Lost Bay Area Stories

An Exploration into Obscure Bay Area History

San Jose Roads Never Change

Somethings never change in a century. Here's an article complaining about San Jose having the worst roads in the state. Source: San Jose...

Azule Hot Springs

The Saratoga area of the Santa Cruz mountain was once touted as having the purest most medicinal hot spring water in the area (similar in...

San Jose's One Armed Chauffer

R.B Barrett was quite a celebrity in San Jose during the early 1900's. He was the only one armed chauffer to drive a deliver car in the...

"Jim" in the Days of the "Cheese-Cutter"

Starting in the late 1800's, San Jose became infatuated with cycling and bicycle racing. In 1908, the San Jose Mercury decided to...

Cycling Costs

Back in 1897, the San Jose Mercury had an article on the damage settlements for getting into a bicycle accident. At first glance, the...

San Jose Pioneers of the Bicycle, Part 1

Starting in the late 1800's, San Jose became infatuated with cycling and bicycle racing. In 1908, the San Jose Mercury decided to...

The End of Sodality Park

As I've mentioned in a previous post, Sodality Park was a forgotten baseball park in downtown San Jose that hosted many legends of early...

Ball Signatures of Babe Ruth at Sodality Park

It's impressive that any souvenirs have survived from exhibition games at Sodality Park where Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig played. Leland's...

Forgotten Downtown Sodality Baseball Park

As I've mentioned in other posts, Sodality Park hosted a few legends of baseball such as Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig and Ty Cobb. There are a...