San Jose pics (Oakland, Stockton, Sunnyvale: low income, university, price)

[cardinal2007]

[cardinal2007]

Found this metal mammoth while biking the Guadalupe River Trail the other day.

[Jane M]

wth? that new?

[cardinal2007]

Originally Posted by Jane M

wth? that new?

The mammoth is a few months old:
Enormous silvery mammoth arrives on Guadalupe River Trail - San Jose Mercury News

Enormous silvery mammoth arrives on Guadalupe River Trail

SAN JOSE -- In 2005, a nature-lover was strolling along the Guadalupe River Trail when he spotted something unusual peeking out of the sediment -- 12,500 year old bones from a Columbian mammoth that used to roam the lands that would become North San Jose.

Friday, a 9,600-pound, silvery, bent-pipe sculpture of a full-grown mammoth -- imagine a super-huge elephant on steroids -- will be bolted to the ground along the river trail in honor of the most significant archeological discovery ever in Santa Clara County.

"It's great and a nice addition to the trail," said Carol Sippel, who rides her bike along the 11-mile meandering path as a volunteer who does everything from tours of the trail to picking up trash there. She stopped in awe on Thursday by the site of the shimmering, enormous beast standing alone after spending its first night outdoors.

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[cardinal2007]

[nighorn12]

Originally Posted by Atsuke

Trying to get a sticky thread going here.

San Jose was my birthplace and it's not as bad as most people around here think it is. Granted, it wasn't supposed to be a big city at first but with the high-tech industry settling in, it's one now with a modern downtown. Nonetheless, it's a lovely place to live.



Santa Clara St.





North of downtown, Plaza de Cesar Chavez below (S. Market St.)






Skyline from the City Hall


St. James Park




Light rail train running up 1st St. on a usual weekday


Unnamed street connecting 2nd and 3rd St., near the 88 high rise.


Lovely green Eastern Foothills during the spring rainy season, viewed from City Hall.


Paseo de San Antonio pedestrian alley/walkway


San Jose has its share of people with political/religious signs.


Some kids cycling down a sidewalk, lol. Isn't this illegal?


Coyote Creek Trail (connects to the city of Morgan Hill)


Downtown from the Eastern Foothills


...And at night. Good place to park a car and watch the city below!


San Carlos St.


Trails in Alviso, North San Jose, a place that touches the waters of the San Francisco Bay.


Santana Row






I mostly have pictures of downtown to share. If anyone has any other pictures of the other parts of the city (e.g. Santana Row, SJ Japantown, Alum Rock Park, etc.), please feel free to pitch in!

So what do you all think?

Thank you so much for sharing these photos. Is this a affordable place to retire? Charming!

[nighorn12]

The photos and reply are great. Is it affordable and safe? What areas there, thanks ML

[mstnghu2]

Originally Posted by nighorn12

The photos and reply are great. Is it affordable and safe? What areas there, thanks ML

Affordable??? You may want to do a little more research.

[Seahawksfan33]

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[Seahawksfan33]

Originally Posted by mstnghu2

Great post! It does seem like many people have disdain for SJ and I've never quite understood why. I grew up in the South Bay and am well aware of its negative traits, but it does get an unfair bad rap. Many people don't have any real knowledge about SJ and are not even aware that there are actually many very nice parts of the city. I was in SF this weekend, and although I like to visit it, I think SJ is more liveable.

Part of it is due to the fact that most cities that are even a third of the size of San Jose give off a much larger impression than the city in Silicon Valley that has over one million people living in it. That being said, I have nothing against San Jose whatsoever, and it has been gradually improving over the years. I've even heard rumors that the wretched airport is starting to improve!