Ever since the DeAnza expedition camped in the area in 1776, residents and visitors have been making their way to San Mateo--situated in the shadow of its famous northern neighbor, San Francisco. This book trains the spotlight on the unique peninsular city of San Mateo, and illustrates its development from sleepy, oak-studded ranchos to today's bustling city with its own college, three high schools, churches, hospitals, and a population approaching 100,000.
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Ever since the DeAnza expedition camped in the area in 1776, residents and visitors have been making their way to San Mateo--situated in the shadow of its famous northern neighbor, San Francisco. This book trains the spotlight on the unique peninsular city of San Mateo, and illustrates its development from sleepy, oak-studded ranchos to today's bustling city with its own college, three high schools, churches, hospitals, and a population approaching 100,000.
Ever since the DeAnza expedition camped in the area in 1776, residents and visitors have been making their way to San Mateo--situated in the shadow of its famous northern neighbor, San Francisco. This book trains the spotlight on the unique peninsular city of San Mateo, and illustrates its development from sleepy, oak-studded ranchos to today's bustling city with its own college, three high schools, churches, hospitals, and a population approaching 100,000.
Details
Pages: 128
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Inc.
Imprint: Arcadia Publishing
Series: Images of America
Publication Date: 8th December 2004
State: California
Illustration Note: Black and White
ISBN: 9780738529561
Format: Paperback
BISACs: HISTORY / United States / State & Local / West (AK, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, UT, WY) PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Historical TRAVEL / Pictorials (see also PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Regional) PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Regional (see also TRAVEL / Pictorials)
Author Bio
GREGORY ZOMPOLIS is a fourth generation San Matean. His grandfather’s family moved there from San Francisco before San Mateo was incorporated in September 1894. Greg has now written five books and numerous magazine and newspaper articles. His first book in 1994 was about the animal rescue after the Oakland Hills Firestorm, of which he was an integral part. His next book, Images of America: San Mateo, published in 2004, focused on San Mateo’s history using vintage photographs. He has also written two online novels, The Treasure Island Murders, that uses the 1939 Exhibition in San Francisco as a detailed backdrop. Most recently, his book Tales of the Cocktail Generation is about the Baby-Boomer era.
Ever since the DeAnza expedition camped in the area in 1776, residents and visitors have been making their way to San Mateo--situated in the shadow of its famous northern neighbor, San Francisco. This book trains the spotlight on the unique peninsular city of San Mateo, and illustrates its development from sleepy, oak-studded ranchos to today's bustling city with its own college, three high schools, churches, hospitals, and a population approaching 100,000.
Pages: 128
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Inc.
Imprint: Arcadia Publishing
Series: Images of America
Publication Date: 8th December 2004
State: California
Illustrations Note: Black and White
ISBN: 9780738529561
Format: Paperback
BISACs: HISTORY / United States / State & Local / West (AK, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, UT, WY) PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Historical TRAVEL / Pictorials (see also PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Regional) PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Regional (see also TRAVEL / Pictorials)
GREGORY ZOMPOLIS is a fourth generation San Matean. His grandfather’s family moved there from San Francisco before San Mateo was incorporated in September 1894. Greg has now written five books and numerous magazine and newspaper articles. His first book in 1994 was about the animal rescue after the Oakland Hills Firestorm, of which he was an integral part. His next book, Images of America: San Mateo, published in 2004, focused on San Mateo’s history using vintage photographs. He has also written two online novels, The Treasure Island Murders, that uses the 1939 Exhibition in San Francisco as a detailed backdrop. Most recently, his book Tales of the Cocktail Generation is about the Baby-Boomer era.
