Downtown San Jose (San Jose, California)

USA / California / Fruitdale / San Jose, California
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Core area of the city of San Jose with more than 15 "skyscrapers". Includes Adobe Headquarters, Fairmont Hotel, Children's Discovery Museum, Tech Museum, and the new San Jose City Hall.
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Coordinates:   37°20'5"N   121°53'6"W

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  • Is that sarcastic call them skyscrapers, or to mean "kind of". The limit is 286', by the way, because of the airport.
  • This city is supposedly larger than San Francisco!!!???????????????
  • Larger in population, but not in prominence. You can thank the city council and the planning department for that. As long as they continue to favor NIMBYs over developers, San Jose will remain a "suburb" of San Francisco, in spite of the fact that it is actually a larger city!
  • more like, as long as the bay area is only known by the golden gate bridge and because sf has tha giants and 49ers san jose aint no suburb of shit 10th biggest city in tha nation
  • San Jose may be larger in population and square miles than San Francisco, but it definitely is not a 'world class city' like SF is. Population isn't everything. San Jose is a great city (I was raised in SJ), but with a few exceptions it really does have that suburban feeling.
  • The correct term is "Highrises" since we do not have any real "Skyscrapers". Unlike San Francisco, San Jose had room to grow and could easily be larger than Phoenix had it not been for towns incorporating in the face of annexation (by San Jose) in the 40s - 70s. San Jose IS a VERY urban city, but also suburban. It lacks the population density and skyline of San Francisco. It is not as cosmopolitan and "Manhattanized". It lacks much of the culture and scenic beauty, but is very beautiful if looking down on the valley from the mountains or flying into the valley. The weather is near perfect, SF's is not. I love SF and was born and raised there, but moved to SJ in 1975. San Jose is definitely not and has never been a suburb of SF. San Jose was a town long before SF ever existed. At one time, San Jose was the first and only city in the West. SJs (and Silicon Valley's) industrial development took place independently of SF. The two cities are inextricably linked, but SF would not be the great city it is today without SJ. The reverse is true as well. In fact the West would not be what it is today without SJ (or SF). I have studied the history of both cities and the region as a whole, and in many ways San Jose has a richer history. San Jose is definitely a world class city, but not in the superficial way by which "world class" cities are judged. More life changing innovations have come out of San Jose than any city in the world. There is a lot of history and facts about SJ that are not on Wikipedia. San Jose has the NHL, will soon have MLB, and the NFL in Santa Clara. If the Warriors weren't successful in Oakland, you can bet they would move here to. SJ will become the transportation center of the Bay Area once BART and High Speed Rail are completed. These professional sports franchises are moving here because they know this is where the people are, and this is where the money is. As much as I love SF, I would rather vist than live there like the majority of Americans. If you care to hear some interesting facts about San Jose or have a discussion in general, email me at jcheckler@gmail.com
  • San Jose was also the site of the state's first capital (1849-1851). The Circle of Palms Plaza with the state seal sits at the site.
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