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Redwood City — On a sunny mid-August day, an Instagrammable view of the past, present and future snaps into focus.
The Past: The weathered dome of the 1910 San Mateo County Courthouse, a Neo-Classical beauty meant to evoke tradition where none largely existed.
The Present: The San Mateo County Hall of Justice, vertical, rigid, a 1950s buzz-cut of a building if there ever was one, in use since the Eisenhower Administration.
The Future: The under-construction San Mateo County Civic Center, both the new seat of County government and a bold statement, a symbol comprising much more than the sum of its glass, wood and steel: This County with its 750,000-plus residents is no longer content to be an appendage to San Francisco or Silicon Valley.
This new five-story building along with its courtyards is expected to serve as the Peninsula's town square: An inviting gathering place that embodies transparency and public access to government with its banks of windows and meeting places, with beauty coming from landscaping and public art.
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