Meadowfair is a small neighborhood of

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, located in

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. It is one Eastside San Jose's historic

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neighborhoods.

Geography

Meadowfair is in District 8 of San Jose and adjacent to Eastridge Mall; its other boundaries are Capitol Expressway and King Road. Most of the neighborhood consists of a development of two-story houses, which is shaped like a piano and has street names with a musical theme. Meadowfair Park is located on part of one of the last remaining orchards in the area.

References

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