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Former Palo Alto cannery celebrates history with new chapter
Few buildings epitomize the evolution of Silicon Valley better than the sprawling, lofty structure on Portage Avenue, which began its life as one of the nation’s largest fruit canneries and later evolved into one of Palo Alto’s major retail destinations, best known for Fry’s Electronics. On Tuesday, the 73,000-square-foot building that was once known as... The post Former Palo Alto cannery celebrates history with new chapter appeared first on San José Spotlight .
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According to San Jose Spotlight’s source item, Former Palo Alto cannery celebrates history with new chapter, Few buildings epitomize the evolution of Silicon Valley better than the sprawling, lofty structure on Portage Avenue, which began its life as one of the nation’s largest fruit canneries and later evolved into one of Palo Alto’s major retail destinations, best known for Fry’s Electronics. On Tuesday, the 73,000-square-foot building that was once known as… The post Former Palo Alto cannery celebrates history with new chapter appeared first on San José Spotlight .
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