Edenvale is a neighborhood of

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, in

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History

Edenvale was once a town, named with reference to the Garden of Eden, because of the beauty and fertility of the place. One of the oldest buildings in the area is

Hayes Mansion The Hayes Mansion is a historic mansion estate in the Edenvale neighborhood of San Jose, California. The mansion currently operates as a hotel resort and is currently known as Hayes Mansion San Jose, Curio Collection by Hilton. The hotel has be ...

. The

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and historic

Monterey Road Monterey Road is a major Silicon Valley thoroughfare that runs from Gilroy north to San Jose, California, in Santa Clara County. It follows the historic route of El Camino Real and is an old alignment of U.S. Route 101. Route description Mon ...

runs through the area, which is also known as El Camino Real. The railroad line carries

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's "

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." The most popular recent history of the neighborhood includes

Frontier Village Frontier Village was a amusement park in San Jose, California, that operated from 1961 to September 1980. It was located at 4885 Monterey Road, at the intersection with Branham Lane. The site is now Edenvale Garden Park, next to Hayes Mansio ...

, which was an amusement park operated from 1961 to 1980. Most of the land was redeveloped into residential housing.

Geography

Edenvale is located in

. It is bound by Seven Trees to its north,

Blossom Valley Blossom Valley is a neighborhood of San Jose, California, located in South San Jose. Geography Blossom Valley is located in South San Jose South San Jose is the southern region of San Jose, California. The name "South Side" refers to an area ...

to its south/west, Santa Teresa to its south/east, and the Silver Creek Hills to its east. It is one of the neighborhoods inside San Jose district 2.

Parks

Parks, libraries, and other public areas of interest include: *

* Edenvale Garden Park * Great Oaks Park * Danna Rock Park * Coyote Creek Park *

Hellyer Lake Park Hellyer County Park is one of 28 Santa Clara County Parks. The park is located just off of Highway 101 in San Jose, California, United States. The park is home to Hellyer Park Velodrome and Cottonwood Lake. Other recreational opportunities at t ...

Martial Cottle Park Martial Cottle Park is an upcoming park which is being developed as a collaboration between the California Department of Parks and Recreation and Santa Clara County Parks. The park is located on 287.54 acres of land in the city of San Jose, Califor ...

Education

The following are schools located in the Edenvale area: * Valley Christian High School
Caroline Davis Intermediate School
* Christopher Elementary School * Stipe Elementary School * Edenvale Elementary School * Hayes Elementary School * Andrew P. Hill High School The public schools are in the

Oak Grove School District (San Jose, California) The Oak Grove School District is a school district in San Jose, California, serving the South San Jose region. It operates 15 elementary schools (K-6) and three intermediate school A middle school (also known as intermediate school, junior hig ...

and the

East Side Union High School District The East Side Union High School District (abbreviated as ESUHSD) is a school district in San Jose, California, serving the East Side of San Jose. ESUHSD administers 19 high schools with a combined enrollment of approximately 24,500 students in t ...

References

External links

San Jose Strong Neighborhood Initiative for Edenvale

Edenvale Roundtable Community Association

Edenvale Branch Library

External links

{{Neighborhoods of San Jose Neighborhoods in San Jose, California