Willow Glen, San Jose

Willow Glen High School is a public high school in the Willow Glen neighborhood of San Jose, California, within the San Jose Unified School District.

The Roberto-Suñol Adobe, also known as the Roberto Adobe & Suñol House is a historic adobe located in San Jose, California, within the former Rancho Los Coches. The adobe was built in 1836 by Roberto Balermino (Tamien of the Ohlone tribe), fourteen years before California's admittance to the Union. Then in 1847, Spanish-born Antonio Suñol built the adjoining brick Suñol House. The California Pioneers of Santa Clara County, a non-profit organization, obtained this property with the intention of establishing a no-cost museum for the public's benefit. The adobe is a California Historical Landmark and was placed on the National Register of Historic Places listings in Santa Clara County, California on March 17, 1977.

Tamien is an intermodal passenger transportation station in the Tamien neighborhood of central San Jose, California, served by the VTA light rail and the Caltrain commuter rail line, along with bus connections. The station has two elevated island platforms, one for each service. The two platforms are connected by a walkway at ground-level that is below the two platforms. The light rail platform is located in the center median of the State Route 87 freeway just north of the Alma Avenue overpass. The Caltrain platform is located between Lick Avenue and State Route 87, just north of Alma Avenue. The station is served by the Blue Line of the VTA Light Rail system and is connected to the Highway 87 Bikeway.The station is named after the Tamien (also spelled Tamyen) who are some of the Ohlone, a Native American people.

Virginia is a light rail station operated by Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA). Virginia station is served by the Blue Line of the VTA Light Rail system. Virginia station is located in the median of State Route 87 just south of the Virginia Street overpass. It is accessed either via a set of stairs on the south side of Virginia Street, or an elevator on the north side of Virginia Street.

Race station, sometimes listed as Race Street, is a light rail station operated by Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA). The station consists of a single platform with a single trackway. Trains from both directions arrive on the same track. Race station is served by the Green Line of the VTA Light Rail system.

Presentation High School is a private, Catholic, college preparatory school for girls established in 1962. It is owned and run by the Sisters of the Presentation, and operates within the Diocese of San Jose in California. The school is located in the Willow Glen area of San Jose, California, United States. The majority of the students (60%) come from Catholic schools, 19% private schools and 21% public schools. The students represent 59 zip codes around the Bay Area. On top of being superior in academics, Presentation High School also offers 41 diverse clubs for its students to choose from. The Robotics Club (Team 2135) is recognized by the FIRST Robotics Competition. This helps young women explore the STEM fields by hands-on engineering, programming and design.

Rancho Los Coches was a 2,219-acre (8.98 km2) Mexican land grant in present-day Santa Clara County, California given in 1844 by Governor Manuel Micheltorena to Roberto Balemino, an Indian. The name means Ranch of the Pigs. The grant was located on the west bank of Los Gatos Creek, south of San Jose, near the present-day Burbank. The historic Roberto Adobe and Suñol House is located within the former rancho.

Canoas Creek is a tributary creek to the Guadalupe River. Canoas creek's was a originally a series of ponds and wetlands named "Arroyo de las Tulares de las Canoas" after the numerous tule plants in these marshes that were used to build canoes. In 1889 the city of San Jose used Santa Clara County prison labor to build a 2,000 foot hand dug channel to formerly connect Canoas Creek at Almaden Road to the Guadalupe Creek in order to drain the marsh.Canoas creek is prone to flash floods that have caused the Guadalupe Creek to flood downtown San Jose several times. Over time the creek has been dug deeper and in the 1970s much of the creek was turned into concrete channels.Fish caught in this creek include: Bass, Carp, Catfish and Trout. Valley water manages the upkeep of the concrete channels as well as reducing the vegetation along the creek using a large herd of goats.

Fruitdale is a light rail station in the Fruitdale neighborhood of San Jose, California, operated by Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA). The station has a center platform situated between two trackways. Fruitdale station is served by the Green Line of the VTA Light Rail system.

The Roman Catholic Diocese of San José in California (Latin: Diœcesis Sancti Josephi in California; Spanish: Diócesis de San José en California) is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the northern California region of the United States. It comprises Santa Clara County, and is led by a bishop. Its patron saints are Saint Joseph and Saint Clare of Assisi. The diocese is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of San Francisco. Its fellow suffragans include the Dioceses of Honolulu, Las Vegas, Oakland, Reno, Sacramento, Salt Lake City, Santa Rosa and Stockton. The Cathedral Basilica of St. Joseph in Downtown San Jose is the cathedral church of the diocese. The diocesan offices are located at 1150 North First Street. The diocese serves over 600,000 Catholics in 52 parishes and missions, three university campus ministries, and 38 schools.

The Fairglen Additions is an example of Mid-century modern-style tract housing located in San Jose, California, US. Comprising 218 single-family houses within the Willow Glen neighborhood of San Jose, this district was built between 1959 and 1961. The additions were developed by real estate developer Joseph Eichler and designed by architectural firms Anshen & Allen, Jones Emmons & Associates, and Claude Oakland Architect & Associates. Thirteen distinct home plans were executed on approximately 6,000 square feet (560 m2) lots. These residences feature open floor plans that accentuate privacy and the seamless transition between indoor and outdoor living, characteristic of Eichler homes and subdivisions. The Fairglen Additions was officially recognized and listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 6, 2019.

West San Carlos is a neighborhood and urban village of San Jose, California, which lies to the west of Midtown San Jose and to the east of Santana Row.