This current train station building is from 1935, with a train station having been in this space since 1878.
San Jose view from above
From up on Mt. Hamilton, you can see a lot. Hard to see in my photo, I know. However, the left of the photo above shows San Jose and at right of middle shows San Francisco amongst much more. Its easier to see in person and so I highly recommend visiting. Drive safely and slowly as the road to the top is winding, includes many rocks and dirt patches, and is a favorite for impressive bicyclists to conquer.
South San Jose is in the right of this photo above and Monterey is in the center in the distance.
And when you are ready to go inside the Lick Observatory from atop Mt. Hamilton, you can see this gigantic telescope from 1888, among other modern telescopes at the observatory.
Guadalupe River Visitor Center Mural
A Rose is a Rose Mural
This mural is on the gym of Hoover Middle School.
San Jose Fire Station #2
Tile mural by artist Robert Delgado.
Walking Around the Historic Hayes Mansion
Washington Elementary School
This school has the most art we have seen so far. There are murals and mosaics all around the school as well as art in the neighborhood. The school is not an open campus so it is not possible to get too close to some of the art. Still, it is good to know that children have these visual stimulations beyond plain walls.
In addition to the school walls being covered in art, there is art in the surrounding community. Here are a few photos.
This is a wonderfully art filled area.
Mexican Heritage Plaza
Fuel Tank Art
This shiny by day and color reflective work of art shines with internal lights at night. It is made from a recycled airplane fuel tank and can be found at San Jose Fire Station #17 in south San Jose. It was created by California artist Gordon Huether (gordonhuether.com).
Sanctuary Sculpture
“Sanctuary” is a 65 foot tall sculpture by artist Bruce Beasley (http://brucebeasley.com/) located at the entrance of the Santa Clara Valley Medical Center in San Jose. It is huge. You get to walk under it by a path and besides looking for different ways that the giant rings play as I walked through I kept getting this ideas of motion imposed on my mind with flashes of the time/space traveling machine from the movie “Contact.”
Not captured in these photos which look east towards the street entrance to the hospital are the buildings that form a “U” around the sculpture and its park like settings around the north, west, and south sides of the art. These are hospital rooms that look out onto this beautiful scene called “Sanctuary.”