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Central Plaza of San Jose c1910
Overview from City Hall showing St. Joseph's Church, the Post Office (now the San Jose Art Museum) and the Electric Tower, whose main sponsor was J.J. Owen, publisher of the San Jose Mercury.
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Photograph by C.C. Pierce
Source: BIG
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View of San Jose Courthouse 1868
Completed in 1868, this courthouse was the first building actually designed for the county as a courthouse. Residents could climb into the dome to reach the observation deck at the top. The G. Malatesta boarding House "Italia" is in the foreground.
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Source: San Jose Public Library
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San Jose from Courthouse Observation Deck, 1868
The lavish 15-room Victorian Fallon Mansion, built in mid-1850s, was higher than City Hall. It was the home of Thomas Fallon, who raised the first American Flag over the Juzgado in San Jose, July 1846, and later served as mayor from 1859-60
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The Fallon House is a Lavish fifteen-room Victorian home which stood higher than City Hall and was considered a San Jose showplace. Thomas Fallon called his home the "prettiest in San Jose".
Source: San Jose Public Library
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Electric Light Tower c1911
The 237 foot San Jose Electric Light Tower was a combination tourist attraction and street lighting system that illuminated the City for 34 years until it collapsed from damage suffered in a wind storm.
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Built in 1881, it was used as a combination tourist attraction and street lighting system in the City. The main sponsor was J. J. Owen, the owner and editor of the San Jose Mercury. 237 foot tower located at Market and Santa Clara Streets. illuminated the City for 34 years, at which time it collapsed after suffering structural weakening ten months earlier in a wind storm.
Source: San Jose Public Library
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| City Hall, Market and Park Ave c1890
The City Hall, designed by Theodore Lenzen, was built in 1887 at a cost of $150,000. Courtrooms and city offices were located on the top floors over the police department.
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Theodore Lenzen was the architect who designed the City Hall and had his office at 110 South Second Street
Made of red brick, it had a tunnel running east-west underneath it to allow the police paddy wagons to deliver inebriates to the holding tank. Courtrooms and city offices were located on the top floors over the police department.
Source: San Jose Public Library
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| First and Santa Clara, Downtown San Jose 1885
Looking southward through San Jose's financial district is the Bank of San Jose (with its four-way tower clock), the Commercial and Savings Bank (left), First national Bank. (far right corner), and the Knox Block, dating back to 1865, (near right corner).
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Source: San Jose Public Library
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Carnegie Library, Fourth and San Fernando c1900
In 1901, Andrew Carnegie gave the City of San José a $50,000 grant for a new library building, which opened in 1903 as part of Carnegie's nationwide program developing libraries.
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The building was located on the southeast corner of Fourth and San Fernando Streets and opened in 1903
Source: San Jose Public Library
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The Victoria, San Jose - family hotel
The Victoria promoted itself as the best private family hotel in San Jose. It was located at the corner of First and Julian Street, one block from the Broad Gauge Depot and three blocks from City Center. O. W. Follin proprietor
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Source: San Jose Public Library
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St. Joseph's Church c1930
St. Joseph's Church, San Jose's oldest seat of Christian worship, was built starting in 1875 on the site of an original adobe church that was the first church built in the Pueblo de San Jose in 1803.
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A Jesuit parish from 1849 until 1992, it is now St. Joseph's Cathedral.
St. Joseph's was the first church in the Pueblo de San Jose. The original adobe was built on the present site in 1803. It was replaced by a second site in 1845, which in turn was replaced by a wooden building in 1869. After the structure was destroyed by fire in 1875, the present building was begun. Designed by architect Bryan J. Clinch, this grand edifice continues to house San Jose's oldest seat of Christian worship.
Source: San Jose Public Library
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Osen and Hunt Auto Factory, San Jose, c1910
Began as a bike shop, this factory made all automotive parts except engines, tires and seats, at 60 S. 2nd Street. William Hunt, in motoring cap, is surrounded by his machinists and partially built autos.
