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Those were the days

Original post made on Jan 7, 2014

First purchased as a summer home by Edgar Mills in 1880, this 21-room mansion was remodeled by the San Francisco banker, who subdivided and sold off much of the surrounding land in what is now downtown Menlo Park.

Read the full story here Web Link posted Tuesday, January 7, 2014, 1:18 PM

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Posted by randy albin
a resident of another community
on Jan 7, 2014 at 3:04 pm

those really were the old days. these people would be completely shocked by what has become of the peninsula. it is the region of the wealthy and nothing but the wealthy. become human-beings such as what people were in yesteryear


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a resident of Menlo Park: Suburban Park/Lorelei Manor/Flood Park Triangle

on Aug 31, 2017 at 4:48 pm

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a resident of Menlo Park: Suburban Park/Lorelei Manor/Flood Park Triangle

on Sep 5, 2017 at 1:53 pm

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