Evergreen, San Jose

Evergreen
Neighborhood of San Jose
Evergreen village square
Evergreen
Location within San Jose and Silicon Valley
Coordinates: 37°18′35″N 121°47′01″W / 37.3096638°N 121.7835622°W / 37.3096638; -121.7835622
Country United States
State California
County Santa Clara
City San Jose
Zip Codes 95148, 95121, 95138, 95135,95111

Evergreen is a neighborhood and district of San Jose, California, in Eastside San Jose. Evergreen is bounded by Tully Road to the north, Capitol Expressway to the west, San Felipe Road to the south and the East Foothills neighborhood on the eastern edge.

History

The Evergreen branch of the San José Public Library.
Lake Cunningham.
Panorama of Evergreen.

Evergreen was the site of gliding experiments in 1911 by John J. Montgomery, an important figure in pioneering aeronautics. In his honor the local community has established John J. Montgomery Elementary School, Montgomery Park (City of San Jose)[1].

Montgomery's last glider, named "The Evergreen", after the San Jose district, was restored by the Smithsonian Institution and is currently on display at the San Diego Air and Space Museum in San Diego, California.

Geography

Evergreen is located on the far eastern edge of Santa Clara Valley with the Diablo Range bordering the area to the east.

Education

The area is served by Evergreen Elementary School District and East Side Union High School District. Evergreen Valley High School and Silver Creek High School are the primary comprehensive high schools to serve Evergreen.[2] Evergreen Valley College is located near the eastern edge of Evergreen.[3]

Evergreen area is served by two libraries as part of San Jose Public Library System: the Evergreen Branch Library[4] on Aborn Road and Village Square Branch Library[5] at the Village Square.

References

  1. ↑ "San Jose, CA - Official Website - Montgomery Hill". www.sanjoseca.gov. Retrieved 2017-11-09.
  2. ↑ "East Side Union High School District - School Boundaries". www.esuhsd.org. Retrieved 2017-11-09.
  3. ↑ http://www.evc.edu/about/
  4. ↑ https://www.sjpl.org/evergreen
  5. ↑ https://www.sjpl.org/villagesquare

Coordinates: 37°18′35″N 121°47′01″W / 37.309664°N 121.783562°W / 37.309664; -121.783562


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