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Colin Kaepernick's House (Former)
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Colin Kaepernik the NFL quarterback purchased this 4,600 sqft house in the Silver Creek neighborhood in 2014 for $2.7 million. Though it has been since reported that Kaepernick made an “investment decision” to list his house in San Jose at somewhere around $2.895 million. The two-story, 4,600-square-foot house has four bedrooms and 5.5 bathrooms. According to the listing, the property benefited from a $300,000 renovation. It was ultimately sold for $3,075,000 in 2017.
The quarterback is likely best known for his activism, refusing to stand for the national anthem as a way to protest police brutality. To Kaepernick the flag represented a nation that was repressing his fellow African Americans. Before long, he was benched, and more or less taken out of the NFL.
Colin Kaepernick had earned a great $20 Million net worth with a peak salary of $12.4 Million. He signed with the San Francisco 49ers in 2011, and served as a backup quarterback until 2012. He eventually found his rhythm, was given the solid opportunity and led the 49ers to the Super Bowl. In June 2014, Colin earned a huge extension deal. The deal would have earned the quarterback $126 million with $61 million guaranteed. The extension also came with a $12.3 million signing bonus. Though Kaepernick chose to leave to become a free agent as it was rumored he was to be cut. When was all said and done, Colin earned just under $40 million from his $126 million contract.
That’s not the only place he’s gotten his cash. It was reported that Colin filed a grievance against the NFL in 2017 alleging that the league and owners conspired to keep him from playing in the NFL. The lawsuit was settled privately in February 2019 with an undisclosed payment. Rumors have it that the amount was most likely around $10 million.

Raju Vegesna's House
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Raju Vegesna is managing director and chairman of the board of Sify Technologies.

Brent Burns' house
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Brent Burns (born March 9, 1985 in Barrie, Ontario) is a professional hockey player currently with the NHL's San Jose Sharks.
He was selected in the first round of the 2003 NHL Entry Draft by the Minnesota Wild. He made his NHL debut with Minnesota in 2003. After seven seasons with the Wild, he was traded to San Jose in the summer of 2011. Throughout his career, he has been both a defenseman and a forward.
On November 29, 2013, he scored his first career hat trick. Upon returning home after the game, he found that fans in his neighborhood left several hats and a congratulatory banner in his driveway.
(Disable Google's 45 degree view to see this satellite photo. An older house is seen here in the 45 degree photo.)

Richard Sherman's House (former)
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The veteran NFL cornerback from Stanford University who was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in 2011 and currently plays for the San Francisco 49ers, purchased this home in Silver Creek Valley Country Club in 2018 for $2.6 million. Sherman had recently signed a 3-year contract worth $39 million before purchasing this 3,881 square foot home in the Evergreen district of San Jose, California.

eBay Headquarters
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The (in-) famous eBay campus in San Jose. This is where the money is made!

Evgeni Nabokov's House
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The professional hockey player lives here.

Winchester House
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Joey Chestnut's House
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Joey Chestnut is a competitive eater best known for winning Nathan's Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog Eating Contest multiple times (9 as of July 4, 2017).

Gary Heidenreich's House
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Gary Heidenreich is VP of Operations of 3Com.

Burning car on highway
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Car on fire on the Bayshore Freeway in San José. Probably the accident just happened since I can't find any helptroops.

Robin Williams' house in Flubber
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Flubber is a 1997 comedy film and a remake of The Absent-Minded Professor (1961), directed by Les Mayfield (who had previously directed another John Hughes scripted remake, Miracle on 34th Street). The film was produced by Walt Disney Pictures and stars Robin Williams, Marcia Gay Harden, Christopher McDonald, Ted Levine, Jodi Benson and Clancy Brown. Although the film was poorly reviewed, it did well at the box office, making more than double its budget.

Jonathan Cheechoo's house
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The professional ice hockey of the San Jose Sharks lives here.
He is most famous as having been a guitarist in the alternative rock band The Smashing Pumpkins and for his eclectic musical projects of recent years, including A Perfect Circle.

Jonas Jennings' House
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The professional football player lives here.

Marc-Édouard Vlasic's House
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Marc-Édouard Vlasic is a defenseman and an alternate captain for the San Jose Sharks.

