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The Paseo de César Chávez is a
Paseo de César Chávez was developed from 1994–96 by Spartan Daily - César E. Chávez Monument Unveiled
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Paseo de César Chávez is located in central
pedestrian
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paseo in Downtown San Jose
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, spanning across San Jose State University
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's campus.
History
Paseo de César Chávez was developed from 1994–96 by San Jose State University
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, along with the Paseo de San Carlos
The Paseo de San Carlos is a pedestrian paseo in Downtown San Jose, spanning across San Jose State University's campus.
History
Paseo de San Carlos was developed from 1994 to 1996 by San Jose State University, along with the Paseo de César Ch ...
and the 9th Street Paseo
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Evolution of the Arabic digit
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, as a part of a major campus revitalization scheme. The paseo was created by the pedestrianization of San Carlos Street between 4th and 10th Streets. The paseo was named for famed California civil rights activist César Chávez
Cesar Chavez (born Cesario Estrada Chavez ; ; March 31, 1927 – April 23, 1993) was an American labor leader and civil rights activist. Along with Dolores Huerta, he co-founded the National Farm Workers Association (NFWA), which later merged ...
.
Paseo de César Chávez was laid out to serve as the primary north-south pedestrian axis through San Jose State University
San José State University (San Jose State or SJSU) is a public university in San Jose, California. Established in 1857, SJSU is the oldest public university on the West Coast and the founding campus of the California State University (CSU) sys ...
's campus. It has since became an important focal point for events and gatherings on the SJSU campus.
In 2008, a memorial arch to César Chávez, namesake of the paseo, was unveiled by Dolores Huerta
Dolores Clara Fernández Huerta (born April 10, 1930) is an American labor leader and civil rights activist who, with Cesar Chavez, is a co-founder of the National Farmworkers Association, which later merged with the Agricultural Workers Organizi ...
, noted California civil rights activist and contemporary of Chávez./ref>
Location
Paseo de César Chávez is located in central Downtown San Jose
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History
The town was first settled in 1777. T ...
. It spans across San Jose State University
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's campus, from San Salvador Street in the south to San Fernando Street in the north, and follows the former alignment of 7th Street.
The paseo intersects the Paseo de San Carlos
The Paseo de San Carlos is a pedestrian paseo in Downtown San Jose, spanning across San Jose State University's campus.
History
Paseo de San Carlos was developed from 1994 to 1996 by San Jose State University, along with the Paseo de César Ch ...
, the main east-west axis on campus.
It is within walking distance of Paseo de San Antonio station and Santa Clara Street station, on the VTA light rail
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.
See also
* Paseo de San Antonio *Paseo de San Carlos
The Paseo de San Carlos is a pedestrian paseo in Downtown San Jose, spanning across San Jose State University's campus.
History
Paseo de San Carlos was developed from 1994 to 1996 by San Jose State University, along with the Paseo de César Ch ...
*9th Street Paseo
9 (nine) is the natural number following and preceding .
Evolution of the Arabic digit
In the beginning, various Indians wrote a digit 9 similar in shape to the modern closing question mark without the bottom dot. The Kshatrapa, Andhra and ...
References
{{Parks and Public Spaces of San JoseCésar Chávez
Cesar Chavez (born Cesario Estrada Chavez ; ; March 31, 1927 – April 23, 1993) was an American labor leader and civil rights activist. Along with Dolores Huerta, he co-founded the National Farm Workers Association (NFWA), which later merged ...
Pedestrian malls in the United States
Downtown San Jose