Winchester Mystery House. Santa Clara-Los Gatos Road near San Jose, 1960 (3/77)
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I know it well. I worked there in the 1980’s.
What was it like?
I worked selling tickets. It was like any other place. I never heard the tour guides say anything weird about the house.
Was a tour guide there in the summers and week ends, in 66 and 67. Lot of fun
My grandfather used to drive Mrs Winchester home in his wagon from the Farmer’s Union store on Santa Clara St. in San Jose. This was about 1920. Our house was on Moorpark & Monroe.
Santa Clara Los Gatos Road was renamed in the 1960s to Winchester Blvd in honor of Sarah Winchester.
Before 1940 Santa Clara, Sunnyvale & San Jose cities that connected to Saratoga or Los Gatos the roads were designated as such. Sunnyvale/Saratoga rd turned to DeAnza Blvd; Santa Clara/Saratoga rd turned to Saratoga Ave; Santa Clara/Los Gatos rd turned to Winchester Blvd and San Jose/Los Gatos turned to Bascom Ave and Los Gatos Blvd! This mostly happened in the 1960’s.
It’s on Winchester in San Jose, near Winchester and Stevens Creek.