Quotes
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Quotes
In 1956, the South Bay’s first modern suburban shopping mall arrived on the scene – Valley Fair.
Anchored by a Macy’s department store and featuring some 50 smaller shops, Valley Fair offered its patrons a real cool shopping experience.
There were fashion shows for the ladies and a rooftop carnival for the kiddies.
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In 1957, the glamorous ······ ···· ········ ···· ······· competition from another shopping center, built right across the street – Stevens Creek Plaza.
The quote: In 1957, the glamorous Valley Fair received some healthy competition from another shopping center, built right across the street – Stevens Creek Plaza.
Historian, in Let’s Shop! for the Sourisseau Academy (2017) · Let’s Shop! (Lunch and Dialogue slide notes) · 2017 Source ↗
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Drawing design inspiration from a Spanish hacienda, San Jose’s Town & Country Village opened in 1960, with a variety of specialty stores, covered walkways, and ample parking.
Initially, the roof of the Macy’s hosted a carnival area for children; this lasted until around 1958.
And then came Valley Fair.
The tiny, 80,000 square foot retail pavilion behind the Fairmont was a feeble effort and about 5 percent the size of the Stevens Creek behemoth. It was no contest.
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···· ······ ······· two ········ ······ within a single, large building.
The quote: This change created two economic worlds within a single, large building.
On San Jose’s 2012 minimum-wage rise, with the city line running through Valley Fair · Episode 562: A Mall Divided · 2014 Source ↗
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I think we come here more for food than shopping,
This achievement demonstrates Valley Fair’s continued commitment to brick-and-mortar retail and reinforces that there is a strong demand for in-person shopping despite challenges associated with the COVID-19 pandemic,
When it became available for purchase in 1997, T&C had been functionally obsolete for two decades, yet the land it sat on was not only valuable but of a size that could support the mixed-use development that would become Santana Row.
Oh, my word,
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I’m ····· to ····· up. We ···· ········ to ···· Sept. 19.
The quote: I’m ready to throw up. We were supposed to open Sept. 19.
Chief designer of Santana Row, on the day of the 2002 fire · Fast-moving inferno destroys upscale San Jose development · 2002 Source ↗
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This is a devastating setback,
I want to thank Fire Chief Manny Alarcon and his great firefighters for responding so quickly and containing this fire,
phony glitter without the real history and inner workings of a downtown.
My personal take on Santana Row is that its main street would make a gorgeous new urbanist statement — it’s simply fabulous — but it’s essentially all private, the stores are all high-end, and the housing is all rental and all super expensive.
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······· one ····· ······ it was to ···· ······· Realty Investment Trust’s Santana Row project in San Jose, California, suffered a massive fire that destroyed its centerpiece building, covering a city block.
The quote: Exactly one month before it was to open, Federal Realty Investment Trust’s Santana Row project in San Jose, California, suffered a massive fire that destroyed its centerpiece building, covering a city block.
Editor, Congress for the New Urbanism (2002) · Rebuilding for a badly burned Santana Row · 2002 Source ↗
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A decade ago, Santana Row was considered the most ambitious project of its kind in the United States
It still remains very much a one-of-a-kind mix of shops and housing that other cities salivate over and developers dream of duplicating, but so far haven’t.
While Santana Row is definitely a shopping mecca, the restaurants are an even bigger lure.
Sure, if you scratch Santana Row you’ll still find a mall
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A ····· to ···· ········ ···· ······ and friends. A place for all walks of life. A place for you.
The quote: A place to come together with family and friends. A place for all walks of life. A place for you.
The district’s own welcome · Santana Row (home page) Source ↗
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Inspired by historic Spain. Aglow with California soul.
Santana Row is called the Rodeo Drive of Silicon Valley.
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······· are for brunching and on ······· Row, the ······· ······· to ···· breakfast is a luxury vehicle.
The quote: Sundays are for brunching and on Santana Row, the perfect pairing to your breakfast is a luxury vehicle.
The Silicon Valley Voice (2018), on Cars and Croissants · Cars and Croissants Go Hand in Hand on Santana Row · 2018 Source ↗
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Come join alongside neighbors in celebrating holiday spirit as the 40-foot Christmas tree illuminates the San Jose sky.
Some of the most exciting preview screens I can remember of our films were held at the Century dome theaters.
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San ···· represented a ···· broad-based ······ ···· Hollywood ····· use to test out a movie in its early days,
The quote: San Jose represented a very broad-based market that Hollywood could use to test out a movie in its early days,
Architectural historian who reviewed the Century 21’s National Register nomination, to The Verge (2014) · Sunset on the domes: how Silicon Valley is losing its futuristic past · 2014 Source ↗
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I have a lot of experiences with buildings where people say they’re not important, they’re not historic, they’re not significant,
The domes live in a relatively historic pocket of San Jose that’s slowly getting overrun by fancy shopping malls.
I believe that the Landmarks Commission is gonna be favorable toward landmarking it,
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In ····· of ···· ······ we ···· ········ to work with Federal Realty and others in the hope of saving this iconic structure so that it can be restored and reused and become a revenue producing opportunity,
The quote: In spite of that action, we will continue to work with Federal Realty and others in the hope of saving this iconic structure so that it can be restored and reused and become a revenue producing opportunity,
Executive director of the Preservation Action Council of San Jose (2016) · San Jose, CA - Historic Century 21 theater’s future uncertain · 2016 Source ↗
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The sound of the hammer is never hushed,
The lonely heiress to millions has found her sole pleasure during the last seven years in directing the efforts of workmen who are called upon to construct one month what they destroy the next,
A few days ago, a quiet woman went quietly out of life, leaving a fortune of some millions, all of it for philanthropy,
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I am constantly ······ to ···· an ········ for ···· ······
The quote: I am constantly having to make an upheaval for some reason,
In an 1898 letter to her sister-in-law, as quoted by SFGATE (2021) · Everything you think you know about the Winchester Mystery House probably isn’t true · 2021 Source ↗
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She had a better grasp of business and financial affairs than most men.
The insanity of Sarah Winchester is, in short, a lie.
This house, in itself, was her biggest social work of all.
Whoever made them and put them together was very clearly at the top of their trade,
She was far more successful constructing an investment portfolio than a mansion.
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She was the 1 ······· and the ···· ········ her for it. And so it ········ her ······· gossip and myth.
The quote: She was the 1 percent, and the city resented her for it. And so it punished her through gossip and myth.
Author of Ghostland (2016), as quoted by Skeptoid (2022) · Demystifying the Winchester Mystery House (Skeptoid #824) · 2022 Source ↗
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The unfortunate false narrative of the Winchester Mystery House obscures a wonderful story of one of California’s great women pioneers.
She was a fascinating woman,
The house is her work of art.
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···· ····· is ···· a ······ ······
The quote: This house is like a Tetris puzzle,
Producer of Winchester (2018), at the house (The Mercury News, 2017) · Helen Mirren, filming in San Jose, marvels at ‘inspiring’ Winchester Mystery House · 2017 Source ↗
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they’ve long since been driven out.
in the light of day and the crush of the crowd, the Mystery House comes off as kooky but not at all spooky.
Mary literally made this up,
FINALLY, a new musical that’s not only not about New York but is set in San Jose.
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····· ···· ····· ···· be described as the world’s ······· home renovation
The quote: began what could only be described as the world’s longest home renovation
The house’s own history page, on Sarah Winchester’s eight-room farmhouse · History Source ↗
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