Willow Glen Neigborhood, Then and Now
by April Hope Halberstadt

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Surname First Pages
A. A. Smith grocery 58
adobe houses 21
Ainsley orchard 74
Alameda, The 11,19,25
Alden Fruit & Vegetable Packing Company 21,96
Allen Charles S. 32,38
Alma Avenue 17
Almaden Avenue 17
Almaden Expressway 17
Almaden Road 30,91
Alta 63
Alviso 8,12
Arbuckle Clyde 15 ,21, 25
Arroyo Seco de los Capilancillos 20
Arroyo Tulares de Las Canoas 20
Atkinson W L. 41
Austin N. L 60
Auzerais Avenue 21,25
Auzerais John 25
Barnhisel Mrs. L. 27
Bayliss Douglas 51
Beans William Knox 36
beer 11
Belden David 12
Bergmann's Department Store 62,79
Bergna L. A. 60
Berryessa Creek 9
Bidwell-Bartelson wagon train 10
Binder William 54
Bird Avenue 11, 19, 25, 30, 36, 44, 45, 71, 91
Bird Calvert T. 25, 91
Bird family 17
Bird Isaac 11, 15, 25, 91
Bishop H. N. 60
BlaMe's Lighting 64
Bland John C. 25
Blewett Avenue 39, 91
Blewett family 45
Blewett Ruth 45
Bohnett Lewis Dan 38, 55
Booksin Avenue 54, 91
Booksin Henry 91
Booksin Mrs. Henry 27
Boulieu Oliver 40
Boyle O. M. 23
Brace Avenue 60, 91
Brainard Henry A. 19
Bramhall Frank W. 56, 92
Bramhall Park 55, 76, 92
Branham Isaac 92
Branham Lane 92
Breschini Cesare 41
Britton Avenue 92
Britton Martin 92
Broadway 19, 18, 92
Broadway Continuation School 52
Broadway Elementary School 51
Brooks Avenue 18, 36, 45
Bruntsch E. A. 60
Buchser Avenue 92
Buchser Emil 70
Buchser family 92
Buchser Herman R. 51, 70
Buelna Felix 15
Buffington House 64, 99
Buffington Howard M. 59, 65
Burton John 10
California Avenue 41
California Prune and Apricot Association 95
Cambrian School District 49
Campbell School District 49
Camas Creek 92
Carlos Street 96
Carolyn Avenue 39, 92, 94
Case Short & Ryan 40
Cassarino Nadine 80
Challen Victor 41
champagne 21
Cherry Avenue 19, 38, 54, 67, 71, 92
Cherry Park tract 41
Cherryhurst tract 18, 40
Christmas in the Park 66
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints 54
Church of Religious Science 54
Chynoweth Avenue 72
City of Willow Glen, annexation 32,34
City of Willow Glen, boundaries 32
City of Willow Glen, businesses 58
City Council 30
city hall 59
fire department 59
incorporation 30
sewage issue 33
Clark Charles J. 60
Clark May Roberts 93
Clark Paul F. 30, 38, 93
Clark Street 54, 66, 93
Clark Way 55, 93
Clintonia Avenue 38
Coe Avenue 18, 30, 36, 93
Coe Henry 19
Coe Henry Willard 93
Colla Joe 76
College Park 39
Cooper & Challen Realty 36, 41
Corners, The 28, 60, 69
Cosentino's 63
Costanoan tribe 8
Cottle Avenue 93
Cottle family 11, 12, 17, 28
Cottle Ira 93
Cottle Oliver 25, 93
Cottle Royal 49, 93
Coyote Creek 39
Coyote Valley 8
Cozzens House 99
Cozzens John 22
Cozzens Joshua 22
Cozzens William 43, 99
Crisham's market 65
Cristina No. 1 tract 41
Cristina Salvador P. 41
