Downtown North in Palo Alto in Santa Clara County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

The Face Book

Photographed by Sam Skeen, July 6, 2024

1. The Face Book Marker

Inscription.
Location of the "First Ever" Facebook Office.
Jan 10.2005 - July 30.2006

Leased under the tenant name "The Face Book"

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Communications • Notable Places.

Location. 37° 26.697′ N, 122° 9.781′ W. Marker is in Palo Alto, California, in Santa Clara County. It is in Downtown North. It is on Emerson Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 471 Emerson Street, Palo Alto CA 94301, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in California’s San Francisco Bay Area,

in Silicon Valley,

and on the Coast Ranges.

It is also on the American Pacific Coast.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Ring of Fire,

in the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: First Elementary School (about

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600 feet away, measured in a direct line); 401 Florence (approx. 0.2 miles away); Hostess House (approx. 0.2 miles away); History of Tower Well (approx. ¼ mile away); First Hospital (approx. 0.3 miles away); Electronics Research Laboratory (approx. 0.4 miles away); San Francisquito Creek Watershed (approx. 0.4 miles away); a different marker also named San Francisquito Creek Watershed (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Palo Alto.

Another marker is no longer nearby. The Hostess House War and Veterans Memorial (was approx. 0.2 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Photographed by Sam Skeen, July 6, 2024

2. The Face Book Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on July 7, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 6, 2024, by Sam Skeen of State College, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 404 times since then and 33 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 6, 2024, by Sam Skeen of State College, Pennsylvania. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.