Local historical preservationists are outraged at the idea.
At first glance, the 2.5-acre plot of land in downtown San Jose appears unassuming, but there’s more to it than meets the eye. It once held a former Depression-era boxing venue and features a home whose origins may date back to the Civil War.
. The city argues the new lot is necessary to help offset the lost parking capacity for the SAP Center expected during future construction projects like the BART extension and Google’s Downtown West. “The City is trying to have the Diridon Station area grow in density and intensity of activity without growing the parking supply,” wrote the city’s Department of Transportation spokesperson Colin Heyne. “Though we are building ‘new’ parking lots, it is not accurate to say we are building ‘more’ parking.”
The state’s historical study called the building a “rare surviving sports arena associated with a fascinating period San Jose’s social history and the ‘Golden Age’ of boxing in the 1920s and 1930s in the Bay Area.”Next door at 405 West St. John St. is a boarded-up single-family residence whose construction date is currently unsettled.
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