Living in Willow Glen, San Jose, California | Lynsie Gridley | Compass Real Estate
Come and experience Willow Glen as I give you a video tour.
Hi, I'm Lynsie Gridley and welcome to Willow Glen, one of the most charming communities in Silicon Valley.
Willow Glen was named for the marshy wet area between the Guadalupe River and the Los Gatos creek, which was filled with willows and cattails, unusual for the rest of the region.
By the 1860s the small unincorporated community needed its first school and Willow Glen Elementary was founded in 1863. Willow Glen continued as an unincorporated community until the 1920s when the City of San Jose ordered the Southern Pacific Railroad to be moved and suggested going through what is now Lincoln Avenue. To forestall that attempt, Willow Glen became an official city in 1927. Shortly thereafter, they learned that being a city on its own required larger systems than they were equipped for such as the sewer systems and in 1936 they voted to annex into San Jose.
There's a large diversity of architecture to be found in Willow Glen. Most of which was built as custom homes. These range from Historical Victorian, Craftsman, Mission, Spanish, Neoclassical, Colonial Revival, Prairie, Tudor, and even a pocket of Eichler Homes.
The Downtown area of Lincoln Avenue is bustling with restaurants, wine bars, boutique shops, and more. You can often find me at Black Sheep Brasserie, The Table, or sitting by the fountain outside The Creamery. There is something for everyone down here.
Willow Glen Elementary is still located downtown and also hosts the weekly farmers market on Saturday mornings.
Willow Glen has many great parks, including Willow Street Frank Bramhall Park, River Glen Park, and the Wallenberg Park with community gardens.
Christmas is a spectacular time around here as Willow Glen residents have a special tradition of placing a smaller Christmas tree in their front yards with multi-colored lights on it.
Willow Glen is an amazing community that you should definitely check out. Feel free to reach out to me directly for more information about this community or recommendations. Glad to share everything I know.
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