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East San Jose (abbreviated as ESJ), commonly called The East Side and less commonly as the East Valley, is the eastern region of the city of
San Jose, California San Jose, officially San José (; ; ), is a major city in the U.S. state of California that is the cultural, financial, and political center of Silicon Valley and largest city in Northern California by both population and area. With a 2020 popu ...
. The East Side is made up of numerous neighborhoods grouped into two larger districts: Alum Rock and
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. East San Jose is bordered by the
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to the east and south, the Coyote Creek to the west, and Mabury Road to the North. East San Jose is one of the city's most diverse regions, home to landmarks such as the historic
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/ Mexican-American neighborhoods of Mayfair and King & Story, as well as the Gurdwara Sahib of San Jose, the largest Sikh temple in the world outside of India.


History

East San Jose originally referred to a small former city that sat to the east of San Jose, which was annexed by the City of San Jose in 1911. That area now falls within Central San Jose. The Alum Rock neighborhood of Mayfair is famed for its historical association with Californian civil rights activist
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, who lived in the neighborhood in the 1950s and began his career as a grassroots activist at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church in Mayfair.Visit San José - Neighborhoods: Mayfair
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Evergreen In botany, an evergreen is a plant which has foliage that remains green and functional through more than one growing season. This also pertains to plants that retain their foliage only in warm climates, and contrasts with deciduous plants, whic ...
is the site of flight experiments conducted in 1911 by
John J. Montgomery John Joseph Montgomery (February 15, 1858 – October 31, 1911) was an American inventor, physicist, engineer, and professor at Santa Clara University in Santa Clara, California, who is best known for his invention of controlled heavier-than-air ...
, who is best known for his invention of controlled heavier-than-air flying machines.


Districts and neighborhoods

East San Jose is divided into two districts, Alum Rock and Evergreen, which are then each divided into individual neighborhoods. *District of Alum Rock ** Little Portugal **
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** Mayfair ** King & Story ** East Foothills *District of
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** Silver Creek Valley ** Meadowfair


Landmarks

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Eastridge Center Eastridge, officially Eastridge Center, is a shopping mall in San Jose, California, located in the Evergreen district of East San Jose. Eastridge opened as the largest mall on the West Coast in 1971 and has been redesigned multiple times throug ...
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Lake Cunningham __NOTOC__ Lake Cunningham is an artificial lake in Lake Cunningham Park, in East San Jose, California, near the Eastridge Mall and Eastridge Transit Center. It is not a geological feature recognized in the Geographic Names Information System (GN ...
/ Raging Waters San Jose * Mexican Heritage Plaza * Reid-Hillview Airport * East San José Carnegie Branch Library


See also

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North San Jose North San Jose (abbreviated as NSJ) is the northern region of the city of San Jose, California. North San Jose is made up of numerous neighborhoods grouped into three districts: Alviso, Berryessa, and Rincon / Golden Triangle. North San Jose ...
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West San Jose West San Jose is the western region of 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. ...
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South San Jose 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 ...


References

{{Neighborhoods of San Jose Former municipalities in California Neighborhoods in San Jose, California