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Historic Preservation
The Alameda ROW (Right-of-Way) City Landmark District HS84-26 is listed under the
theme of Communication and Transportation for the Spanish period (1777-1822). This
district consists of an important transportation corridor which includes trees from Race
Street to I-880; parcels adjacent are excluded. The Alameda, part of the former Hispanic
Period El Camino Real (The King's Highway) was the best road in the region - though at
times impassable - connecting the Pueblo de San José with Mission Santa Clara. The
Alameda west of the Guadalupe River also served as a boundary line between Rancho
Potrero de Santa Clara on the north and Rancho de los Coches on the south. In the
1850s the San José to San Francisco Stage ran along The Alameda. It was a toll road
briefly between 1862-1868 and became a public road in 1871. Horse drawn trolleys ran
along The Alameda in the 1870s, then electric trolleys in 1887, and later buses in 1938.
"The Way of the Willows" along The Almaden is now bordered by 50-110 feet high
Sycamore trees with 23-45 inch diameters. A single "offshoot" of one of the original
trees was still growing in front to 1860 The Alameda" in 1982. A single City of San José
Heritage Tree, a large 64-inch Quercus lobata (Valley Oak) is situated at 1570 The Alameda (HT-06-019). Many more Heritage Trees are located within "Garden Alameda"
at 1510, 1520, 1550, 1570 and 1590 The Alameda.
The Alameda (right-of-way) City Landmark District Map
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