October 15, 2011

NCCSAH October 2011 Event: Historic Peninsula Railroad Stations
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The Society of Architectural Historians, Northern California Chapter (NCCSAH), will have a tour by Caltrain on Saturday, October 22, 2011, of the historic railroad stations on the San Francisco Peninsula.   At each stop on the Caltrain route, the different historical societies will discuss their station.  The tour will begin promptly at 10 at the Millbrae station (1907), adjacent to the joint Caltrain/BART station, followed by the Burlingame station, considered to be one of the first (1894) Mission Revival Style buildings in California, which today houses an exhibit on the history of Burlingame/Hillsborough.   Next, the Palo Alto station (lunch!), an unusual Art Deco Style design, followed by the Santa Clara station, built in 1863 and the oldest station extant in the state, which includes the Edwin Peterman Museum of Railroad History.  The tour will conclude with the San Jose's Cahill (now known as Diridon) Station, a magnificent Spanish Colonial Revival Style building, one of only four major historic urban train stations surviving in California.   Rod Diridon, who will lead the tour of the San Jose station, has been the director of the Mineta Transportation Institute at San Jose State University since 1991.   He is considered the father of modern transit service in Silicon Valley and is past chairman of the California High Speed Rail Authority.  In addition to the Station's history, Mr. Diridon will discuss the proposed plans to develop a major regional intermodal transportation center at the San Jose Station that will include BART and High Speed Rail in addition to the existing Caltrain, Amtrak and VTA Light Rail service. 

The tour will return to the Millbrae Station at 5 pm.  For those who wish to stay for dinner, we plan to go the Hong Kong Flower Lounge Restaurant, only two blocks from the Millbrae Station.   The HKFL, at 51 Millbrae Ave, is well known for its fine Hong Kong style seafood.     

The tour is $25 for NCCSAH members and $35 for non-members; both include a box lunch.   Also include $20 for your 2012 dues.   Make your check out to "NCCSAH"  (please include contact information, i.e. email and phone number) and mail to "NCCSAH Peninsula Railroad Tour", c/o Ward Hill, 3124 Octavia Street, #102, San Francisco, CA 94123.   On the tour day, you will need to purchase a CalTrain Day Pass (at the station).  A Day Pass is good for unlimited rides on Caltrain for the entire day.   Advanced registration is necessary, and space is limited, so don't procrastinate.   More information on the tour is included in the October, 2011 NCCSAH Newsletter or  contact Ward Hill at whill@pacbell.net.

November 15, 2010