Vieira Park Explained

Vieira Park
Location:	San Jose, California
Coordinates:	37.2867°N -121.8614°W
Area:	2acres^[1]

Vieira Park is a park in San Jose, California, on Communications Hill.

History

Vieira Park was laid out and dedicated in 2004.^[2]

The park is named after the Vieira family, a prominent Portuguese-American family of San Jose, of Azorean origin, which has owned land on Communications Hill since 1896.^{[3] [4]}

Location

Vieira Park sits atop Communications Hill.

The park has an outlook of Santa Clara Valley and Santa Cruz Mountains.

See also

• Communications Hill

External links

• Vieira Park at City of San José Parks & Recreation

Notes and References

1. https://www.sanjoseca.gov/Home/Components/FacilityDirectory/FacilityDirectory/2687/2002?npage=10 City of San José Parks & Recreation: Vieira Park
2. https://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WMAKX1_History_of_Vieira_Park_San_Jose_CA WayMarking - History of Vieira Park
3. https://digitalassets.lib.berkeley.edu/roho/ucb/text/vieira_batista_2013.pdf UC Berkeley Bancroft Library Regional Oral History Office - Batista Vieira: An Oral History
4. https://www.vta.org/sites/default/files/documents/TechRrpts_4a%2520Cultural_2016_SupplementalBuiltEnvironmentSurveyReportSBESR_feb20_2018.pdf Valley Transportation Authority - VTA BART Silicon Valley - Phase II Extension Project Supplemental Report