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The San Jose Flea Market, located in Berryessa district of San Jose, California, was founded by George Bumb Sr. in March 1960. He had the idea to open a flea market while working in the solid waste and landfill business.
Mariachi band at the flea market. The San Jose Flea Market, open on weekends, is the largest open-air market in the U.S. and has over four million visitors each year.In addition to merchandise vendors, it features a produce market, prepared foods, and two bandstands, one traditionally reserved for a mariachi band (pictured)
Today, Berryessa is distinguished as a fast-growing bedroom community of San Jose. It is served by VTA light rail and (in 2019 [ 3 ] ), an extension of the Bay Area Rapid Transit BART system. The old Berryessa Elementary School building, built in 1927, is a Spanish Colonial Revival style , designed by noted Northern California architect W.H ...
Guadalupe River Trail, downtown San Jose, Willow Glen and South San Jose; Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park, Santa Cruz Mountains; Kelley Park, Willow Glen (south-central San Jose) Lake Cunningham, East San Jose; Los Alamitos Creek Trail, South San Jose; Los Gatos Creek Trail, West San Jose, Campbell and Los Gatos; Mission Peak, Fremont, California
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When California became part of the US in 1850, San Jose was the oldest civilian settlement dating back to its establishment in 1777, and selected the first official state capital of California. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] A two-story adobe hotel built around 1830 became the first state capitol and hosted the first legislative sessions in 1850 and 1851. [ 4 ]
Emma Prusch Farm Park is a 43.5 acre (176,000 m 2) park in East San Jose, California.Donated by Emma Prusch to the City of San Jose in 1962 to use to demonstrate the valley's agricultural past, it includes a 4-H barn (the largest in San Jose), community gardens, a rare-fruit orchard, demonstration gardens, picnic areas, and expanses of lawn.
San Jose is the county seat of Santa Clara County and the main component of the San Jose–Sunnyvale–Santa Clara Metropolitan Statistical Area, with an estimated population of around two million residents in 2018. [20] San Jose is notable for its innovation, cultural diversity, [21] affluence, [22] and sunny and mild Mediterranean climate. [23]