Luna Park is a neighborhood in
San Jose, California
San Jose, officially San José (; ; ), is a major city in the U.S. state of California that is the cultural, financial, and political center of Silicon Valley and largest city in Northern California by both population and area. With a 2020 popul ...
. It is bounded by Old Oakland Road/13th Street, Berryessa Road/Highway 101 and North 17th Street.
It is named after the
Luna Park
Luna Park is a name shared by dozens of currently operating and defunct amusement parks. They are named after, and partly based on, the first Luna Park, which opened in 1903 during the heyday of large Coney Island parks. Luna parks are small-sc ...
amusement park
An amusement park is a park that features various attractions, such as rides and games, as well as other events for entertainment purposes. A theme park is a type of amusement park that bases its structures and attractions around a central ...
built by Audley Ingersoll's of
Ingersoll's Amusement and financed by the San Jose Street Car Company as a way of bringing more customers to the area. Luna Park was located on San Jose's Oakland Road, now named North 13th Street and contained an amusement park, baseball stadium and public park from the early 1907 until 1921.
It was later redeveloped into a city park and residential neighborhood that still bears the name Luna Park.
Parks and plazas
There is a park named Luna Park within the neighborhood.
Backesto Park is located nearby in the Northside neighborhood.
External links
Luna Park Business District Luna Park Chalk Festival Northside Neighborhood Association
Reference List
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Defunct amusement parks in California
Neighborhoods in San Jose, California