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In the early 1970s, a feminist-environmentalist coalition consolidated a liberal, anti-growth majority on the San Jose City Council. Janet Gray Hayes was elected mayor in 1974 as a final blow to the growth machine. Since then, San Jose has been governed by a liberal-managerial regime focused on growth management, neighborhood services, and fiscal responsibility.

Subsequently, a general plan was adopted to create an urban service area (also known as an urban growth boundary) within existing city limits, restrict development in the eastern foothills, and defer growth in Coyote Valley. San Jose annexed communities like Campbell and Cupertino in the west, while in the north local governments could not expand due to San Francisco Bay. Additionally, the city adopted a “pay-as-you-grow” system for financing new infrastructure. However, San Jose’s new policies did not stop or significantly restrict growth but instead directed it toward incorporated areas and mitigated its costs. The city’s housing stock and population steadily increased during subsequent decades.

#1 San Jose Airport, passenger terminal, 1973

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#2 San Jose Civic Auditorium, 1975

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#3 Pellier Park near completion, San Jose, 1977

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#4 The Fox Theater, San Jose, 1970s

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#5 Hi-Life Restaurant, originally Torino Hotel and boarding house, 1970s

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#6 Johnson Grocery Store, 1970s

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#7 San Jose Public Library San Jose Public Library San Jose Public Library branch, 1102 East Santa Clara Street, 1975

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#8 Cuban Restaurant at 625 North Sixth Street, 1975

Cuban Restaurant at 625 North Sixth Street, 1975

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#9 DeSaisset House on North San Pedro Street, 1970

DeSaisset House on North San Pedro Street, 1970

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#10 San Jose Center for the Performing Arts, 1979

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#11 Roberto Adobe on Lincoln Avenue, San Jose, 1976

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#12 San Jose Street featuring Bank of the West, Bank of America, Disco Inferno 200, Hotel De Anza, American Savings Bus and traffic, 1970

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#13 Associated Oil Gas Station, San Jose, 1974

Associated Oil Gas Station, San Jose, 1974

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#14 San Jose State students marching on William Street, near Tenth Street, in San Jose, 1970

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#15 Fire Station No. 18 located at 4430 South Monterey Road, San Jose, 1970s

Fire Station No. 18 located at 4430 South Monterey Road, San Jose, 1970s

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#16 Hospital admitting room, 1972

Hospital admitting room, 1972

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#17 Cambrian School, San Jose, 1975

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#18 Maynard House in Willow Glen. Photos probably taken for 1977 Historic Resources Inventory by Patty Loach and Bill Zavalaris, 1970

Maynard House in Willow Glen. Photos probably taken for 1977 Historic Resources Inventory by Patty Loach and Bill Zavalaris, 1970

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#19 The Liberty Theatre was located on South First Street near the corner of Post Street, 1975

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#20 The Santa Clara County Courthouse and Hall of Records, located on North First Street between St. John Street and St. James Street, 1970s

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#21 San Jose Museum of Art, 1975

San Jose Museum of Art, 1975

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#22 Tower at San Jose State University, 1975

Tower at San Jose State University, 1975

The tower dates back to 1911, but the university is one of the oldest institutions of higher learning in California, going back to 1857 when it was a private school called "Minns' Evening Normal School" and was located in San Francisco.

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#23 Ericson’s Blacksmith Shop (M. E. Carlson Blacksmithing), 1970

Ericson's Blacksmith Shop (M. E. Carlson Blacksmithing), 1970

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#24 Hester House, San Jose, 1970

Hester House, San Jose, 1970

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#25 This little board and batten railroad station at Coyote is the only one of it kind remaining between San Jose and Watsonville, 1975

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#26 Willow Glen School, June 1971

Willow Glen School, June 1971

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#27 Detail of exterior, Winchester Mystery House, 1970

Detail of exterior, Winchester Mystery House, 1970

The area has been dug out for the foundation and work is well under way. The dark building on the left is the Biltmore Hotel, the large white building in the background is the Pacific Mutual Building, and the building on the extreme right is Hotel Savoy.

