Santana Row takes its name from Frank M. Santana, who served on San Jose’s planning commission in the 1950s, the decade the district’s first shopping centers were built. The neighborhood’s Frank M. Santana Park is named for him too.
Questions people ask
Is Santana Row named after Carlos Santana?
No. It is named after Frank M. Santana, a San Jose planning commissioner of the 1950s.