Crothers Realty 41
Curtner Avenue 17, 19, 20, 40, 41
Curtner tract 40
Daisy Patch 58
Dawson James M. 19
Downtown Willow Glen Advisory team 78
Dr. Dudley's Condensed Grape Must 23
Dry Creek Road 20, 22, 39, 43, 72, 93
Dudley; Dr. J. P. 23
Eagle Brewery 11
Eaton Alfred 36
Edenvale 19
Edwards Leonard P. 36
Eichler Bill 70
El A bra Road 12, 17
El Pueblo San Jose de Guadalupe 8
Emil Buchser House 45
Espinola George 44, 64
Fair Glen Art Fair 80
Fairglen Avenue 80
Fairglen Avenue area 70
farmer's market 81
farming 20
Fisk Avenue 18
flooding 8, 55
Founders Day 81
Fourth Ward 25
Fox Frances 28
Foxworthy; Alex 93
Foxworthy Avenue 17, 39, 69, 93
Franklin Kump and Falk 51
Franquette Avenue 93
Fredericksburg Brewery 11
Galindo Juana 10
Garden Theater 62, 79
Geiger William C. 12, 17, 56, 92
George and Inman Clothiers 62
George N. Herbert Company 21, 22, 29
Germania Hall 45
Gitin Rabbi Joseph 74
GoldRush 11
Goodyear tract 7
Goosetown 25, 73
Gordon Alex T. 58
grapes 12
Guadalupe Creek 7
Guadalupe Parkway 55
Guadalupe River 8, 17, 20, 18, 39, 40, 55
Guerra Joe 79
Hageman Joseph 30, 60
Hamilton Avenue 76
Hanchett Park 36, 45
Hartford Avenue 38
Heart of the Willows tract 41
Hedburg James 35
Hensley Charles B. 25
Herbert George N. 22
Herschbach Albert 46
Herschbach family 46
Herschbach Robert C. 46
Herschbach Thomas A. 36, 38, 41, 46, 55, 96
Hervey Dr. H. M. 18, 94
Hervey Homestead tract 40
Hervey Lane 94
Hester-Hanchett neighborhood 39
Hicklebee's 63
Hicks Avenue 22, 40, 94
Hicks Captain A. H. 94
Higgins & Root 51
Highway 101 70
Highway 17 70
Highway 280 10, 21
Highway 87 55, 72
Highway 880 17
Hills Miles 12, 28, 58
Hillsdale 10
house tours 80
Howe Agnes 27
Ianni Nancy 76
Indians 8
Ingall Mrs. Sarah T. 22
Iris Court 72
James W. Chilton house 46
Jonathon Avenue 41
Kamp Benedict 13
Keesling Avenue 94
Keesling Francis Marion 94
Keesling Horace G. 94
Keesling Thomas B. 94
Kennedy Hannah 71
Kensington 15
King Conservatory of Music 45
Kirk Avenue 94
Kirk Ditch Company 20
Kirk Elementary School 52
Kirk family 11, 43
KirkRoad 22
Kirk Socrates 20, 40, 55, 94
Kirk Theophilus 20, 40, 55, 94, 99
Kirk-Farrington House 43, 99
Kmetovic Kim 63
Kotenberg Avenue 94
Kotenberg Ella 94
Kress Edward 66
Kress Goudie and Kress 51
LaAbra 7, 17
La Villa Delicatessan 62
Laffey Glory Anne 20
landmarks 99
Laura Ville 20
Lawrence Pharmacy 58, 62
Leigh Avenue 76, 94
Leigh family 40
Leigh Hugh Alexander 94
Lelong Avenue 94
Lelong J. 94
Lester Avenue 94
Lester John 41
Lester Mrs. Nathan 27
Lester Nathan L. 95
Lester Nathan L. 94
Lester William Walter 95
Lewis Canal 20
Lewis Frank 20
Lewis Mrs. F. B. A. 27
library 66
Lima family 62
Lima Family-Erickson Memorial Chapel 66
Lincoln Avenue 10, 12, 15, 16, 17, 19, 17, 21
26, 28, 35, 41, 49, 53, 57, 77, 95
Lincoln Avenue naming 19
Lincoln Gates tract 41, 93