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#28 Series of five professional images of staircases and hallways inside the Winchester Mystery House, 1979

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#29 Notre Dame College pergola (date?), Prevost Street, San Jose, 1970s

Notre Dame College pergola (date?), Prevost Street, San Jose, 1970s

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#30 Winchester Mystery House, San Jose, May 13, 1973

Winchester Mystery House, San Jose, May 13, 1973

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#31 Shiras House, Grant Street and Almaden Avenue, San Jose, 1970s

Shiras House, Grant Street and Almaden Avenue, San Jose, 1970s

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#32 Roberto Adobe (1839), 770 Lincoln Avenue, San Jose, CA, 1970s

Roberto Adobe (1839), 770 Lincoln Avenue, San Jose, CA, 1970s

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#33 Happy Hollow Zoo Ramp, San Jose, 1974

Happy Hollow Zoo Ramp, San Jose, 1974

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#34 Dwyer’s Milk House, (brick, date uncertain) 82 South Ninth Street, San Jose, 1970s

Dwyer's Milk House, (brick, date uncertain) 82 South Ninth Street, San Jose, 1970s

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#35 Thomas Kell house (1848), Curtner Avenue & Almaden Road, San Jose, 1970s.

Thomas Kell house (1848), Curtner Avenue & Almaden Road, San Jose, 1970s.

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#36 Winchester House Historic Site Dedication, 1974.

Winchester House Historic Site Dedication, 1974.

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#37 Jay McCabe house, 120 Locust Street, San Jose, 1970s

Jay McCabe house, 120 Locust Street, San Jose, 1970s

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#38 Winchester House, San Jose, 1973

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#39 Arrival of the kiosks on flat bed truck for installation at Pellier Park, 1976

Arrival of the kiosks on flat bed truck for installation at Pellier Park, 1976

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#40 Winchester Mystery House exterior, San Jose, 1979

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#41 Erecting the wall around Pellier Park, 1976

Erecting the wall around Pellier Park, 1976

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#42 Students lining up to register for classes at San Jose State College in the early 1970s.

Students lining up to register for classes at San Jose State College in the early 1970s.

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#43 Home of Thomas Fallon, 175 West Saint John Street, 1975

Home of Thomas Fallon, 175 West Saint John Street, 1975

Thomas Fallon, who raised the American flag over San Jose in July, 1846, built this home in 1859 at 175 West Saint John Street (formerly San Augustine Street). Fallon later served as mayor of San Jose. The builing, added to in later years, has been a restaurant well known to several generations of San Joseans.

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#44 San Jose’s Japanese Buddhist Temple, 1975

San Jose's Japanese Buddhist Temple, 1975

San Jose's Japanese Buddhist Temple dates only to 1937, but it belongs in this publication because of its architecture and its representation of the community's large Japanese population. The temple enhances a site at North 5th Street.

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#45 The Charles M. Richards home at 1550 Hicks Avenue in the Willow glen area is a monument to one of the city’s great contributors to San Jose culture, 1975

The Charles M. Richards home at 1550 Hicks Avenue in the Willow glen area is a monument to one of the city's great contributors to San Jose culture, 1975

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#46 Telephone Building, 1972

Telephone Building, 1972

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#47 Dergans’ Saloon, 1970

Dergans' Saloon, 1970

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#48 The Dairy, north of Metcalf Road – Horse Livery & Stable, 1978

The Dairy, north of Metcalf Road - Horse Livery & Stable, 1978

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#49 The Dairy, north of Metcalf Road – Wagon Barn, 1978

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#50 Congress Junction, 1970s

Congress Junction, 1970s

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#51 Carpenter’s Gothic residence, 1970s

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#52 Two-story Victorian house in San Jose, 1970s

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#53 Laguna School, 1970s

Laguna School, 1970s

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#54 The Dairy, north of Metcalf Road – Milk House, 1978

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#55 The Dairy, north of Metcalf Road – General View, 1978

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#56 Men and horses in field with hay loading equipment, 1975

Men and horses in field with hay loading equipment, 1975

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#57 The Dairy, north of Metcalf Road – Feed Barn, 1978

The Dairy, north of Metcalf Road - Feed Barn, 1978

Feed Barn interior, milking aisle and stanchions

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#58 The Dairy, north of Metcalf Road – Feed Barn, 1978

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#59 Site of Peralta Adobe dedication 1976

Site of Peralta Adobe dedication 1976

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#60 Farrells Saloon corner of First and St John’s streets, 1972

