the town where thomas edison invented the future and californians later invented the internet's landlord.
means a small city that exists in two places at once: new jersey, birthplace of the modern research lab, and california, birthplace of facebook and much of silicon valley's money.
from named after an irish town, menlo, by developers in 1868. edison built his famous laboratory there in 1876, earning it the nickname the invention factory before the california menlo park, incorporated 1927, became a magnet for venture capital and tech headquarters.
edison national historic park — new jersey site preserving the original 1876 lab grounds
meta headquarters — 1 hacker way, california, since 2011
sand hill road — nearby venture capital strip funding half of tech
stanford research park — adjacent innovation hub founded 1951