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Aug 25, 2005
Keeping the past alive |
Out of the Past
New Almaden Walking Tours offer historic look at California’s first, biggest and richest mine
By Jeanne Carbone Lewis
Staff Writer
I’ve always enjoyed the scenic drive to New Almaden. Stress disappears from the fast pace of city life as you turn down the two-lane Almaden Road marked by the Feed and Fuel. Passing new mega-houses, you eventually enter the quiet ranch homes with fenced arenas for horses.
A little more than two miles down the road and you arrive at Casa Grande in all its old-world grandeur. But really, this is where the journey begins. Nowhere else in Almaden Read more...
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| Federal dollars to be used for widening of
Almaden Expressway
Matching Measure B dollars used to extend corridor to eight lanes between Branham Lane and Blossom Hill Road
By Sheila Sanchez
Staff Writer
The estimated 150,000 motorists who use Almaden Expressway on a daily basis received good news this month when President George W. Bush signed a congressional bill allocating millions of dollars for transportation projects across the country.
Funding to pay for improvements to Almaden Expressway is Read more...
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