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#61 H. Ward Wright residence, multi-story Victorian, 1970s

H. Ward Wright residence, multi-story Victorian, 1970s

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#62 Airport School, 1970s

Airport School, 1970s

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#63 Two-story Victorian house, 1970s

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#64 H. Ward Wright residence, multi-story Victorian house, 1970s

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#65 Two-story Victorian house, palm tree, 1970s

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#66 The old Bayside Canning Company building, after it became boat storage, 1978

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#67 Arrival of kiosks at Pellier Park, 1976

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#68 Peralta Adobe restoration, 1976

Peralta Adobe restoration, 1976

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#69 The Dairy, north of Metcalf Road – Milk House, 1978

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#70 The Lick mansion, 1975

The Lick mansion, 1975

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#71 Cars parked in a lot next to the side of the Peralta Adobe, with the Lusardi building behind it, 1976

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#72 Rooftop view of Peralta Adobe before re-construction, 1970s

Rooftop view of Peralta Adobe before re-construction, 1970s

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#73 Three-story Carpenter’s Gothic Victorian, with stained glass window, 1970s

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#74 Murphy Building, 1975

Murphy Building, 1975

Murphy Building shortly before its demolition in January 1976. Located at the corner of Market Street and Post Street. Hoffman's Mens Wear and other businesses were housed in the Murphy Building.

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#75 Peralta Adobe during restoration, 1976

Peralta Adobe during restoration, 1976

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#76 Fountain Oaks Drive, 1970s

Fountain Oaks Drive, 1970s

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#77 George Bowman Residence, three-story Victorian, 1970s

George Bowman Residence, three-story Victorian, 1970s

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#78 Edwin Markham’s Residence, 432 S. 8th Street, 1975

Edwin Markham's Residence, 432 S. 8th Street, 1975

Edwin Markham's Residence, 432 S. 8th Street This is the home of Edwin Markham, San Jose's resident poet from 1869 to 1889, and it is now a California State Historical Landmark. Located at 432 South 8th Street, it is owned by San Jose State University and at one time was used as an infirmary. Markham wrote his famed "Man with the Hoe" in the room the Edwin Markham Poetry Society now uses for annual meetings.

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#79 Reed residence, 136 South 13th Street, 1975

Reed residence, 136 South 13th Street, 1975

A bungalow style home built in the year of the earthquake (1906) is the residence at 136 South 13th Street, the home of Frazier O. Reed, grandson of James Frazier Reed, who was one of the leaders of the Reed-Donner party, and who later laid out the Reed Addition of downtown San jose.

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#80 Orchard Supply Hardware warehouse, 1979

Orchard Supply Hardware warehouse, 1979

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#81 Hayes-Chynoweth Mansion, 1979

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#82 Charles Crothers Residence, 97 South 13th Street, 1975

Charles Crothers Residence, 97 South 13th Street, 1975

Greatly altered from its original appearance is the old Charles Crothers home at 97 South 13th Street, built by the realtor in 1910 and now used as a board and care home. Charles Crothers was chairman of the building comittee when the old quad at San Jose State University was being built. His brother was executor of the estate of Comstock King, James G. Fair, and of the last will of Mrs. Leland Stanford. Crothers Road is named for the family.

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#83 A. D. M. Cooper residence, 1975

A. D. M. Cooper residence, 1975

A. D. M. Cooper, San Jose artist resided at this home at 250 South 19th Street. The house was built in 1883 and is still in use as a residence. Print used in, and above description taken from the book "San Jose.

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#84 I.O.O.F. building, 1975

I.O.O.F. building, 1975

The three-story I.O.O.F. (Odd Fellows) building on the southwest corner of Third and Santa Clara Streets is one of the best preseved of the brick blocks built prior to 1900. The structure was built in 1885 by the Odd Fellows Hall Association. The third floor was used as a residence for members.

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#85 Trinity Episcopal Church, 1975

Trinity Episcopal Church, 1975

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#86 Christian Science Church, 1975

Christian Science Church, 1975

The building, of Neo-Classical style architecture, was constructed in 1905 and served as a church until 1946 when a new church was erected on another site.

