| San Jose's downtown architecture is noted
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| | documents of Fallon ordered the expulsion
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| more for its limited height than for any
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| | of most of the city's Californio (early
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| particular buildings. Because the
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| | Spanish or Mexican) residents. In October
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| downtown area is in the flight path to
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| | 1991 after protests in part of Columbus
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| nearby Mineta San Jose International
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| | Day and Dia de La Raza celebrations, the
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| Airport, there is a permanent height
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| | Fallon statue plan was scrapped and the
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| limit for all buildings. There has been
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| | statue was stored in a warehouse in
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| broad criticism over the past few decades
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| | Oakland for more than a decade. The
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| of the city's architecture. Citizens have
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| | statue was returned to public display in
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| complained[weasel words] that San Jose's
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| | 2002, albeit in a less conspicuous
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| buildings are, in fact, rather lacking in
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| | location: Pellier Park, a small
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| ornamentation, or aesthetically pleasing
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| | triangular patched formed by the merge of
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| architectural style. The thorough
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| | West Julian and West St. James streets.
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| re-development of the downtown area in
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| | In 2001, the city sponsored SharkByte, an
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| the 1960s to the present, in which whole
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| | exhibit of decorated sharks, based on the
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| blocks of buildings were razed, has often
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| | mascot of the hockey team, the San Jose
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| been blamed for this[attribution needed].
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| | Sharks, and modeled after Chicago's
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| Exceptions to this include the Downtown
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| | display of decorated cows. Large models
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| Historic District, the De Anza Hotel, and
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| | of sharks were decorated in a variety of
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| the Hotel Sainte Claire, all of which are
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| | clever, colorful, or creative ways by
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| listed in the National Register of
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| | local artists and were then displayed for
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| Historic Places for their architectural
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| | months at dozens of locations around the
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| significance.
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| | city. Many displays were removed early
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| Municipal building projects have
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| | because of vandalism. After the
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| experimented more with architectural
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| | exhibition, the sharks were auctioned off
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| styles than have most private
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| | and the proceeds donated to charity. The
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| enterprises. The Children's Discovery
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| | sharks can still be found in their new
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| Museum, Tech Museum of Innovation, and
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| | owners' homes and businesses.
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| the San Jose Repertory Theater building
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| | In 2006, Adobe Systems in commissioned a
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| have experimented with bold colors and
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| | kinetic art installation titled San Jose
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| unusual exteriors. The new City Hall,
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| | Semaphore by Ben Rubin, which resides at
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| designed by Richard Meier & Partners
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| | the top of its headquarters building.
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| opened in 2005 and is a notable addition
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| | Semaphore is comprised of four lighted
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| to the growing collection of municipal
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| | discs which "rotate" to transmit a
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| building projects.
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| | message. The content of the San Jose
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| Public art is an evolving attraction in
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| | Semaphore’s message is a mystery;
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| the city. The City was one of the first
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| | cracking the encryption technique and
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| to adopt a public art ordinance at 2% of
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| | deciphering the message is posed as a
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| capital improvement building project
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| | challenge for the public. The visual art
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| budgets, and the results of this
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| | installation is supplemented with an
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| commitment are beginning to have an
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| | audio track, transmitted from the
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| impact on the visual landscape of the
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| | building on a low-power AM station. The
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| City. There is a considerable amount of
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| | audio track provides clues to decode the
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| pieces throughout the downtown area, and
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| | message being transmitted.
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| a growing collection in the City's
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| | The city is home to many performance
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| neighborhood newer civic locations
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| | arts, including Opera San Jose, Symphony
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| including libraries, parks, and fire
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| | Silicon Valley, Ballet San Jose Silicon
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| stations. Of particular note, the Mineta
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| | Valley, Children's Musical Theater of San
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| Airport expansion will incorporate a
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| | Jose (recognized as the largest and most
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| program of Art & Technology into its
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| | talented youth theatre company in the
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| development.
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| | nation), the San Jose Repertory Theatre,
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| Within the early efforts at public art,
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| | and American Musical Theatre of San Jose.
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| there are notable controversies. Two
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| | San Jose also is home to the San Jose
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| examples, include the statue of
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| | Museum of Art,[23] one of the nation's
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| Quetzalcoatl (the plumed serpent) in
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| | premiere Modern Art museums. In addition,
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| downtown which was controversial in its
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| | the annual Cinequest Film Festival in
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| planning because some religious groups
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| | downtown has grown to over 60,000
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| felt that it was pagan, and controversial
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| | attendees per year, becoming an important
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| in its implementation because many felt
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| | festival for independent films.
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| that the final statue by Robert Graham
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| | The HP Pavilion is one of the most active
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| did not closely resemble a winged
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| | venues for events in the world. According
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| serpent, and was more noted for its
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| | to Billboard Magazine and Pollstar, the
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| expense than its aesthetics. This has
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| | arena sold the most tickets to
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| resulted in a common inside joke among
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| | non-sporting events of any venue in the
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| locals, who insist it closely resembles a
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| | United States, and third in the world
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| piece of feces.
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| | after the Manchester Evening News Arena
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| The statue of Thomas Fallon also met
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| | in Manchester, England, and the Bell
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| strong resistance from those who felt
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| | Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, for
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| that people like him were largely
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| | the period from January 1 – September
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| responsible for the decimation of early
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| | 30, 2004. Including sporting events, the
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| native populations and Chicano/Latino
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| | HP Pavilion averages 184 events a year,
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| activists protested he captured San Jose
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| | or roughly one event for every two days,
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| by violent force in the Mexican-American
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| | which is significantly higher than the
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| war (1846) as well "repressed" historic
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| | average for NHL arenas.
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