Coyote Stage Stop
Country Music, Karaoke, Texas BBQ
The Monterey Highway
Permanently Closed
Coyote, CA is an unincorporated community in a narrowing of Santa Clara Valley astride Coyote Creek, between San Jose and Morgan Hill's Madrone district, in Santa Clara County, California.
"Coyote became somewhat of an Oasis on the long road between Hollister and San Jose and remained popular to travelers for decades. As the 1970s arrived, the roadway through the town which was still the only way to travel into or out of the city of San Jose from the South became known as "Blood Alley".
Traffic accidents resulting in fatalities were on the increase because of high-speed travel in either direction on this long flat stretch of roadway through the town. Yet Coyote continued to draw travelers off the highway and into its roadside businesses. Then in 1983, Coyote suffered its tragic blow as Highway 101 was completed and bypassed the town entirely. Travelers opted for the much faster 6 lanes superhighway."
Directions to San Francisco before Highway 101 was built.
Monterey Highway to downtown San Jose, left turn onto Santa Clara St name change to The Alameda(2.5 miles)to Santa Clara, CA with a name change to the El Camino Real to continue onto San Jose Street, San Francisco, CA
Photo 2004: ©David C. Hill
The Alameda a personal project by local photographer David C. Hill
Originally shared on Explore San Jose · February 17, 2021