Doug Wilson's House
Doug Wilson is a retired NHL player who played for the Chicago Black Hawks and San Jose Sharks.

David Quarles' House
David Quarles is Vice President of Linear Technology Corp.

PayPal Headquarters
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PayPal is an e-commerce business allowing payments and money transfers to be made through the Internet. PayPal serves as an electronic alternative to traditional paper methods such as cheques and money orders.
On October 3, 2002, PayPal became a wholly owned subsidiary of eBay

Independence High School
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Its namesake is the United States Declaration of Independence

Winchester Mystery House
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Adam Snyder's House
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The professional football player lives here.

Dirrigible USS Macon's Hangar 1
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Moffett Field's "Hangar One" (built during the Depression era for the USS Macon).
Pictures
1140 feet long x 308 feet wide and 198 feet high. Floorspace of 8 acres (351,000 sq ft)

Vernon Davis' House
Vernon Davis is a tight end in the NFL.

Mounted Policeman
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World's Largest Monopoly Board
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NASA Ames Wind Tunnel
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NASA's Ames Research Center is home to the largest wind tunnel in the world, the National Full-Scale Aerodynamics Complex. The test section measures 80 ft. x 100 ft. (24 m x 31 m). This is just one of the many wind tunnels located at Ames.
Note the dirigible hanger to the west and the other two large hangers on the other size of the runways.

Tim Ramsay's House
Tim Ramsay is the former CEO of American Business Equipment which was acquired by Sharp Electronics in 2008.

Festival in the park
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Movies
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San Jose State University
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Ray McDonld's House
Ray McDonald is a former defensie end in the NFL.

San Jose Arena (HP Pavillion)
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This is the Home of the San Jose Sharks and San Jose Stealth.

Hellyer Park Velodrome
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Olympic-style track bicycle racing venue.

NaVorro Bowman's House
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The NFL linebacker purchased this 6,000 sq ft home in October 2013 for $3.1 million.

Adobe Corporate HQ
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Raging Waters
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With over 23-acres of slides and attractions, at Raging Waters there’s more than enough excitement to satisfy thrill seekers of all ages. Raging Waters is full of wide rides and great times. It is family friendly with fun as far as the eye can see.

Kyle McLaren's House
The professional hockey player lives here.

Gaurav Gauba's House
Gaurav Gauba is president of Cognilytics.

Duck on the roof
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A duck on the roof of Children's Discovery Museum

Capitol Drive-in Theatre
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A 6-screen drive-in that's still operating

Raging Waters
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http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/raging-waters/

Aldon Smith's House (former)
Aldon Smith is a defensive lineman in the NFL.
Sold in 2021

Trent Baalke's House
Trent Baalke is the former General Manager of the San Francisco 49ers.

Geoff Thomas' House
Geoff Thomas is president of Polycom Asia Pacific.

Giant duck on top of the Childrens Discovery Museum Of San Jose
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Todd McLellan's House
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The head coach of the San Jose Sharks lives here.

Ray McDonald House
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The famous NFL San Francisco 49ers player currently resides here.
On August 31st, 2014, McDonald was arrested and charged with felony domestic violence at this address. He was released from jail the next day on a $25,000 bond.

Gurdwara Sahib of San Jose
The Sikh Gurdwara or Sikh Gurdwara - San Jose (a Gurdwara is the Sikh place of worship) was founded in San Jose, California, USA in 1985 by leaders of the then-rapidly growing Santa Clara Valley Sikh community. Initially they met in a rented community center, but soon bought a small building in east San Jose. After buying nearby land in the early 1990s, they decided it would be too expensive to build in the city limits, so they sold that land and bought a larger property further east. The first phase of the project of almost 20,000 square feet (1,900 m2) was completed in 2004. When the second phase is completed, the project will be over 90,000 square feet (8,400 m2).

Street Repair
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PayPal Park
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Home stadium of MLS team San Jose Earthquakes.
FKA Avaya Stadium, Earthquakes Stadium

San Jose Convention Center
The San Jose Convention Center is the main convention center for the city of San Jose, California. It is located in close proximity to several others of San Jose's convention and cultural structures. Its formal name is the San Jose McEnery Convention Center, in recognition of former mayor Tom McEnery.
The convention center offers 143,000 square feet (13,300 m2) of exhibit space. 31 meeting rooms are also offered, as are banquet facilities for some 5,000 persons.

