A Weekend in Silicon Valley

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Buoyed by the resilience of tech companies, Silicon Valley’s dozen or so cities, which include Mountain View and Palo Alto, have managed to sidestep the recession, continuing their shift from corporate strip malls to urban hubs.

At left, the Computer History Museum in Mountain View displays exhibitions of the region’s tech timeline.

Lianne Milton for The New York Times

A Weekend in Silicon Valley

The Valley’s dozen or so cities are continuing their shift from corporate strip malls to urban hubs.