http://www.trippert.comTrippert : share and blog your trips120 http://www.trippert.com/article/778Mountain View is a town founded in the 19th century as a stagecoach stop between San Francisco and San Jose. By the end of the 19th century, it had turned into an agricultural boomtown. It remained predominantly agricultural until the 1950's when the changing local economy - with the emergence of aerospace and technology industries -Sat, 26 May 2007 23:32:46 America/New_York