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Heinlenville (Chinese: 海因倫鎮; [5] also called the Sixth Street Chinatown 六街唐人埠 and San Jose Chinatown 散那些唐人埠 [6]) was a Chinese-American ethnic enclave in San Jose, California. Established in 1887 and demolished in 1931, it was the last and longest-lasting of San Jose's five Chinatowns.
Almaden Valley (Spanish: Valle de Almadén), [1] commonly known simply as Almaden (Spanish: Almadén), is a valley and neighborhood of San Jose, California, located in South San Jose. It is nestled between the Santa Cruz Mountains to the west and the Santa Teresa Hills to the east, bordering the town of Los Gatos and West San Jose neighborhood.
By 1884, it occupied most of the block along Market Plaza between San Fernando and San Antonio streets. Residents were served by three restaurants, a theater, and a Chinese temple, or joss house. Buildings to the north were largely made of fireproof brick, while buildings to the south were made of wood.
San Jose's first Chinatown was located at the southwest corner of Market and San Fernando streets, near the present-day Circle of Palms Plaza. City officials noted the Chinese presence by 1866. [ 3 ] By January 1870, white residents had begun complaining to the San Jose City Council about the concentration of Chinese people in the neighborhood.
South San Jose is the southern region of San Jose, California.The name "South Side" refers to an area bounded roughly by Hillsdale Avenue and Capitol Expressway to the North, Camden Avenue to the West, Highway 101 and Hellyer Avenue on the east, the border with the city of Morgan Hill towards the south, and Los Gatos, to the west.
Santa Teresa is a neighborhood of San Jose, California, United States, located in South San Jose. Founded in 1834, Santa Teresa was originally established as Rancho Santa Teresa by the Bernal family, a prominent Californio clan. Today, Santa Teresa is largely a residential area, but also home to numerous Silicon Valley tech campuses.
Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. CA-114, "New Almaden Quicksilver Mine", 16 photos, 17 measured drawings, 15 data pages, 2 photo caption pages The Quicksilver Mines of New Almaden and Henriquita - Chapter 6 of "Scenes of Wonder and Curiosity in California" (1862) by James Mason Hutchings - description of life and operations at the ...
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