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ETF: Palo Alto Style
Palo Alto’s Newest Look
I’ve lived in Palo Alto my entire adult life. The main drag in town is called University Avenue, which is sort of the Rodeo Drive of the area, with expensive, high-rent retail spaces. This weekend, I took a quick drive down this street, which was a glistening mecca of gold-plated retail just a few months ago, and took the following pictures. I can’t remember the last time I saw even one For Lease sign on this avenue prior to 2020, but just look at this………….
Palo Alto’s Happening Scene
It’s getting eerie here in town. This are some photos of my walkabout. I’ll do a post – – of some sort – – soon.
That Palo Alto Panache
After dropping my son off at the train this morning, I noticed a very cool-looking office in downtown Palo Alto called ascend.oi – – it was a typical downtown startup. One story, all glass front windows, expensive interior. As with almost every other startup in Palo Alto’s tiny downtown, they were basically using what had been a retail storefront as a high-tech office for their dozens of employees.
I was curious what they were about, so when I got home, I checked out their home page. Here is, I suppose, the dumbed-down mission statement front and center on their website:
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