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#87 First Universalist Unitarian Church, 160 North Third Street, 1975

First Universalist Unitarian Church, 160 North Third Street, 1975

The First Universalist Unitarian Church's building dates back to 1891, but Unitarian services were held in San Jose as early as November 1865, with the City Hall as the meeting place. Corner stone for this building at 160 North Third Street was laid September 23, 1891.

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#88 Mexican Independence Day Parade, 1974

Mexican Independence Day Parade, 1974

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#89 Montgomery Hotel, 1975

Montgomery Hotel, 1975

The Montgomery Hotel which opened in July, 1911 is now a hotel for senior citizens. Four stories and a full basement, the building at 211 South First Street has shops on the ground floor and rooms above. The hotel takes its name from T. S. Montgomery, major developer of downtown San Jose three-quarters of a century ago.

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#90 Chiechi House – original location and at History Park, 1977

Chiechi House - original location and at History Park, 1977

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#91 Saint James Park, 1975

Saint James Park, 1975

Saint James Park or Square, as it was called when it was surveyed by Chester Lyman neatly two years before California became a State and San Jose a city, has been the locale for many historic events. At one time it was offered as the site for the stste capitol building. Print used in, and above description taken from the book "San Jose

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#92 408 S. 3rd Street, 1975

408 S. 3rd Street, 1975

408 S. 3rd Street. One of the few examples of Mansard-style architecture in San Jose, according to architects, is this wooden residence at 408 S. 3rd Street. It's double sloped roof is distinctive of this style of architecture.

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#93 Helen Guth Hall, College of the Pacific, 1975

Helen Guth Hall, College of the Pacific, 1975

Helen Guth Hall, one of three original buildings of the College of the Pacific when it was housed in San Jose, is this 1909 structure on Elm Street around the corner from Emory Street. It is now in use by Bellarmine College Preparatory as an office building. This hall was originally a women’s dormitory, and the other two buildings of old College of the Pacific are the gymnasium and the one-story dining hall (now a chapel for Bellarmine boys).

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#94 Hayes-Chynoweth Mansion, 1979

Hayes-Chynoweth Mansion, 1979

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#95 1048 West San Fernando Street, 1975

1048 West San Fernando Street, 1975

This home at 1048 West San Fernando Street was built about 1890 and is in excellent repair. Of Queen Anne style architecture, it has stained glass windows with carved frames. More research is required to determine its original owner.

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#96 Saint Joseph’s Catholic Church, Market and San Fernando Streets, 1975

Saint Joseph's Catholic Church, Market and San Fernando Streets, 1975

The present building replaced a wooden church which burned. Architect for Saint Joseph's was Brian J. Clinch, designer of more than 30 churches in California. Early pueblo residents, including Luis Maria Peralta, trudged through the mud of winter and the dust of summer, dodging squirrel holes in the plaza to attend mass on the site of the present impressive building.

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#97 Alum Rock Canyon, 1975

Alum Rock Canyon, 1975

Alum Rock Canyon Part of San Jose's pueblo lands dating back to 1777, Alum Rock canyon has been a park only since 1872. It was named a Point of Historical Interest in June, 1972, by act of the County Board of Supervisors.

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#98 155 East Empire Street, 1975

155 East Empire Street, 1975

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#99 The Sainte Claire Club at St. James and 2nd Streets, 1975

The Sainte Claire Club at St. James and 2nd Streets, 1975

The Sainte Claire Club at St. James and 2nd Streets was built as an exclusive men's club by Senator James D. Phelan, wealthy banker, businessman and former mayor of San Francisco. The building was constructed in 1894 and repaired after the earthquake in 1907.

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#100 Letitia Building, 68 South 1st Street, 1975

Letitia Building, 68 South 1st Street, 1975

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#101 Saint Mary’s Catholic Church, 565 South Third Street, 1975

Saint Mary's Catholic Church, 565 South Third Street, 1975

Another example of Richardsonian Romanesque architecture is Saint Mary's Catholic Church at 565 South Third Street. The building was erected in 1891 with brick and sandstone from the quarry out on the New Almaden Road mined by members of the Pfeiffer family.

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#102 Former home of Wehner family 2031 Story Road, 1975

Former home of Wehner family 2031 Story Road, 1975

This old residnce was built in 1889 by the Wehner family, German imigrants who bought the Evergreen district ranch from John McCarthy the previous year. Ernest Wehner planted a vineyard which was sold to R. Cribari & Sons Company in 1943. The house is now part of the Villages, an adult community off San Filipe Road.

