New Museum proposed for the Santa Clara County Fairgrounds

San Jose residents Marcella and Gary Gulmon are leading an effort to develop a permanent fairgrounds history museum to celebrate the 80-year history of the Santa Clara County Fairgrounds. The museum would be placed inside the 1949 State House Replica which is located within the fairgrounds. San Jose was the capitol of California between 1849 and 1851. The California State House replica was built to honor that.

The museum would display fairgrounds historical collections year-round. The Gulmon family is passionate about collecting, preserving, and documenting fairgrounds history.

It certainly is important to understand our roots and farming heritage. Long before we were Silicon Valley, we were the Valley of Heart's Delight. Some of the best farmland in the country, is actually here. Hopefully they will be able to open the museum soon.

Source: The Mercury News

Viva CalleSJ: SoFA to the Streets (San Jose's SoFA, SCC Fairgrounds, and Martial Cottle Park)

Viva CalleSJ is back for it's 1st event of the 2024! Miles of city streets will be completely shut down to let people walk, run, dance, bike, unicycle, skateboard, or hoverboard down the streets of San Jose. 

SoFA to the Streets features three activity hubs which are festivals-within-a-festival that highlight the local area. This time the activity hubs will be SoFA, the SCC Fairgrounds, and Martial Cottle Park. You can expect live music, vendors, food, activities, bike parking, and good times at all of the hubs. In between the activity hubs you will still find all sorts of interesting stops, hydration stations, and stores.

A unique feature this time around is the route is a single line with no branches. It's crazy to think you can walk all the way from Martial Cottle Park on Branham Lane all the way to Downtown San Jose on city streets.

The event takes place on Sunday, April 21st from 10am to 3pm (streets are closed until 4pm). There is no beginning or end and the traffic flows in both directions. It's completely free and you can use the handy map below to locate the routes and festivities. For more info, head over here.