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Replying to WGNA: How Historic Trains Transformed San Jose

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Posted on Jun 11 2012, 01:07 PM
<p>The<a href="http://wgna.net/"> Willow Glen Neighborhood Association</a> invites everyone to join us for a free talk by historian Ken Middlebrook and architect Marvin Bamburg entitled <em>Historic Trains: How They Transformed San Jose</em>.</p><p> </p>Don't miss this exciting journey back in time to learn how trains helped shape our city and neighborhoods.  In the early 1920's, San Jose became a thriving food processing, packaging, and shipment center.  The proximity to fertile valley lands and fruit orchards made the area a natural location for canneries, warehousees, cold storage facilities, and related industries, making Santa Clara Valley the world's largest food processing region 1920-1960.<br /><p> </p><p>For more information, please contact the <a href="http://www.wgna.net/">Willow Glen Neighborhood Association</a>.</p>


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