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This intersection is the oldest in town. It was near here in 1852, that Michael Hughes cleared a spot of land and built the first frame house in Milpitas. The Campbell's Corners building was constructed by John Smith on the site of a saloon that burned down in the late 1800s. For many years, Smith's Corners was a way station for travelers on the Oakland-San José Highway. The lot on the northwest corner was the site of a series of hotels from 1857 until the last one burned in 1910. In the 1920s an outlet of the Fat Boy Restaurant chain was built on the corner where the previous hotels had stood. Although it was demolished in 1986, a sign from the restaurant was saved and may be seen in the Milpitas Community Library. The nearby building housing the An-Jan pet supply store may be the oldest commercial structure on Main Street. Once known as Maple Hall, it was the scene of much merriment and local dances soon after the turn of the century. In 1928, the building was purchased by Sal Cracolice for his pharmacy. It was remodelled in the late 1950s turning the dance hall into apartments.
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