Buildings & Places
Short profiles of structures that have shaped Mountain View. These are starting points; details will be refined as more material becomes available.
Weilheimer Building
A downtown commercial structure that has been part of Castro Street’s fabric for decades. Included in early Alliance discussions and 2017 landmarking materials.
Tied House
A distinctive local building tied to Mountain View’s social and commercial history. Noted in preservation conversations alongside other downtown properties.
Air Base Laundry
Associated with the Moffett Field era and the city’s aviation-industrial period. Appears in 2017 Alliance files and landmark discussions.
Mountain View Theater
The long-standing theater on Castro Street. Multiple photographs from the 1950s and later appear in the recovered archive.
City Hall (1920s)
The earlier civic building, documented in the archive before later expansions and replacements.
Hangar One & Moffett Field
The monumental hangar and surrounding field that defined the southern edge of the city for generations. Photographs from the original site are in the gallery.
Additional buildings and more precise dates will be added as material is reviewed.