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Civic Center Plaza

The plaza on Castro Street shared by City Hall, the Center for the Performing Arts and the public library, home of the community tree lighting.

City Hall and the Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts, designed by William Turnbull, opened in 1991. The plaza holds a collection of public art and many community gatherings.

The Center for the Performing Arts has three stages and is home to TheatreWorks, Peninsula Youth Theatre and Upstage Theater. Behind the buildings lies Pioneer Memorial Park.

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What is at Civic Center Plaza?

City Hall, the Center for the Performing Arts, and the library close by, with Pioneer Park behind.

Related terms

  • Pioneer Memorial ParkThe downtown park beside the library on the site of Mountain View’s first cemetery.
  • Community tree lightingThe city’s December evening of music, crafts and the lighting of the community tree outside City Hall.
  • Castro StreetDowntown Mountain View’s main street, running seven blocks from the Caltrain station to El Camino Real, named for Crisanto Castro.

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