Lincoln Glen Little League 55
Lincoln Glen Mennonite Church 54
Lincoln Glen School 52
Lincoln Lane Foods 62
Lincoln Manor tract 41
Lincoln Residence Park tract 41
Lonus Street 96
Loomis Pat 10, 21
Los Caches land grant 11
Los Gatos Creek 7, 17, 20, 21, 23, 34, 55, 72
Lowe James R. 25
Lupton Avenue 19, 95
Lupton Durah 95
Lutha Apartments 58
Malone F. S. 95
Malone Road 17, 19, 35, 41, 49, 95
Market Street 25
Market Street & Willow Glen Railway 16, 18, 25
Markham School 52
Marsh Smith & Powell 51
Mascovich Steve 35
Maynard Edward 99
Maynard House 43, 99
McCarthy Susan 63
McClintic Mrs. Lucy 28
McKee Joseph O. 44, 94
McKenzie Charles 45
Melone Henry C. 15, 95
Meridian Avenue 69, 72
Meridian Road 18, 91
Methodist Church 53
Micheltorena Gov. Manuel 10, 20
Miles Hills house 28
Minnesota Avenue 12, 15, 17, 19, 17, 22, 28, 35, 49, 67, 95
Moorpark Avenue 22
Mount Diablo Meridian 18
Naglee Park 36, 45, 99
narrow gauge railroad 21, 29
Narvaez Joaquin 15
Narvaez Jose Agustin 10
Narvaez Rancho 10, 11, 41, 93
National Register of Historic Places 21, 99
New Almaden 9, 17
New Almaden Quicksilver Mines 91
New Jersey Avenue 39
Newell John S. 36
Newhall family 18
Newhall Street 95
Newhall Sylvester 22, 23, 25, 36, 95
Newport Avenue 19, 18, 40, 54, 95
Northern H. W. 96
Northern Road 17, 95
Oak Hill Cemetery 10
Old Willow Glen 69
Pacheco Tomas 15
Pacific Coast Railroad 29
Palm Haven 18, 30, 36, 39, 65
Palm Haven Tract Association 38
Paula Street 21, 96
Pedro Street 21, 96
Penniman Arthur 45
Pine Avenue 19, 21, 41, 57
Pinto Ramona 13
Pitrnan James M. 36
Plaza Drive 38
post office 74
Pracna Ed 35, 60
Presentation High School 53
Prindiville George 61
Prohibition 12
prunes 22
pueblo tracts 9
Puterbaugh William B. 32, 60
Race Street 72
Raines J. W. 22
Rancho de Los Caches 10, 20, 96
Raoul Wallenberg Park 57
Red & White Market 57
Redevelopment Agency 77
Reed James 20
Reed Margaret 20
Reed Martha 20
Reorganized German Church 54
Richard Avenue 41
Richards Dr. Charles 99
Richards House 99
River Glen Elementary School 51
River Glen Park 55, 56
Robert C. Hersch bach house 46
Robert Sawyer China and Gifts 62
Roberto 10, 21
Roberto-Suiiol Adobe 10, 11, 20, 64, 99
Robles Theodoro 15
Rodriques Jose Maria 15
Rossi Louis C. 30, 34
Rucker Mrs. Joseph 27
Rucker Realty 36, 40, 41
Ruth and Going Inc. 53
Ryden Grace 36
Sacred Heart Church 52, 73
San Francisco 19
San Jose Abstract & Title Company 36
San Jose Day Nursery 80
San Jose de Guadalupe 96
San Jose Pueblo 11
San Jose Unified School District 49
San Jose Women's Club 93
San Juan Bautista Hills 10
San Salvador Street 25
Sansevain Pierre 21
Santa Clara & Willow Glen Railway 57
Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors 13, 17, 30
Santa Clara County Fruit Exchange 21
Santa Clara Mission 8, 25
Santa Clara Street 25
Santa Clara Valley Agricultural Society 91
