West San Jose, San Jose, California
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West San Jose is the westernmost neighborhood in San Jose
, California
. The area of West San Jose is bounded on the north by the city of Santa Clara
, on the east by San Tomas Expressway, on the south by Prospect Road, and on the west by De Anza Boulevard. The eastern boundary of San Jose City Council District 1 is at Winchester Blvd.
Most of the housing was built in the 1950s as moderately priced housing. A few decades later, however, the neighborhood has gone upscale as the median housing value rose to nearly one million dollars. Nearby commercial/retail includes the Westgate Mall and El Paseo de Saratoga.
San Jose, California
San Jose is the third-largest city in California, the tenth-largest in the U.S., and the county seat of Santa Clara County which is located at the southern end of San Francisco Bay...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
. The area of West San Jose is bounded on the north by the city of Santa Clara
Santa Clara, California
Santa Clara , founded in 1777 and incorporated in 1852, is a city in Santa Clara County, in the U.S. state of California. The city is the site of the eighth of 21 California missions, Mission Santa Clara de Asís, and was named after the mission. The Mission and Mission Gardens are located on the...
, on the east by San Tomas Expressway, on the south by Prospect Road, and on the west by De Anza Boulevard. The eastern boundary of San Jose City Council District 1 is at Winchester Blvd.
Most of the housing was built in the 1950s as moderately priced housing. A few decades later, however, the neighborhood has gone upscale as the median housing value rose to nearly one million dollars. Nearby commercial/retail includes the Westgate Mall and El Paseo de Saratoga.
External links
- City of San Jose, Council District 1
- Calabazas branch of the San Jose Public Library system
- West Valley branch of the San Jose Public Library system
See also
- San Jose, CaliforniaSan Jose, CaliforniaSan Jose is the third-largest city in California, the tenth-largest in the U.S., and the county seat of Santa Clara County which is located at the southern end of San Francisco Bay...
- Cupertino, CaliforniaCupertino, CaliforniaCupertino is an affluent suburban city in Santa Clara County, California in the U.S., directly west of San Jose on the western edge of the Santa Clara Valley with portions extending into the foothills of the Santa Cruz Mountains. The population was 58,302 at the time of the 2010 census. Forbes...
- Archbishop Mitty High SchoolArchbishop Mitty High SchoolArchbishop Mitty High School is a private, Roman Catholic high school located in San Jose, California, USA. The school is named for the late Archbishop John Joseph Mitty, the fourth Archbishop of San Francisco. It was the first diocesan Catholic high school in the Santa Clara Valley...
- Harker School, a private college preparatory school
- Le PapillonLe Papillon (restaurant)Le Papillon is a French restaurant located in San Jose, California.Le Papillon is located on a busy street corner between a hotel and a strip mall. Although the surrounding area is prosaic, the restaurant is "elegant ". Customers are pampered by "many people in suits"...
, an expensive French restaurant - Lynbrook High SchoolLynbrook High SchoolLynbrook High School is a co-educational, public, four-year secondary school located in the West San Jose neighborhood of San Jose, California, USA...
- Monta Vista, a neighborhood of Cupertino
- Prospect High SchoolProspect High School (California)Prospect High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school of the Campbell Union High School District, located at the intersection of Lawrence Expressway and Prospect Road in the northeastern corner of Saratoga, California, on its border with San Jose. It serves northern Saratoga, the...
- Rancho Rinconada, a neighborhood of Cupertino
- Westfield Valley FairWestfield Valley FairWestfield Valley Fair, formerly known as Valley Fair and Westfield Shoppingtown Valley Fair is an upscale in-door shopping mall owned by the Westfield Group, located at the corner of Winchester and Stevens Creek Boulevards, straddling the border of San Jose and Santa Clara, California, United...
, a shopping mall - Westgate MallWestgate Mall (San Jose)Westgate Mall is a . shopping center located in the West San Jose neighborhood of San Jose, California. The mall is located at the intersection of Saratoga Avenue and Campbell Avenue...