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#103 The Ashworth-Remillard home, 755 Story Road, 1975

The Ashworth-Remillard home, 755 Story Road, 1975

This old mansion hidden in the trees at 755 Story Road was built in the 1870s by James Ashworth and was sold to the Remillard brick works family in 1891. It became the summer home of Countess Lillian Remillard Dandini, and was been sold along with accompanying acreage for an industrial park.

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#104 Knox-Goodrich building, 34 South First Street, 1975

Knox-Goodrich building, 34 South First Street, 1975

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#105 Home of pioneer rancher David Greenawalt, New Almaden Road, 1975

Home of pioneer rancher David Greenawalt, New Almaden Road, 1975

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#106 Troy Steam Laundry, 722-724 Almaden Avenue, 1975

Troy Steam Laundry, 722-724 Almaden Avenue, 1975

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#107 Sand and gravel bunker, 790 Stockton Avenue, 1975

Sand and gravel bunker, 790 Stockton Avenue, 1975

This multi-storied sand and gravel bunker at 790 Stockton Avenue is one of the few remaining and still in use. It was built of mammoth Douglas fir beams by the Central Supply Gravel Rock Company some 50 years or more ago and is architecturally and historically importantas an example of its type of structure.

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#108 The Wardrobe Men’s Store in DeSassiet Building, San Jose, 1970s

The Wardrobe Men's Store in DeSassiet Building, San Jose, 1970s

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#109 Home of Captain William Fisher, Monterey Road, 1975

Home of Captain William Fisher, Monterey Road, 1975

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#110 Home Union building, more recently Garden City Hofbrau, 1975

Home Union building, more recently Garden City Hofbrau, 1975

The old Home Union building, more recently Garden City Hofbrau, has beeen standing on the corner of Market and Post Streets since 1873. The second story once housed a gymnasium while the ground floor was the Home Union grocery. The facade on the Market side of the building was destroyed in the 1906 earthquake and present plans call for the removal of the structure.

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#111 Layhodie, former home of Stephen Poole Sanders, 1975

Layhodie, former home of Stephen Poole Sanders, 1975

Layhodie, purchased in the 1880s by Stephen Poole Sanders, early-day photographer, is now the home of a greatnephew, Charles Pond. The Victorian mansion is located at 5051 Moorpark Avenue and contains hand-carved woodwork, Italian marble fireplace and original glass in the front door.

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#112 G. W. Brewster home, 62 South 13th Street, 1975

G. W. Brewster home, 62 South 13th Street, 1975

The G. W. Brewster home at 62 South 13th Street is on the inventory of historic sites because it is the only known example of the architecture of the

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#113 Quaker Meeting House, 1975

Quaker Meeting House, 1975

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#114 First United Methodist Church, 1975

First United Methodist Church, 1975

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#115 Fourth Ward School, 408 Almaden, 1975

Fourth Ward School, 408 Almaden, 1975

Fourth Ward School, 408 Almaden This is the old Fourth Ward School, later named the Lincoln School, built in 1874 at the cost of $17,000 and long condemned except for storage. The building, which came through the 1906 earthquake is at 406 Almaden Avenue and is an example of the Renaissance Revival style of architecture.

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#116 Home of Theophilus Kirk, 1975

Home of Theophilus Kirk, 1975

The Italianate mansion at 1615 Dry Creek Road is the house Theophilus Kirk built for his wife Lizzie in 1878, and is still owned by members of the family. Kirk and his brother Socrates built the Kirk Ditch Company, faint traces of which are still visible in the West Valley and which was an early irrigation experiment.

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#117 156 East St. John Street, 1975

156 East St. John Street, 1975

156 East St. John Street The old wooden two-story building at 156 East St. John Street is an apartment house called The Allen. Built in the 1870s or early 1880s, its architectural style is Italianate.

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#118 Four Square Gospel Church, 1975

Four Square Gospel Church, 1975

Four Square Gospel Church, 301 E. Santa Clara Street This familiar stucco building at 301 East Santa Clara Street, with its curved entrance and billboard perched on the roof, was remodeled as the Four-Square Gospel Church in 1943, and was dedicated by evangelist Aimee Semple McPerson. In recent years it has been used as a hall.

