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Lost Bay Area Stories
An Exploration into Obscure Bay Area History
Jun 15, 20211 min read
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...
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Jun 14, 20211 min read
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...
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Jun 12, 20211 min read
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...
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Jun 11, 20212 min read
"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...
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Jun 10, 20211 min read
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...
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Jun 8, 20212 min read
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...
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Jun 7, 20212 min read
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...
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Jun 6, 20211 min read
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...
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Jun 5, 20212 min read
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...
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