Santa Clara Valley Fruit Company 22
Santa Clara Valley Water District 20, 55
Santa Cruz 29
Schumb Margaret 72
Settle Avenue 96
Settle Campbell T. 12, 19, 21, 61, 96
Settle family 11, 12
sewer system 19
Sharpe John 53
Shontz James G. 38
South Lincoln Park 41
Southern Pacific Railroad 29
Splivalo Captain Stefan 21
Spring Thaddeus Warsaw 25
St. Chistopher's Church 80
St. Christopher's School 53
Stockton Avenue 39
Stone Church of Willow Glen (Presbyterian) 46, 55
strawberries 11, 12
subdivisions
Cherry Park 41
Cherryhurst 18, 40
Cristina No. 1 41
Curtner 40
developers 36
development 70
Heart of the Willows 41
Hervey Homestead 40
Lincoln Gates 35, 41, 93
Lincoln Half Acres 35
Lincoln Manor 35, 41
Lincoln Residence park 41
Restwood Park 35
South Lincoln Park 41
Terra Bella 35, 41
Willow Glen 94
Sunol Antonio 11, 21
Sunol Street 21, 96
Swan Rufus C. 25
Taylor Frank 77
Taylor Mrs. Rebecca 22
Telfer Avenue 41, 96
Telfer William 96
Terra Bella tract 41
Thomas Dana 59, 60
Thompson John F. 55
trolley 15, 18, 25
Tully Road 9
Valencia Zarilla 12, 17
Vinagre Adolpho 13
Vine Street 25
Waldo Mrs. J. A 27
Waltz Howard 94
Warwick G.D. 60
Washington Avenue 19, 40
We and Our Neighbors Club 27
Webster Albertus R. 30, 34, 60
Weekes James W. 13
Wells House 42
Wendel Charlotte 76
West Side Fruit Growers Exchange of Willow Glen 21
West Valley area 19
Western Pacific Railroad 29
Whiffen Dr. Roscoe A. 30, 32, 60
White Front discount store 77
Whitehurst Court 96
Whitehurst J. S. 96
Wilcox Edwin A. 57
Wilcox Park 57
William Biggs house 45
William Cozzens house 43
Williams Richard 15
Willow Glen, See also City of Willow Glen
architectural styles 47
development stages 17
Willow Glen Business and Professional Association 64, 79
Willow Glen Dryer 21
Willow Glen Elementary School 28, 49
Willow Glen High School 50
Willow Glen Library 66
Willow Glen Life Styles home tour 80
Willow Glen Little League 56
Willow Glen Merchants Association 64
Willow Glen Methodist Episcopal Church 53, 66
Willow Glen Neighborhood Association 67, 71, 79
Willow Glen Pharmacy 58
Willow Glen place names
Kensington 15
La A bra 7, 11, 17
The Willows 11, 15
Willow Glen 15, 19
Willow Grove 11
Willowglen 15
Willow Glen Resident newspaper 79
Willow Glen Road 19
Willow Glen School 15
Willow Glen Sun Tunes 79
Willow Glen Town Crier 79
Willow Glen tract 94
Willow Glen Way 17, 19, 41
Willow Grove 11
Willow Street 7, 11, 19, 20, 17, 25, 60, 66
Willow Street Park 55
Willow Street Wood-Fired Pizza 62
Willowette Bakery 62
Willows Reading and Study Club 27,45
Willows, The 11,15,39
Wolfe and McKenzie 99
Wolfe Cora 45
Wolfe Ernest Linwood 38,44
Wolfe family 36
Wolfe Frank D. 36,38,44,64,94
Wolfe Jererniah 44
Wolfe-Pitman house 45
Worsham Becky 71
Yontz John 15

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