Cisco Systems Headquarters

Ford GT
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Lick Observatory
An observatory atop Mount Hamilton, a 4,200 foot mountain east of San Jose, operated by the University of California, Santa Cruz. Facilities include four modern telescopes, including the 3-meter Shane optical telescope, one of the most productive research scopes in the world. Among other accomplishments, Lick Observatory published the first photographic atlas of the Moon.

San Jose Municipal Rose Garden
The San Jose Municipal Rose Garden (5.5 acres) is a rose garden located at the intersection of Naglee Avenue and Dana Avenue, San Jose, California, in the Rose Garden neighborhood. It is open to the public daily without charge.
The garden was once a prune orchard, but was bought by San Jose in 1927 and is now exclusively devoted to roses. It features more than 3,500 rose shrubs representing 189 rose varieties.

Rich Ceraolo's House
Rich Ceraolo is a contractor, real estate developer and city planner.

'Raining Acorns' by Bob von Elgg
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2010

Ghost Cars
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Some cars are transparent, and some are invisible but cast shadows!

Emma Prusch Farm Park

Spartan Stadium
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Home to San Jose State University Spartans football and San Jose Earthquakes soccer (MLS)

Airplane Taking Off From San Jose International
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William C. Cobb's house
William C. Cobb is President, eBay North America.

'Space Dance for Peace' by Mircea Paul Goreniuc
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in Park Center Plaza

Bike rider
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Airplane over San Jose
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Bumper Cruncher

American Flag in Fire hydrant
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'Astronomy and Tides' by David Kimball Anderson
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2011

Reid–Hillview Airport of Santa Clara County (RHV)
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Reid-Hillview Airport is one of the busiest general aviation airports in the world, serving the business titans of the Silicon Valley. It's also one of the friendliest airports around.

Southwest Airlines 'Triple Crown One'
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Another sighting at SJC

Nike Basketball Court
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Lockheed YO-3A 'Quiet Star'
The Lockheed YO-3A "Quiet Star" was an American single-engined, propeller-driven monoplane that was developed for battlefield observation during the Vietnam war. It was designed to be as quiet as possible, and was intended to observe troop movements in near-silence during hours of darkness.
NASA took possession of one YO-3A in the late 70's. The plane was used in rotorcraft research. It is still in operation today at Moffett Field, California. (This aircraft is currently in use at Nasa's Dryden Research facility at Edwards, AFB, CA.)

Norman Y. Mineta International Airport (SJC)
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San Jose Civic Auditorium
Built in 1936, the Civic Auditorium is a Spanish Mission-style, dual-level auditorium that hosts a variety of events including concerts, performing arts, general assembly, community and sporting events. Located directly across the street from the San Jose McEnery Convention Center, the auditorium features 3,001 seats in concert form and four meeting rooms. The auditorium provides additional exhibit and general assembly space in conjunction with the convention center and Parkside Hall.

Space Shuttle Mock-up at NASA Ames

Fry's Aztec Temple Entrance
Temple of Technology?
Fry's is a consumer electronics Mecca that started in the South Bay.

Rooftop Message
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Christian Church has a message at the top of their roof

Southwest Airlines 'Triple Crown One'
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Doggie ambulance
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"Dogs on Board"

WrestleMania 31 before start
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WrestleMania 31 took place at Levi's Stadium on March 29. 2015.

Martin Luther King Library
The Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library is a 136 foot tall public library in San Jose, California, United States that opened on August 1, 2003. As of 2007, it is the largest library building (made in a single construction project) with over 475,000 square feet (44,000 m²) of space on eight floors.
Special collections within the library include the Ira F. Brilliant Center for Beethoven Studies, the Martha Heasley Cox Center for Steinbeck Studies, a California History Room, and a Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Civil Rights Collection.

