Developer Alexander Gordon originally called his 160-acre subdivision “Palo Alto,” shown here in this 1888 map. He changed the name to College Terrace after an irate Leland Stanford paid a $ ...

Palo Alto received its first application: a proposal to build four homes on a single-family lot on Matadero Avenue. Architect Randy Popp filed the application for the subdivision at 940 Matadero Ave.