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River Street Historic District

The River Street Historic District currently consists of nine structures which were moved to the corner of New Julian St. and North Almaden Blvd., out of the area of the flood control project. They date from the early years of the 20th Century, and were once part of an Italian family neighborhood. The River Street Development Group is restoring the buildings and plans to lease them for commercial ventures, such as restaurants, galleries and offices. The area will be landscaped with plantings to reflect the historic Italian neighborhood that once flourished.  The following is a partial list of companies that occupy the newly renovated district:

Lowry's Irish Coffee House
350 W Julian St
San Jose, CA 95110

For more info, please visit The Preservation Action Council of San Jose

Hiking And Biking Trails

The City of San Jose’s Department of Parks Trail Program website
2007 Trail Count Results (415 KB .pdf file)

The City of San Jose’s Department of Parks, Recreation & Neighborhood Services continues to focus on trail development and has recently added more content to its Trail Program website, as a way of keeping the public informed. A trail inventory has been posted that provides an overview of all trail segments within the city.

Efforts are currently underway to produce a master plan for the Guadalupe Trail project from Alviso to Highway 880, in coordination with the Santa Clara Valley Water District’s Lower Guadalupe River Flood Protection work. With a completed master plan, city staff will be able to pursue funding opportunities to develop nearly six miles of trail. View of the Downtown Project under construction, looking south from Santa Clara Street.

Meanwhile, a master plan for the Guadalupe River Trail from Highway 280 to Willow Street is approximately 90% completed and the Los Gatos Creek Project from Lincoln Avenue to Auzerais Avenue will have its plan and environmental documentation completed by February 2004. Staff anticipates awarding a construction contract in June 2005 and opening the trail to the public in October 2007.

For questions regarding the trails, please call the City of SJ's trail coordinator, Yves Zsutty, at 408-793-5561.

Visitor & Education Center -- Master Plan

Full Master Plan Report from P F A U A R C H I T E C T U R E
PFauMasterPlan.pdf (13 MB Adobe Acrobat .pdf file)

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