by David C. Hill | Dec 4, 2023 | SAN JOSE, San Jose Architecture, San Jose Neighborhoods, Travel Journal
← Browse Travel Journal ← San Jose Architecture Edward Maynard HouseBuilt: 18921151 Minnesota AveWillow Glen, San Jose, CA There is some debate as to Edward Maynard's occupation, but many believe he came to California to find his riches in the mining. The Maynard...
![[ESJ] Bo Town and the Former Sambo’s Building](https://www.stateoflight.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/317274417322349-1080x675.jpg)
by David C. Hill | Jul 18, 2023 | SAN JOSE, San Jose Architecture, Travel Journal
The folded roof, restaurant history, and changing future of a familiar downtown San José building.
![[ESJ] California Theatre & the Jacaranda Tree](https://www.stateoflight.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/315052064211251-975x675.jpg)
by David C. Hill | Jul 13, 2023 | SAN JOSE, San Jose Architecture, San Jose Culture, Travel Journal
The California Theatre, flowering jacarandas, and the story of horticulturist Kate Sessions.
by David C. Hill | Jul 13, 2023 | SAN JOSE, San Jose Culture, Travel Journal
← Browse Travel Journal ← San Jose Culture Dealin' Dan The Dollar Man – Great Western Auto Cowboy698 S. First St, San Jose, CA. The business is permanently closed. A new high-rise is being constructed on the other side of the 280 overpass. Photograph: July...
by David C. Hill | Jul 5, 2023 | SAN JOSE, San Jose Culture, Travel Journal
← Browse Travel Journal ← San Jose Culture 4th of July 2023Downtown San Jose, CA at Discovery Meadow. Thank you Rotary Club of San Jose for a spectacular show. Explore San Jose•David C. Hill Photography Originally shared on Explore San Jose · July 5,...
by David C. Hill | Feb 24, 2023 | California Outdoors, SAN JOSE, Travel Journal
← Browse Travel Journal ← California Outdoors Twelve Apostles FountainOak Hill Cemetery & Memorial Park San Jose, CAFounded in 1847, it is the oldest secular cemetery in CaliforniaFebruary 23, 2023Explore San Jose • David Hill Photographer Twelve Apostles...
by David C. Hill | Jan 10, 2023 | SAN JOSE, San Jose Culture, Travel Journal
← Browse Travel Journal ← San Jose Culture Jose Theater Then and NowSecond St. Downtown SJSold Out Show Saturday, January 9, 2023Photo: David C. Hill Built in 1904, the Jose Theatre is the oldest theater in San Jose, California. It is a designated city of San Jose...
by David C. Hill | Dec 30, 2022 | SAN JOSE, San Jose Neighborhoods, Travel Journal
← Browse Travel Journal ← San Jose Neighborhoods The Guadalupe River Then & Now December 29, 2022San Jose was founded beside the Guadalupe River on November 29, 1777, as the Pueblo de San José de Guadalupe, the first civilian city in California. San Jose became...
by David C. Hill | Dec 25, 2022 | SAN JOSE, San Jose Culture, Travel Journal
← Browse Travel Journal ← San Jose Culture Original image caption San Jose Civic Built: 1934200 Park Ave. New High-rise construction behind the civic Merry ChristmasA beautiful Christmas Eve in downtown San Jose, CA“Christmas Day is in our grasp, as long as we have...
by David C. Hill | Dec 13, 2022 | SAN JOSE, San Jose Architecture, The Alameda, Travel Journal
← Browse Travel Journal ← San Jose Architecture Original image caption Dunne Mansion – The Alameda "The Beautiful Way"Built: 1896 Style: Queen Anne Victorian 1818 The AlamedaSan Jose, CA Historical Landmark/Historic Preservation This building is the...
by David C. Hill | Dec 7, 2022 | SAN JOSE, San Jose Architecture, Travel Journal
← Browse Travel Journal ← San Jose Architecture Original image caption San Jose Women Club11th St, Downtown San Jose, CA Built: 1931The building was designed by Julia Morgan, California’s first female licensed architect.She designed over 700 buildings in California....
by David C. Hill | Dec 5, 2022 | SAN JOSE, San Jose Architecture, Travel Journal
← Browse Travel Journal ← San Jose Architecture Scottish Rite Temple/ Corithian BallroomBuilt: 1924 Architect:Carl Werner Third St Downtown San Jose, CA Photograph:David C. Hill Historical Landmarks Rainy night in downtown San Jose, CA Saturday December 3,...