Horse rider

Mexican Heritage Plaza
The Mexican Heritage Plaza is a museum and cultural center in San José, California, USA that opened in 1999. It is operated by the Mexican Heritage Corp., which has sponsored the International Mariachi Festival and Conference every summer since 1992
In addition to the La Galeria Museum, the plaza includes a 500-seat theater, gardens, classrooms, and meeting spaces.

World's largest can of fruit cocktail
On California Ave., it was the water tower for the old Libby's cannery, which legend says, is where fruit cocktail was invented. The tower is probably about 150 up in the air, with the 'can' about 25 feet tall, 15 feet across.
When the cannery was torn down, the water tower was spared. The city named it a local historical landmark. I've been told the Federal Aviation Administration also stressed the importance of the landmark, citing its use as a navigational landmark. Libby's is gone but the can is painted like their original fruit cocktail can.

San Jose State Spartan's Team Plane
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Ebay Park
Ebay Whitman Campus

Happy Hollow Park & Zoo
Happy Hollow Park & Zoo is a small zoo and young child-oriented amusement park in Kelley Park in San Jose, California.
The zoo section of the park includes many rare and endangered species such as lemurs, parma wallabies, and a newly acquired jaguar. The animal contact area of the zoo includes a zebu, a donkey, miniature horses, and pygmy goats.

Street View car parked in Googleplex
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Coche Google aparcado en GooglePlex

Cathedral Basilica of St. Joseph
The Cathedral Basilica of St. Joseph is a large Roman Catholic church located in Downtown San Jose. The minor basilica is the cathedral for the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Jose in California. The basilica is named for Saint Joseph, patron saint of the universal church.

Children's Discovery Museum

San Jose Museum of Art
The San Jose Museum of Art was founded in 1969. The museum hosts a large permanent collection emphasizing West Coast artists of the 20th- and 21st-century. It is located next to the Circle of Palms Plaza and Plaza de César Chávez park.

Diving into a pool
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Can make out someone in water and a line for diving board.

Fire truck leaving the station
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San Jose Fire Department Engine Co. 8

'San Jose Repertory Theatre' by Wes Jones / Holt and Hinshaw
1997
The San Jose Repertory Theatre was founded in 1980 by James P. Reber as the first resident professional theatre company in San Jose, California, and is currently the largest non-profit, professional theatre company in the South Bay. Artistic Director Timothy Near's vision of reaching the ethnically diverse San Jose population was highlighted by opening the newly built new home of the Rep with the West Coast premiere of Thunder Knocking on the Door by African American playwright Keith Glover, with a Rep-commissioned score by Michael Butler and local blues legend Chris Cain.

Cute Airplane ;-)
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beautiful image errors in San Jose (737 Alaska Airlines)

Lockheed MC-130P Combat Shadow
The MC-130P (formerly the HC-130P/N) Combat Shadow flies clandestine or low visibility, low-level missions into politically sensitive or hostile territory to provide air refueling for special operations helicopters. The MC-130P primarily flies its single- or multi-ship missions at night to reduce detection and intercept by airborne threats. Secondary mission capabilities include airdrop of small special operations teams, small bundles, and zodiac and combat rubber raiding craft; as well as night-vision goggle takeoffs and landings, tactical airborne radar approaches and in-flight refueling as a receiver.

Elvis Presley Gold Record "Blue Suede Shoes"
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1977 limited edition.

Remains of Santa Clara County Fairgrounds
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0.500-mile dirt oval

'A Forest of Bamboo' by Paul J. Gonzalez
Among the restaurants, banks, bars, and mini-marts of South First Street, Paul J. Gonzalez’s mural of panda bears in a bamboo forest borders a real bamboo garden. The pandas climb on bamboo and a mother panda plays with her cub. The mural utilizes a mixture of light and dark greens with a contrast of warm browns for the foreground to liven up what would be an otherwise drab fence.

Japanese Friendship Garden
The Japanese Friendship Garden is a walled section of Kelley Park in San Jose, California, USA. Dedicated in October 1965, it is patterned after Japan's famous Korakuen Garden in Okayama. The three main ponds were stocked with koi sent from Okayama in 1966. The ponds are at different elevations in the park, and are inter-connected by streams.

Elvis Presley in "Jailhouse Rock"
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