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The cities size is 174.9 square miles and has a population of 894,943 people (2000). San José, the Gateway to the Bay Area, is the third largest city in California and the 11th largest city in the nation. The metro area is much larger with 7,039,362 people if you include all the Bay Area cities. This includes San Francisco, Oakland, Richmond, Berkeley and Marin County. San Jose is serviced by 3 major airports, Mineta San Jose, San Francisco and Oakland.
San Jose was settled in 1777 and was named El Pueblo de San Jose de Guadalupe after its patron saint. It was the first state capital, but only during the years 1849-1851. The city remained a small agriculture center upto World War II. After the war, the city has seen tremendous growth.
The city's economy is centered around Silicon Valley, being in both San Jose and many of the surrounding cities. Internet commerce has also taken a strong hold in the city. Orchard crops and wines are also produced in the area.
San Jose is a city whose population exceeds it more famous neighbor, San Francisco. San Jose is home to numerous colleges including San Jose State University. Museums include the Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum and Art Gallery, the San Jose Museum of Art and the Tech Museum of Innovation. Gardens include the Municipal Rose Garden and the Japanese Friendship Garden. The Lick Observatory is on Mount Hamilton, 20 miles east of San Jose.
Buffered by average temperate weather lows and highs in January of 40/57F and in July of 56/82F. The city receives slightly less then 14"/year of rain. It is often sunny as some of its suburbs names, Sunnyvale and Pleasanton, attests to.
All pictures on this page are from San Jose, using various film and digital cameras. The pictures below on this page are all from the downtown area of the city. Subsequent pages found below will continue the city tour.
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San Jose City Hall at 5th and Santa Clara.
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San Jose Museuum of Art at the corner of San Fernando and Market.
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St Joseph Cathedral at the corner of San Fernando and Market.
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Fountains at the Plaza de Caesar E. Chavez. That is the Technology Museum in the background.
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The view from the Plaza de Caesar E. Chavez.
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Christmas in the Park at the Plaza de Caesar E. Chavez.
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The view from the fountains at the Plaza de Caesar E. Chavez.
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The view from the fountains at the Plaza de Caesar E. Chavez.
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From the corner of W Santa Clara and 1st.
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From the corner of W Santa Clara and 1st.
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San Jose Repertory Theatre, in the middle of downtown.
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HP Pavilion at the corner of Santa Clara and Autumn, where the San Jose Sharks hockey team plays.
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The California Theatre, on 1st between San Carlos and San Salvador.
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The California Theatre, on 1st between San Carlos and San Salvador.
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Cinco de Mayo, in San Jose on Santa Clara Blvd.
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Cinco de Mayo, in San Jose on Santa Clara Blvd.
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Cinco de Mayo, in San Jose at the Childrens Discovery Museum Park.
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St. James Park, downtown San Jose, Music in the Other Park during the month of June.
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The San Jose Grand Prix from the Almaden Blvd Grandstands.
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The San Jose Grand Prix from Caesar Chavez Park.
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The San Jose Grand Prix from Caesar Chavez Park.
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The San Jose Grand Prix Car Show inside the McEnery Conevention Center.
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From the San Jose State University.
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From the San Jose State University.
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Additional parks and cities not in San Jose but in the Bay Area are listed below for your viewing.
San Francisco by World from the Web.
Oakland by World from the Web.
Alum Rock City Park (San Jose) by World from the Web. See large canyon walls and mineral springs just east of downtown San Jose.
Coyote Hills Regional Park by World from the Web. See views of wetlands and the San Francisco Bay from near Fremont.
Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park by World from the Web. See large redwoods in the nearby Santa Cruz Mountains.
Mt. Diablo State Park by World from the Web. At 3,849', this is the largest Mountain in the Bay Area.
Muir Woods National Monument by World from the Web. Coastal redwoods from Marin County.
Tilden Regional Park by World from the Web. This is from the from the East Bay Hills above Berkeley.
Further information on San Jose can be found at the Access San Jose page.