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Osen & Hunt Auto Factory, San Jose Interior view of Osen & Hunt Auto Factory, which stood at 69 S. Second Street. George H. Osen and William F. Hunt made all automotive parts except for engines, tyres and seats in their factory, which began as a bike shop. William Hunt is seen in the motoring cap and bowtie. He is surrounded by several machinists, and some partially-built autos.
Source: San Jose Public Library
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Turel & Co. City Store c.1880
Turel & Co., located at 1025 Market Street, San Jose, sold agricultural equipment, such as reapers, plows and headers to rapidly expanding agricultural business that formed the early economic base of the area.
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photo by O. V. Lange
Source: San Jose Public Library
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| American Institute in Los Gatos c1890
A treatment program dubbed "The American Cure" for the habits of liquor, cocaine, morphine, tobacco or opium was offered by the Institute from this humble storefont.
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"The Remedies are all purely Vegetable" was their motto and they guaranteed the cure worked.
Source: San Jose Public Library
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Fredericksburg Brewery, est. 1869
The Fredericksburg Brewery on the Alameda at Cinnabar, modernized the process of beer making with a cold fermentation method, and became known as one of America's best beers.
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located on The Alameda at Cinnabar Street, across from Agricultural Park. Had a meager beginning in a shed in 1869. Frederick Krahlenberg and his partner were bought out by Ernst Schnabel in 1872.
Schnabel was responsible for making Fredericksburg one of the best beers in the country. Modernized the process for making lager beer to a cold fermentation method, which was an innovative method at the time.
Source: San Jose Public Library
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J. S. Williams Storefront
J. S. Williams, clothier, furnisher, was located at 44-48 N. Market Store was at this location from 1911 to 1926 in the Germania Building
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Source: San Jose Public Library
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Store Interior c1920
John S. Williams offered a diverse selection of Hats and Luggage Store from this store at 44-48 N. Market Street
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Source: San Jose Public Library
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| Billboard Advertising c1920
Boss of the Road Overalls were a popular item as featured in these Billboards showing a bulldog on the side of Williams and Bierbrach Clothing Store
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Source: San Jose Public Library
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Williams and Bierbrach General Store c1920
General stores were the mainstay of local merchandise, selling a diverse assortment of goods from boys clothing to food.
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Source: San Jose Public Library
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B. F. Walker Hudson Bicycles, October 1919
Benjamin F. Walker's, (with Bowler hat) bike shop at 76 East San Fernando, featured Hudson Bicycles which were a popular mode of transportation in San Jose's early years.
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B. F. Walker Hudson Bicycles, 76 East San Fernando Street, San Jose, October 1919
Source: San Jose Public Library
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Interior of produce store, San Jose c1890
Locally grown produce were readily available in stores throughout the valley, offering a bountiful crop of olive oil, canned goods, dried fruit and general goods.
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Source: San Jose Public Library
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| San Jose Street Scene c1940
This typical San Jose street scene shows developing small business, including an industrious traveling magazine and periodical vender who sold out of this truck.
Source: San Jose Public Library
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| The Growers Hotel c1930
Established as the LaMolle Hotel, the Growers Hotel as seen in this photograph, was located at northeast corner of Santa Clara and San Pedro
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Eventually, this building was replaced by the San Jose Post Office which occupies this site today.
Source: San Jose Public Library, c117
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Beach building on 2nd Street c1930
Mr. Green came to San Jose in 1890 and for nearly 20 years was engaged to contracting and building. He built the Beach Building on Santa Clara and 2nd Street
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Source: San Jose Public Library
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The Notion store and Bank of San Jose
The Notion Store at 13-15 East Santa Clara Street featured leather goods, hosiery, corsets, laces, kids gloves and infant goods
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Source: San Jose Public Library
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President Teddy Roosevelt Arrives in San Jose
This event, held at the Market and Basset station, celebrated the arrival of the President in San Jose on March 12, 1903. During the same trip, Roosevelt was in San Francisco to dedicate the Dewey Monument in Union Square.
