Also, look for Silicon Valley '07 by Gabriele Basilico, it's a photo book - not a huge coffee table book but pretty good with about 80-100 photos from 2007
Possibly not an answer to your question, but just in case someone else reading finds it interesting.
https://leicastoresf.com/collections/lssf-photobooks/product...
I think the book suggested above was among them, but there were definitely a few more. Some (not all) of them may have been ‘old’ - but I think ‘old’ Silicon Valley books may be what you’re after?
If you’re nearby maybe go and take a look and/or ask the staff members there? (Or maybe someone reading this can and report back here? :-)
Some of my favorites:
https://www.amazon.com/Palo-Alto-Centennial-Ward-Winslow/dp/...
https://www.amazon.com/Menlo-Park-California-Beyond-Gate/dp/...
https://www.amazon.com/Seabright-Images-America-Arcadia-Publ...
In fact, the Images of America series is exactly what you're looking for, think.
https://www.arcadiapublishing.com/collections/images-of-amer...
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/justinesharrock/silicon...
https://www.magnumphotos.com/shop/collections/books/songbook...
AFAICT it’s based on the stories from https://folklore.org/, so I ought to be good.
You can see how it looks here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WMExWOBvmho
I'm very young, not from the US and looking to move to the valley to be around more ambitious people.
Any tips or things I should know? Neighbourhoods to consider? Areas to be in? What to avoid? How to meet people? Hidden gems?
I am from Canada and do have US family.
https://www.amazon.com/Mid-Century-Bay-Celebration-Francisco...
https://www.amazon.co.uk/See-San-Francisco-Through-SFGirlbyB...
Edit: (Written in conjunction with the Silicon Valley Historical Association)
I read this ages ago and it was good, but it’s 24 years old now: https://www.amazon.com/Understanding-Silicon-Valley-Entrepre...
Well, which is it? ;)