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100 years ago, developers Eaton, Vestal, &
Herschbach opened Palm Haven! It was the most unique residential development
ever created in or near San Jose. In fact, it incorporated as its own little
city and its independence attracted a special mix of people seeking to chart
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"A city of homes - not houses" From the Ford Educational Library series a short film made about 1921 highlights the Santa Clara Valley.
At about 1:17 in the video clip below, a series of residential scenes is shown and the first one is shot in Palm Haven. It was taken standing in Palm Haven Avenue at Hartford Avenue facing west toward the plaza and then pans to the right ending at 655 Palm Haven Avenue. 665 Palm Haven Avenue can be seen and 675 Palm Haven Avenue is in the far background. All three houses had recently been built by Edgard Bevens, father-in-law of L.D. Bohnett. Bohnett engaged in speculative building of simple stucco homes such as these in Palm Haven. Bevens made 655 Palm Haven Avenue his home. By 1920, inflation had rendered it easy to build cheap homes in Palm Haven that still fell under the minimums established in 1913.
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Planned book on Palm Haven Arcadia Publishing (www.arcadiapublishing.com) has approved a proposal to develop a book on Palm Haven for its "Images of America" series on local history across the country. This is a great opportunity to educate the public on the important people that made Palm Haven their home over the years. The "Images of America" series depends on having books chock-full of photographs and other imagery. If you think you have a photo, diagram, or other document that relates to Palm Haven and its former residents, I would be grateful to arrange for its possible use in the forthcoming book. Please contact me at mail@palmhaven.info to discuss what you have. |
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If you have any photos or documents regarding Palm Haven and/or its residents, please CLICK HERE as we would be grateful to be able to scan and return them to you but share for others to view.
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