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Cahill Park
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LocationSan Jose, California
Coordinates37°19′44″N 121°54′18″W / 37.3288°N 121.9051°W / 37.3288; -121.9051
Area4 acres (1.6 ha)[1]
Public transit accessSanta Clara Valley Transportation Authority Diridon

Cahill Park is a park in San Jose, California, located in the St. Leo's neighborhood of The Alameda district, immediately west of Diridon Station in Downtown San Jose.

History

Townhouses on Cahill Park.

Cahill park was deeded to the city in 2003.[2]

The park is named after Hiram B. Cahill, who originally owned the land where the park and nearby Diridon Station (formerly Cahill Depot).[3] Hiram's widow, Mary Welch Cahill, eventually sold the land to Southern Pacific Railroad with the request that the station they erect be named in his memory.

The Cahill Park is one of the affected stakeholders in Google's planned revitalization of the Diridon area of Downtown San Jose.[4]

Location

Cahill Park is located in the St. Leo's neighborhood of The Alameda, the district immediately to the west of Diridon Station in Downtown San Jose.

See also

References

  1. ^ City of San José Parks & Recreation: Cahill Park
  2. ^ Mercury News - Six Years After Land is Dedicated San Jose's Cahill Park Swings Open
  3. ^ SF Chronicle - Google transformed Mountain View, is San Jose next?
  4. ^ Silicon Valley Business Journal - Why one big business group supports Google's Diridon plans

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Cahill Park.
Parks and Public Spaces of San Jose, California
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