California Travel Tips
San Jose, Postcards from the Past
Published on: February 02, 2019
San Jose (Arcadia Publishing Postcard History Series) by Bob Johnson with a book review by Craig MacDonald
In 1969, Dionne Warwick won her first Grammy Award for singing the hit song, “Do You Know the Way to San Jose?” Today, most people know how to get there but many don’t realize the town’s historic significance. Fortunately, Bob Johnson, a retired local history librarian, is helping change that.
Reviewer Craig MacDonald says, “It will help you better understand the dynamic past of one of the state’s and nation’s most diverse, trend-setting cities.”
SAN JOSE book highlights
- Evolution from the “oldest civilian settlement” in California
- Founded in 1777 by the Spanish
- Provided food for the military settlements in San Francisco and Monterey
- Orchards and fields gave way to houses and freeways
- Capitol of Silicon Valley
- 10th largest city in the nation
- 3rd biggest city in California
- More than 1 million residents
- Birthplace of Bank of Italy founder, Amadeo P. Giannini
- Frontier Village, an amusement park from 1961 to 1980
- Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum
- Spanish-styled Civic Auditorium
- Alum Rock Park
- Municipal Rose Garden
- Institute of Pantherapy
- Vendome and Hotel Sainte Claire
- San Jose State University
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