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#119 Hotel St. James, 241 North 1st Street, 1975

Hotel St. James, 241 North 1st Street, 1975

Hotel St. James, 241 North 1st Street The present Hotel St. James at 241 North 1st Street was originally named the Moir Building for the builder who constructed the three-story brick structure in the 1890s. It originally housed the Straford Hotel, but the name was changed when the original Hotel St. James was demolished in the 1930s. The Campen family has owned the building since 1927.

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#120 Fredericksburg Brewery, 1975

Fredericksburg Brewery, 1975

The old Fredericksburg Brewery has been a landmark on the Alameda for more than a century, and its buildings have been occupied by several different brewing companies over the years. Built in 1869, it was designed by Theodere Lenzen and has been remodeled over the years. The buildings were at the Alameda and Cinnabar Streets until they were demolished in the Winter of 1974.

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#121 483 South 6th Street, 1975

483 South 6th Street, 1975

483 South 6th Street One of the few examples of Mansard style architecture is a two-story residence at 483 South 6th Street with a huge pecan tree in front of it...believed to be only bearing pecan on the floor of the valley.

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#122 United Artist Theatre, 1975

United Artist Theatre, 1975

United Artist Theatre, 263 South 1st. Street The United Artist Theatre was built in 1918 and opened as the Hippodrome, a vaudeville stronghold for several years until it became the motion picture theatre called the American. In 1938 the building was remodeled and renamed the State.

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#123 Ryland building, 1975

Ryland building, 1975

Next door to the Letitia building on South First Street is the brick Ryland building built by realtor and financier C. T. Ryland in 1892. It is still in use as a commercial building as is the building next door named for his daughter.

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#124 County Courthouse, 191 North First Street, 1975

County Courthouse, 191 North First Street, 1975

The County Courthouse at 191 North First Street, built in 1868, is one of the remaining architectural triumphs of Levi Goodrich, one of the city's pioneers. Sandstone for the building's construction came from Goodrich's quarry off the road to New Almaden. Originally three stories, earthquake and fire cut it down to two.

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#125 Old Bank of America Building, 1975

Old Bank of America Building, 1975

Built at Santa Clara and 1st Streets in 1927, during a skyscraper building boom, it's 13 plus stories still towers over more modern business buildings in the surrounding blocks. Until 1969 it was the headquarters for Bank of America in San Jose. A.P. Giannini, founder of the Bank of Italy, forerunner of the Bank of America, occupied the building at one time. There is still a branch of the bank in the building, plus offices.

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#126 Lion’s Store, 2nd & San Jose Streets, 1975

Lion's Store, 2nd & San Jose Streets, 1975

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#127 Hayes estate at 200 Edenvale Avenue, 1975

Hayes estate at 200 Edenvale Avenue, 1975

The fabulous Hayes estate at 200 Edenvale Avenue, built early in this century by European craftsmen, is now in use as a rehabilitation center. The Hayes family included owners of the San Jose Mercury who were prominant in San Jose's political life. The house has marble fireplaces and walnut and mahogany paneling.

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#128 Plaza Park and downtown San Jose, 1975

Plaza Park and downtown San Jose, 1975

Northwest view of Market Street from West San Carlos Street. Several banks can be seen: First Interstate Bank, Bank of America, Plaza Bank of Commerce and Union Bank. The Hotel de Anza is barely visible beyond an office building.

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#129 San Jose, Beech-Nut Life Savers Inc, 1970

San Jose, Beech-Nut Life Savers Inc, 1970

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#130 William Zanker family home, 1975

William Zanker family home, 1975

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#131 The Naglee Mansion, 99 South 14th Street, 1975

The Naglee Mansion, 99 South 14th Street, 1975

The Naglee Mansion, 99 South 14th Street The old Naglee mansion, once the center of a park-like, 140-acre tract, still stands on the northwest corner of San Fernando and 14th Street. It was the home of General Henry Morris Naglee, who came to California in 1847 as a captain in Colonel Jonathan D. Stevenson's First Regiment, New York Volunteers, and who later served as a brigadier general in the Civil War. He was instrumental in getting legislation passed in 1871-72 to have Alum Rock Canyon set aside as a park.

