San Jose surpassed San Francisco in population to become the third most populous city in California. By the 1990s, San Jose's location within the booming local technology industry earned the city the nickname Capital of Silicon Valley.
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Downtown San Jose
The town was first settled in 1777, when the town of San José moved somewhat inland from its original location on the banks of the Guadalupe River. In 1850 San José incorporated to become California's first city and the location for California's first state Capitol. The area was a typical small city downtown until the aggressive expansion of San José into surrounding areas led by A. P. Hamann forced city spending to the outlying areas and led to downtown's decline.
San José State University
San José State was founded as the California State Normal School by the California Legislature on May 4, 1857, and is the oldest public university in California. The California State Normal School was itself derived from the Minn's Evening Normal School, which was also known as the San Francisco Normal School. The San Francisco normal school, led by principal George W. Minns trained elementary teachers as part of that city's high school system from 1857 to 1862.
San Jose Museum of Art
The San Jose Museum of Art is an art museum in Downtown San Jose, California, USA. Founded in 1969, the museum hosts a large permanent collection emphasizing West Coast artists of the 20th- and 21st-century. Many of the changing exhibitions at the San Jose Museum of Art focus on the West Cost and California. Located in the heart of Silicon Valley, a great many exhibitions are centered on the intersection of art and technology.
Cathedral Basilica of St. Joseph
The Cathedral Basilica of St. Joseph is a large Roman Catholic church located in Downtown San Jose. The minor basilica is the cathedral for the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Jose in California. The basilica is named for Saint Joseph, patron saint of the universal church. The Cathedral Basilica of St. Joseph is listed as a California Historical Landmark and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
The Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum
The Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum (REM), founded by the Ancient Mystical Order Rosae Crucis, is a museum about Ancient Egypt located at AMORC's Rosicrucian Park in the Rose Garden neighborhood of San Jose, California, United States. The Rosicrucian Order continues to support and expand the museum and its educational and scientific activities.
Winchester Mystery House
The Winchester Mystery House is a well-known California mansion that was under construction continuously for 38 years and is reputed to be haunted. It once was the personal residence of Sarah Winchester, the widow of gun magnate William Wirt Winchester, but is now a tourist attraction. Under Sarah Winchester's guidance, construction on the house continued 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year, until her death 38 years later on September 5, 1922.
Santana Row
Santana Row is an upscale shopping center in San Jose, California. Westfield Valley Fair is located just to its north, on the other side of Stevens Creek Boulevard, and the Winchester Mystery House just to the west, across Winchester Boulevard. Santana Row is home to many luxury restaurants, outlets, muti-million dollar condominiums, spas and salons and a 213 room boutique hotel, located in the heart of Santana Row. Several retailers including Gucci, Burberry, Max Azria, Salvatore Ferragamo, and Brooks Brothers are also located in Santana Row.
Kelley Park
Kelley Park in San Jose, California, USA is 156 acres (631,000 m²), including diverse facilities such as Happy Hollow Park & Zoo, the Japanese Friendship Garden, History Park at Kelley Park, Portuguese Historical Museum, and Viet Museum within the history park. Most of the rest of the park is picnic areas, lawns, groves of trees, and plenty of pathways in between. Kelley Park is located at the intersections of Story and Senter Roads in East San Jose. The land was once a farm owned by Judge Lawrence Archer, a former mayor of San Jose.
HP Pavilion
The HP Pavilion at San Jose, commonly called The Shark Tank or The Tank, both of which come from its primary tenant, or, just simply, the HP Pavilion, or as the San Jose Arena (after its former name), is an indoor arena located at 525 West Santa Clara Street in San Jose, California. HP Pavilion houses the following sports teams: the San Jose Sharks of the National Hockey League, the San Jose SaberCats of the Arena Football League and the San Jose Stealth of the National Lacrosse League.
