Despite recognizing the cultural significance of the old cannery on Portage Avenue, Palo Alto is poised to reject a request to designate it as a historical property, a move that would complicate a proposed redevelopment of the site.
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As Palo Alto nears a deal with The Sobrato Organization over the redevelopment of the former cannery building on Portage Avenue, some in the community are lamenting a lost opportunity to preserve history and revitalize Ventura.
As Palo Alto nears a deal with The Sobrato Organization over the redevelopment of the former cannery building on Portage Avenue, some in the community are lamenting a lost opportunity to preserve history and revitalize Ventura.
The Balboa Theatre at the corner of Fourth Avenue and E Street in downtown San Diego should evoke the Spanish Colonial Revival movement of the 1920s, but a recent repainting has preservationists warning of a history distorted.