Palo Alto (IPA: [pælo ælto], from Spanish: palo: "stick" and alto: "high", i.e., "tall tree") is a city in Santa Clara County, in the San Francisco Bay Area of California, USA, named for a tree called El Palo Alto. The city is located at the northern end of Silicon Valley, and is adjacent to Stanford University and home to several successful high-technology companies, such as Hewlett-Packard. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 58,598.
The northern half of Palo Alto, north of Oregon Expressway, is filled with elegant homes, some of which date back to the 1890s but most of which were built in the first four decades of the 20th century on tree-lined streets. South of Oregon Expressway, in the southern half of Palo Alto, the houses, including many Joseph Eichler-designed or Eichler-style houses, were primarily built in the first 20 years after World War II.
While the city contains homes that now cost anywhere from $800,000 to well in excess of $10 million, much of Palo Alto's housing stock is barely middle-class in the style of mid-century California suburbia, and would not be so expensive were it not in such a desirable location. Palo Alto neighbors Stanford University and is in the heart of Silicon Valley. It also has highly rated public schools (See: PALY and GUNN), a high quality of life, and a vibrant downtown. The median home sale price (including condos) for all of Palo Alto was $948,000 in 2005.
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上班路上
每天象个辛勤的小工蜂，忙忙碌碌地上班打工，挣点辛苦银有时用来养家糊口，有
时是锦上添花，有时给自己买花戴也开心，所以乐此不疲地. . .
今天学了姐妹，上班路上边开车便拍照，方知非常难行，短短车程，一手心的汗都
悄悄出来了，下次我得坐车时再当"摄影记者"...
上班的路很近，没有什么引人注目的风景，自己好象都熟视无睹了，今天一拍照，
又感觉了她的一路美好安馨.
红灯路口：我喜欢的又一棕榈树，和陪伴她的橙子数(树上金桔累累，可惜太远拍不清楚)
高树广场(一个办公楼区)，里面有我心爱的电影院，体育馆和餐厅
美国银行Bank of America办事处之一
社区足球运动场，那个立体朔象是木头制的，看起来不象
广告牌
大门(照偏了)
我的最爱：棕榈路
玫瑰花栅栏：到母亲节时分，花儿就全开放了
邻里街坊
路上还有新掉下的松果呐!
大学图书馆之一的一角
停车场
办公室外的杜鹃花
办公室外的茶花，兰花
办公室外枫树花，和枫树叶(这片枫树的秋色是最美丽的)
公司林立的街道，路边门牌之一
高树蓝天
高高兴兴上班，去拿工资单；快快乐乐下班，来爱家庭爱生活.
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我的两个大松果：室内光和打了闪光灯的，其实都没自然美
路上，几株参天的松树常年翠绿，冬日以来硕大美丽的松塔就不停不停地落着......
很多次经过都想停下车去拾起几枚，日复一日地想，就打了应急灯停车在松下的路旁，鞠身拾起了两枚丰硕的
松果，小心翼翼捧回车里，心满意足地驶到单位停车场，又美滋滋的捧着走向办公楼，回廊上，哈! 一美国妞也
刚好从喷泉那边走来，对着我就脸笑成了一朵太阳花，天! 她竟然怀抱着一大纸袋的松果呢! 我禁不住也灿烂地
笑起来，相视一笑因松果。
我的两颗太少，太少了，摆在办公室的窗台上吧，日日观窗外葱绿时，都有她们轻轻牵我的眼角。少，但成双又入对......
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