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Source: San Jose Public Library
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Woman Walking on Brokaw Road, San Jose • c1890
Brokaw Road, once known as "lover's lane,"
was lined with Elm trees and was opposite a Railroad Station,
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Source: San Jose Public Library
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College of Notre Dame, San Jose
Established modestly by the sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1851, their college expanded to occupy the entire north side of Santa Clara from Almaden Ave. to Santa Theresa St.. In 1868, it became California's first chartered woman's college.
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The sisters of Notre Dame de Namur founded their college on this site in 1851. The facility began modestly but eventually expanded to occupy the entire north side of Santa Clara Street from Almaden Avenue to Santa Theresa Street. A boarding school for young ladies, the College of Notre Dame was known for its high academic standards. In 1868, it became California's first chartered women's college. Encroaching commercial development began, in the 1920's, to threaten the college's bucolic isolation; the campus was moved to Belmont in 1923
Source: San Jose Public Library
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| The "World's Largest Telescope" at Lick Observatory
Funded by a $700,000 bequeath from James Lick, the telescope built on Mt. Hamilton was at the time the greatest in the world. The spiral stairs lead to main eyepiece of the device. Circa 1900-05
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Lick never lived to see the then World's largest telescope. Prior to his death in 1876 he set aside $700,000 for the construction of the conservatory. James Lick, originally from Pennsylvania, came to San Francisco by way of South America, where he made his fortune manufacturing pianos, and then buying San Francisco real estate at depressed prices.
Source: San Jose Public Library
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Cart on the road near Brokaw • c1883
Planting trees on the Alameda between Santa Clara and the pueblo of San Jose, was a tradition that Father Maguin de Catala began with local Indians in the late 18th century.
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Spanish word Alameda means "public walk"
The Alameda between Mission Santa Clara and the pueblo of San Jose has served as the main link between the two communities ever since the San Jose residents were compelled by the Spanish authorities in the late 18th century to attend mass at the Mission.
Over the years, the widening of the road destroyed many of the trees.
Source: San Jose Public Library,
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Live Oak Union High School buses • c1925-30
Packed with eager students, these buses were used for transportation to and from the High School, still located today at 1505 E. Main Street, Morgan Hill and home of the "Acorns."
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Source: San Jose Public Library
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Alum Rock Station and Railroad • circa 1894
A steam railroad line, completed in 1893, took visitors into Alum Rock Park to enjoy its healing waters and rustic picnic areas for a fare of only 25 cents.
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Steam railroad line, originally franchised by Richard H. Quincey, and finished by John Center in 1893, was built to take visitors into Alum Rock Park. Later extended further into the park to the Rustic Lands picnic area.
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| Headquarters Mt. Hamilton Stage Co. c1890
First class private carriages took visitors from the Hotel Verdome to Lick Observatory's Giant Telescope at the top of 4,209' Mount Hamilton, leaving at 7:30 a.m. and returning at 6:00 p.m.
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Source: San Jose Public Library
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| President McKinley Monument in St. James Park • 1903
This statue, installed in 1903, was placed in the exact spot from which President McKinley addressed the citizens of San Jose in May 13, 1901, only four months before he was assassinated in Buffalo, NY..
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Source: San Jose Public Library
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House in San Jose • circa 1900
The character of the residences directly reflect the wealth and taste of the owners, as well as the community. A local firm of architects, Jacob Lenzen & Son, was responsible for many of the designs of these Victorian style residences.
Source: San Jose Public Library
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Man in front of his Original San Jose Adobe c1880
Early homes were built of sun-dried bricks, had no fireplaces or stoves until 1846. Inhabitants led simple lives raising fruit and vegetables, pasturing cattle on 500 acre lots distributed to America settlers in 1846
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Ranihode Canada de Pala
Source: San Jose Public Library
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John M. Battie House, San Jose • April 20, 1887
This elegant Victorian style home was typical of those of wealthy San Jose residents in the late 19th Century.
Californians embraced the variety of decorative details found in the Victorian period, particularly Queen Anne ornamentation, as this style easily made use of the abundance of native redwood.
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Source: San Jose Public Library, c136
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