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Edgewood Plaza Multi-Cache

Hidden : 6/15/2024
Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:


This cache is not at the posted coordinates!

Welcome to Edgewood Plaza, originally developed and built by Joseph Eichler in 1955, and recently renovated in 2012. I found the traditional here years back, but never stopped to check out the plaques. This multi is to ensure you don't make the same mistake!

Find the two bronze plaques in the plaza. We will be using plaque #1 (the one titled Joseph Eichler and Edgewood Plaza) for the North coords, and plaque #2 for West.

N 37 AB.CDE

A = "In 1943, the Eichlers rented ____ House in Hillsborough" (first letter)

B = "with Palo Alto's population more than doubled between 1945 and 19B0..."

= "...there was tremendous demand for ______" (first letter)

= Joseph L. Eichler (19DD - 1974)

= "Eichler joined his wife's family's San Francisco based egg, butter, and cheese wholesaler as a ______ officer" (# of letters)

 

W 122 FG.HJK

= "Eichler sough out Jones after a 195F issue of Architectural Forum magazine featured both their works"

= "...over 2,G00 homes in Palo Alto alone."

= On the 2014 plaza diagram, add all 12 digits from the three building addresses until you have one digit.

= On the 1955 plaza diagram, how many buildings are there?

= On the 2014 plaza diagram, what digit do all the addreses end in?

 

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Purpxfhz N-X = 41

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
-------------------------
N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)