Old Mountain View in Santa Clara County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

The Mountain View Train Depot

City of Mountain View

Photographed By Barry Swackhamer, December 1, 2016

1. The Mountain View Train Depot Marker

Inscription. In 1888, at the request of local residents, the Southern Pacific Railroad built a depot at Mountain View Station, at a cost of $4,000. The second floor was used as living quarters for the station agent.
By 1892, ten passenger trains stopped daily at the station. Today the number has increased to 76 trains per day. By the late 1950's, the depot was in serious disrepair and in 1959 the Southern Pacific Railroad has it removed.
Today's modern recreation of the original train station building was dedicated on the City's Centennial - November 7, 2002.

Erected by City of Mountain View.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Railroads & Streetcars. A significant historical date for this entry is November 7, 2002.

Location. 37° 23.698′ N, 122° 4.676′ W. Marker is in Mountain View, California, in Santa Clara County. It is in Old Mountain View. Marker can be reached from West Evelyn Avenue near Castro Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 600 West Evelyn Avenue, Mountain View CA 94041, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. City of Mountain View Adobe Building (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Mariano Castro Adobe (approx. 1.2 miles away); NASA Ames Research Center

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(approx. 1.3 miles away); Site of the John W. Whisman Home (approx. 1.3 miles away); SPARC RISC Architecture (approx. 1.4 miles away); Online Systems and Personal Computing (approx. 1.4 miles away); First RISC Microprocessor (approx. 1.4 miles away); Shakey: The World's First Mobile Intelligent Robot (approx. 1.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mountain View.

The Mountain View Train Depot and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Barry Swackhamer, December 1, 2016

2. The Mountain View Train Depot and Marker

The Mountain View Train Depot image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Barry Swackhamer, December 1, 2016

3. The Mountain View Train Depot

Photographed By Barry Swackhamer, December 1, 2016

4. The Mountain View Train Depot

Photographed By Unknown, circa 1890

5. The Mountain View Train Depot

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 1, 2016, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 604 times since then and 44 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on December 1, 2016, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.