Cahill Park

Cahill Park is a park in San Jose, California, located west of Diridon Station in Downtown San Jose.

Cahill Park
LocationSan Jose, California
Coordinates37.3288°N 121.9051°W / 37.3288; -121.9051
Area4 acres (1.6 ha)[1]
Public transit access Diridon

History
Townhouses on Cahill Park.

Cahill park was deeded to the city in 2003.[2]

The park is named after Hiram B. Cahill, who originally owned the land where the park and nearby Diridon Station (formerly Cahill Depot).[3] Hiram's widow, Mary Welch Cahill, eventually sold the land to Southern Pacific Railroad with the request that the station they erect be named in his memory.

The Cahill Park neighborhood is one of the affected stakeholders in Google's planned revitalization of the Diridon area of Downtown San Jose.[4]

Location

Cahill Park is located to the west of Diridon Station, at the beginning of West San Fernando Street.

It is within walking distance of The Alameda and the SAP Center.

References
  1. City of San José Parks & Recreation: Cahill Park
  2. Mercury News - Six Years After Land is Dedicated San Jose's Cahill Park Swings Open
  3. SF Chronicle - Google transformed Mountain View, is San Jose next?
  4. Silicon Valley Business Journal - Why one big business group supports Google's Diridon plans

See also
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