Cupertino 70th Anniversary (1955-2025)

A brief history of the city of Cupertino, in celebration of the 70th anniversary of incorporation. On October 10, 2025, Cupertino celebrated its 70th year as the 13th incorporated city in Santa Clara county. Originally called the "West Side" in earlier years - Cupertino was an unincorporated area of the county without specific boundaries up until the mid-1950s. From 1955 onward, the building industry transformed the 4 mile wide boundaries of newly incorporated Cupertino. Orchards and one-room schoolhouses grew into school districts, shopping malls, and industry businesses...