Hotel De Anza in downtown San Jose bought for just over $11 million
SAN JOSE — The historic Hotel De Anza in downtown San Jose was bought at a price that’s roughly half of what it was previously worth. Purchased for $11.5 million, …
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On the Day Albert Einstein Died, One Photographer Went to His Office
The day Albert Einstein died was, obviously, huge news. Journalists and photographers rushed to Princeton hospital, all looking to get a scoop but there was one photojournalist who succeeded above …
Blight woes mount in San Jose while city delays action on problems
SAN JOSE — A burned-out hotel, an abandoned historic church, a decaying bus terminal and a deserted movie palace next to a boarded-up strip mall — all have become glaring …
San Jose “Endangered Eight” historic sites require rescue: new report
SAN JOSE — A preservationist organization has released its annual list of the “Endangered Eight,” a group of San Jose properties that the activists warn could vanish or fall into …
San Jose political leaders launch push to tackle blighted buildings
SAN JOSE — A San Jose councilmember has embarked on a quest to tackle what appears to be a worsening affliction of blight and decaying buildings in the Bay Area’s …
San Jose housing project will flatten nearly all of former movie house
SAN JOSE — A San Jose housing development is poised to flatten nearly all of a long-shuttered movie palace, a disclosure that has dismayed local activists who seek to preserve …
Thousands of Photos Showing Arizona Before it Became a US State are Now Publicly Available
Downtown Phoenix in 1907 (left), Barney the dog performing a trick (right). Thousands of photographs showing Arizona in the early 20th century before it became the 48th state have been …
Men’s club wins court ruling, halts revamp of downtown San Jose park
SAN JOSE — A plan to revamp St. James Park in downtown San Jose, a revitalization that would include a pavilion and an array of lively activities, is up in …
Historic downtown church site faces fresh legal woes
SAN JOSE — A downtown San Jose historic church site where a troubled real estate firm has proposed the development of two housing towers could land in a foreclosure …
Oakland college site could become development with hundreds of homes
OAKLAND — A big housing development that would produce hundreds of homes in Oakland on the site of a shuttered college campus is pushing ahead with a report about the …