The population of San Jose continued to grow rapidly in the 1980s with the boom of the electronics industry, specifically personal computers and integrated circuits. Its population grew from 629,442 in 1980 to 782,248 in 1990 and 1,682,585 in Santa Clara County in 1990. San Jose and other Bay Area cities saw their housing costs rise faster than the national average in the 1980s because of rapid job growth and in-migration. San Jose’s housing costs increased by 936%, the fastest growth in the nation over that time. Santa Clara County’s average home price in 2003 was approximately 330% of the national average.
San Jose overtook the San Francisco metropolitan area for the first time in August 1989, and now San Francisco ranks second in population to San Jose in the Bay Area.
#1 Construction site opposite San Jose State University, San Jose, 1985
#2 San Jose Water Company building, 374 West Santa Clara Street, 1980
#3 San Jose Water Company Building, 374 West Santa Clara, 1980s
#4 San Jose Water Company Building, 374 West Santa Clara, 1980s
#5 San Jose Library and Fire Department, 1980s
#6 Hotel De Anza, San Jose, 1985
#7 Hotel De Anza, San Jose, 1989
#8 San Jose Library and Fire Department, 1980
#9 Teskes Germania Restaurant on the corner First and Divine Streets, San Jose, 1989
#10 Scottish Rites Hall, 1982
#11 Outside of San Jose International Airport, 1985
#12 Post Street between First and Market Streets, San Jose, 1988
#13 The Eagles Lodge, located at 146 Third Street, San Jose, 1982
#14 Wehner Mansion, Evergreen Valley, San Jose, 1989
#15 Teskes Germania Restaurant on the corner First and Divine Streets, San Jose, 1989
#16 Corner view of First Church of Christ Scientist, East Saint James Street, 150′ East of North Second Street, San Jose, 1980s
#17 San Jose Convention Center, 1988
#18 San Jose Historic Trolleys, 1988
#19 San Jose is Growing Up, 1987
#20 Lesbian March on San Jose, 1980
#21 Edwin Markham House being moved to San Jose Historical Museum, 1987
#22 Post Street at Lightston Alley, San Jose, 1988
#23 De Anza Hotel, 1987
#24 De Anza Hotel at night, 1988
#25 Orchard Supply Hardware store, located at 7884 Dublin Boulevard, 1980
#26 San Jose Post Office, Art Center, 1988
#27 San Jose Armory/California National Guard Building, 1980
#28 San Jose Civic Auditorium, 1988
#29 Santa Clara St. looking west from Third St., 1980
#30 Market Street Plaza looking south from the San Jose Art Museum, 1988
#31 California Loan Office, Metropole Hotel, 1986
#32 Manny’s Cellar, 1988
#33 San Jose Airport, PSA airline jet taking off, 1980
#34 Flooded Street. Possibly the 1998 El Nino Flood in California, 1998
#35 Manny’s Cellar, San Jose, 1988
#36 Paulson House, History Park, San Jose, 1989
#37 Rear of the San Jose Armory-California National Guard, 240 North Second Street, 1980
#38 Pacific Hotel, History Park, 1989
#39 Rosicrucian Museum, San Jose, 1985
#40 Northwest Corner of Market Street and Post Street, 1986
#41 Armory-California National Guard, San Jose. 240 North Second Street, 1980s
#42 San Jose National Guard Armory, located at 240 North Second Street, 1980s
#43 Dr. Warburton’s Office, History Park, San Jose, 1991
#44 Ward Undertaker Parlor and Sherward Apartments, 1989
#45 Vietnamese American Shopping Area, San Jose, 1988
#46 Northwest Corner of Market Street and Post Street, San Jose, 1986
#47 1938 Packard Super and club seday, Oakridge Mall, San Jose, June 18, 1982.
#48 Manny’s Cellar Restaurant, 1987
#49 Santa Clara County Light Rail, San Jose, 1989
#50 Printing Office at History Park, San Jose, 1989
#51 Pellier Park (Renewal), 1988
#52 Winchester Mystery House exterior with fountain, 1989
#53 Northwest Corner of Market Street and Post Street, 1986
#54 Rosicrucian Museum, San Jose, 1985
#55 The Santa Claus Class of 1985
#56 Wehner Mansion – Winery building, 1986
#57 Looking west towards De Anza Hotel from top of parking lot at San Pedro and Saint John Streets, San Jose, 1988
#58 Wehner Mansion – Summer Kitchen, San Jose, 1986
#59 Wehner Mansion – Winery building, 1986
#60 Looking west at De Anza Hotel from top of parking lot at San Pedro and Saint John Streets, San Jose, 1988
#61 Wehner Mansion – Winery building, 1986
#62 View of the second floor of the main house, 1986
#63 Hensley District historic house, 1989
#64 The Hibernia Savings and Loan Society Building, 1980
#65 Amtrak train at Alviso crossing, 1980
#66 Flood debris on residential street. Possibly the 1998 El Nino Flood in California.
#67 Zanker House move. Moving on to the Museum Grounds, house being pivoted, 1986
#68 Sausage Industry Suppliers Company, 1986
#69 Crossing muddy Gold Street after rain, Alviso, California, 1983
#70 View of rooftop, Hayes Mansion, 1989
#71 Two-story Victorian house, 1989
#72 Front of the Peralta Adobe.
#73 Hayes Mansion before renovation, 1980s
#74 Peralta Adobe soon after reconstruction, 1988
#75 Zanker House placement on site. Perez Brothers Crew, 1986
#76 Victorian House, 1990
#77 Zanker House placement on site. Perez Brothers Crew, 1986
#78 Adam Osborne’s Mercedes in front of company offices, 1983
#79 FAA inspectors examine aircraft wreckage, 1986
#80 Hayes Mansion, side view, before renovation, 1980s
#81 Mountain View Goodwill Drop-Off, 1986
#82 Three-story Victorian House, corner lot, 1990
#83 Flood damage at Alviso, California post office, 1983
#84 Hayes Mansion exterior, before renovation, 1980
#85 Wehner Mansion, 1986
#86 Wehner Mansion, 1986
#87 Intersection of Santa Clara Street and Almaden, 1987
#88 Historic Homes being moved to Kelley Park, 1987
#89 Orchard Supply Hardware Cottle Road store, 1982
#90 Wehner Mansion, 1986
#91 Julian Street and Thirteenth Street, 1955
#92 River Park Tower, San Jose, 1988
#93 Orchard Supply Hardware Milpitas store, 1984
#94 South Bay Yacht Club, 1984
#95 Henry’s Hi-Life Bar-B-Q. St. John and Pleasant Streets, 1987
#96 Nancy Rosenlund and Falcon Motor Van, 1980s
#97 Aerial view of the Plaza, 1988
#98 Bank of America, 1988
#99 Construction of San José Convention Center, 1988
#100 Southeast corner of Santa Clara and Almaden, 1988
#101 The Guadalupe River is still an integral part of San Jose’s downtown, 1988
#102 Paulson House en route to History Park, 1986
#103 View of the Plaza, 1988
#104 South Second Street, 1988
#105 Zanker House in the moving truck as it makes its way into History Park, 1986
#106 New light rail system operating on South Second Street in downtown San Jose, 1988
#107 Eagles Hall portico, 1988
#108 View of Park Center Plaza, 1988, one of the earliest redevelopment projects in the downtown, 1988
#109 Trolley Barn at History Park, 1984
The Trolley Barn was built in 1984 as a place to house and restore historic trolleys, as a joint project of the California Trolley and Railroad Corporation and History San José. The tracks that extend from the Trolley Barn run across Kelley Park, and on weekends, park visitors can ride the historic streetcars.