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#132 Five Wounds Catholic Church, 1375 East Santa Clara Street, 1975

Five Wounds Catholic Church, 1375 East Santa Clara Street, 1975

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#133 bank at Old Bayside Canning Co., 1978

bank at Old Bayside Canning Co., 1978

The old Bayside Canning building in Alviso; at one time the second largest cannery in the United States. It was owned by Chinese and managed by Thomas Foon Chew. Its main product was asparagus from the delta. When Tom Foon died, a funeral was held in San Francisco and thousands of people marched in his parade.

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#134 Agnew Southern Pacific Coast Rail Road, 1970s

Agnew Southern Pacific Coast Rail Road, 1970s

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#135 Peralta Adobe, view from West St. John Street, 1970

Peralta Adobe, view from West St. John Street, 1970

Two houses block the view of the Peralta Adobe behind them, with the Lusardi building to the right of the houses. The houses were removed when the adobe was renovated.

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#136 Edward Maynard home, 1151 Minnesota Avenue, 1975

Edward Maynard home, 1151 Minnesota Avenue, 1975

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#137 Bayside Canning Company, Alviso, 1975

Bayside Canning Company, Alviso, 1975

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#138 Townsend home, 1585 Schallenberger Road, 1975

Townsend home, 1585 Schallenberger Road, 1975

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#139 Coyote Grange Hall, 1975

Coyote Grange Hall, 1975

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#140 David Greenawalt house, 1975

David Greenawalt house, 1975

Pioneer rancher David Greenawalt, who came to California with the gold rush seekers in 1850, built this home in 1877 on the road to New Almaden, a decade after buying the land. The house was moved from 14611 Almaden Expressway to History Park in 1991.

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#141 Mexican Independence Day parade, 1974

Mexican Independence Day parade, 1974

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#142 Earthquakes Hoisting the 1975 trophy

Earthquakes Hoisting the 1975 trophy

Quakes' Johnny Moore, Paul Child, Davy Kemp, and Mani Hernandez with 1975 indoor championship trophy.

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#143 “Gabbo” Gavric slides into Pelé, 1975

"Gabbo" Gavric slides into Pelé, 1975

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#144 Bank of California ribbon cutting ceremony, Park Avenue and Market Street, San Jose, 1973

Bank of California ribbon cutting ceremony, Park Avenue and Market Street, San Jose, 1973

Bank managers ride their bikes at the Bank of California ribbon cutting ceremony, Park Avenue and Market Street, San Jose.

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#145 Associated Oil Gas Station, 1974

Associated Oil Gas Station, 1974

The Associated Oil Gas Station at its original location on the corner of Julian and Market Streets. It was moved several years later to History Park in 1978.

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#146 Print Shop original location as a residence, North San Pedro Street, 1970

Print Shop original location as a residence, North San Pedro Street, 1970

The Print Shop at History Park was originally a residence located at the corner of North San Pedro and St. John Street. Built in 1874, it was moved to History Park in 1972.

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#147 Johnny Moore signing autographs, 1974

Johnny Moore signing autographs, 1974

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#148 Jimmy Johnstone, 1975

Jimmy Johnstone, 1975

Quakes forward Jimmy Johnstone (Earthquakes 1975, Scotland 1964-74) leaping in response to sliding tackle by Seattle Sounders No. 16 Adrian Webster at match at Spartan Stadium, San Jose State University.

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#149 Mike Hewitt at Spartan Stadium, 1979

Mike Hewitt at Spartan Stadium, 1979

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#150 Stereo View of Restored Streetcar at San Jose Historical Museum, 1975

Stereo View of Restored Streetcar at San Jose Historical Museum, 1975

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#151 Downtown San Jose, corner of Market and Julian, Associated Oil gas station on the corner with Coleman ramp in background, 1974

Downtown San Jose, corner of Market and Julian, Associated Oil gas station on the corner with Coleman ramp in background, 1974

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  1. It would be fun to revive the light tower by placing a giant laser on top that could shoot a teal beam into the sky whenever the Sharks win, similar to what the Kings are doing in Sacramento. However, as someone pointed out, the pictures allegedly from the 1970s are questionable since the tower fell down in 1915 according to a quick Google search.

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