Evergreen, also known as Evergreen Valley, is a large district of

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, located in

East San Jose East San Jose (abbreviated as ESJ), commonly called The East Side and less commonly as the East Valley, is the eastern region of the city of San Jose, California. The East Side is made up of numerous neighborhoods grouped into two larger distric ...

History

Evergreen was originally part of Rancho Yerba Buena, a Mexican-era rancho grant given to Antonio Chaboya, a member of a prominent, local Californio family, by Governor

José Figueroa José Figueroa (1792 – 29 September 1835), was a General and the Mexican Governor of Alta California from 1833 to 1835. He wrote the first book to be published in California. Background and governorship Figueroa was a Mestizo of Spanish ...

. The Chaboya family played an important role in the development of the area and is memorialized in Evergreen through various place names, such as Chaboya Middle School, Chaboya Park, Chaboya Road, and the Chaboya neighborhood of Evergreen. Evergreen was the site of gliding experiments in 1911 by

John J. Montgomery John Joseph Montgomery (February 15, 1858 – October 31, 1911) was an American inventor, physicist, engineer, and professor at Santa Clara University in Santa Clara, California, who is best known for his invention of controlled heavier-than-air ...

, 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). Montgomery's last glider, named "The Evergreen", after the San Jose district, was restored by the

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and is currently on display at the

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Geography

Evergreen is located in

. The Alum Rock district is located north of Evergreen and Silver Creek Valley (sometimes considered part of Evergreen) is located south of Evergreen. To the east of Evergreen is the

Diablo Range The Diablo Range is a mountain range in the California Coast Ranges subdivision of the Pacific Coast Ranges in northern California, United States. It stretches from the eastern San Francisco Bay area at its northern end to the Salinas Valley are ...

. Waterways in Evergreen include Thompson Creek and Silver Creek.

Education

The area is served by

Evergreen Elementary School District The Evergreen School District is a school district based in the Evergreen district of San Jose, California. It operates fifteen elementary schools (K-6) and three middle school A middle school (also known as intermediate school, junior high s ...

and

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 ...

. Evergreen Valley High School with an API score of 10 in 2016 and Silver Creek High School with an API score of 9 in 2016 are the primary comprehensive high schools to serve Evergreen. Evergreen Valley College is at the base of the foothills of the

. ;Libraries Evergreen area is served by two libraries as part of San Jose Public Library System: *Evergreen Branch Library on Aborn Road *Evergreen Village Square Branch Library at Evergreen Village Square Evergreen Valley College also has its Library and Educational Technology Center.

Landmarks

Eastridge Murals (Aaron de la Cruz) 0901 (cropped)

* Evergreen Village Square *

Lake Cunningham __NOTOC__ Lake Cunningham is an artificial lake in Lake Cunningham Park, in East San Jose, California, near the Eastridge Mall and Eastridge Transit Center. It is not a geological feature recognized in the Geographic Names Information System (GN ...

* Raging Waters San Jose * Eastridge * Evergreen Valley College * Gurdwara Sahib of San Jose

Plazas and parks

Corner of Yerba Buena and San Felipe 9994 (cropped)

* Evergreen Village Square *

Joseph D. Grant County Park Joseph D. Grant County Park is the largest county park in Santa Clara County, California. Also known as Grant Ranch Park, this site is situated in the Diablo Range foothills of the eastern Santa Clara Valley. The park is one of 28 owned by Santa ...

*Boggini Park *Canyon Creek Park, *Montgomery Hill Park, *Groesbeck Hill Park, *Fowler Creek Park *Arcadia Ballpark *Brigadoon Park

Gallery

File:Medical offices in Evergreen, San Jose 0885.jpg, Businesses on San Felipe File:Townhomes near Eastridge in Evergreen, SJ 6 (cropped).jpg, Townhomes on the Evergreen Loop File:20140928 Cunningham by Rod Bula 43 (15260833399).jpg, Lake Cunningham Skate Park File:Sailboats at the park (203100715) (cropped).jpg,

File:Visual Arts & Performing Arts Buildings - Evergreen Valley College 0845 (cropped).jpg, Evergreen Valley College Centers for Visual and Performing Arts

References

External links

Visit San José - EvergreenCity of San Jose, Council District 8
{{Neighborhoods of San Jose Neighborhoods in San Jose, California