branding, it would be difficult to pick out Palo Alto from any other sleepy college town. The $3m but very unremarkable homes make it a little easier.

Chinjut 10y ago
If they're unremarkable, perhaps not...

rco8786 10y ago

Palo Alto is a suburb.

dredmorbius 10y ago
That's a large part of the problem. It is / is near employment hubs. It offers very little by way of housing options. Hence: housing prices are extreme.

mathattack 10y ago

Remember that Palo Alto is a suburb for tech folks. If you're interested in technology, it's about as good as it gets in suburbia. It's more about schools, parks and libraries for families than clubbing and nightlife. You can still find good beer at almost every bar in town, from Anonio's Nutbar to Sliderbar to Rose and Crown and everything in-between. The presence of Stanford makes for a good restaurant and bar scene. But... It's still a suburb.

stalcottsmith 10y ago

$1 million for middle class/working class housing built in 1964 sets it apart from most sleepy college towns.

chongli 10y ago
It's a sleepy college town for tech millionaires to raise their families.

jtmcmc 10y ago

and that's actually one of the primary problems with the bay area. The peninsula's refusal to densify due to NIMBYism is creating all this pressure on the rest of the area's housing supply.