Thomas Foon Chew
Where (what city) did Thomas Foon Chew have a large cannery in Santa Clara County?
a) Morgan Hill b) Alviso c) Mountain View or d) the North Pole
b) Alviso
Who founded the town of Campbell?
a) Gladys Knight or b) James Brown or c) Benjamin Campbell
c) Benjamin Campbell
In what city is the Gamble Garden Center and house?
Palo Alto
I was president of the Pacific Manufacturing Company and owned New Park in Santa Clara that was later sold to Sullivan Phelan for use as a Carmelite Monastery. Who am I?
a) Josephine McCracken or b) Andrew Hill or
c) James P. Pierce
c). James P. Pierce
What was the name of a system of streetcars that operated in the Valley in 1903-1938?
a) Interurban b) light rail c) heavy rail
a) Interurban
What year did East San Jose incorporate?
a) 1871 b) 1883 c) 1895 d) 1906
d) 1906
How many people worked at the Bayside Cannery in Alviso?
a) 200 or b) 500 or c) 3000
c) 3000-5000
What year were 12-14 houses built in Campbell?
a) 1850 or b) 1860 or c) 1895
c) 1895
The Gamble House was named for:
a) the games of chance played by its patrons
b) the Gambles, Elizabeth and Edwin
c) The only house of burlesque in Palo Alto in 1902
b) Elizabeth and Edwin Gamble
I've been called the godfather of Downtown San Jose. I developed Hanchett Park subdivision and I donated the land upon which the Civic Auditorium in SJ was built. Who am I?
Thomas Montgomery
What was the name of the company that ran streetcars in the Valley from 1903 until 1938?
a) San Jose Trolley Company. b) Peninsular Interurban company c) San Hosay's Hotdogs
b) Peninsular Interurban
What was the main east-west artery in East San Jose?
a) San Fernando Street b) Alum Rock Ave c) Adams Street
b) Alum Rock Avenue
What ethncity were the majority of workers at Bayside Cannery?
Chinese
What did the Willett Store sell besides groceries?
a) cloth or b) feed for poultry or c) gasoline
b) feed for poultry
To whom did Elizabeth Gamble bequeath her house when she passed?
a) her daugher, Eleanor
b) the Proctor and Gamble Corporation
c) the city of Palo Alto
c) the city of Palo Alto
I was a photographer who was known for taking photos of wrestling matches in San Jose. I also took pictures of Hollywood stars and U. S Presidents. The SF Examiner and SJ Mercury were my employers.
a) Shirlie Montgomery b) Thomas Montgomery
c) James Pierce
a) Shirlie Montgomery
Name a city that did NOT have Interurban Rail:
a) San Jose b) Palo Alto c) Gilroy
c) Gilroy
For how many years did the town of East San Jose exist before it was annexed into San Jose?
a) five years b) ten years c) fifteen years
a) five years. 1906-1911
What did the Chinese want to do when they had made enough money?
a) return to China or b) build a grand estate in San Francisco or c) give their money to their grandchildren
a) return to China
What store did Miss Lottie Willet run in the 1890s?
a) animal feed store or b) barbershop or
c) confectionary
c) confectionary
What year was the Gamble House built?
a) 1814 or b) 1832 or c) 1902
c) 1902
Who was the owner of the Bayside Cannery in Alviso?
a) Worswick b) Ralph Husted c) Thomas Foon Chew
c) Thomas Food Chew
What was the cost of a streetcar (cheapest cost) in San Jose in the 1903-1938?
a) four cents b) six cents c) ten cents
b) six cents
What was the hospital that was built in East San Jose in 1897?
a) Orchard View b) O' Connor c) Garden City
c) Garden City Sanitarium
According to Dr. Gloria Hom, why did Chinese women bind their feet?
a) to look sexy or b) to become one with the lotus flower or c) to kick their husbands who were not attentive
a) to look sexy
Where were the offices of the J. C. Ainsley Packing Company built?
a) at the corner of Grant and Campbell Avenue
b) at the corner of Campbell and Harrison Avenue
c) at the corner of Campbell and Los Gatos-Santa Clara Road
b) at the corner of Campbell and Harrison Avenue
What was one of the plans for the 2.2 acre Gamble property?
a) to subdivide into 21 housing lots
b) to create a horse racetrack
c) to create a cemetery
a) to subdivide into 21 housing lots
Who wrote The History of Santa Clara County in 1922?
a) Eugene Sawyer b) Thomas Foon Chew c) Mark Twain
a) Eugene Sawyer
What company had oversight of the Peninsular Railway Company?
a) American Telephone b) San Jose Water Co c) Southern Pacific d) San Jose Power Co
c) Southern Pacific
What neighborhood preceded East San Jose in being annexed into San Jose?
Gardner in Feb. of 1911