Neighborhood

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0><script type="text/javascript" src="http://hb.lycos.com/hb.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://ratings.lycos.com/ratings/lycosRating.js.php"></script> <script type="text/javascript"><![CDATA[//><!]]></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://scripts.lycos.com/catman/init.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://members.tripod.com/adm/ad/code-start.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://members.tripod.com/adm/ad/code-middle.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://members.tripod.com/adm/ad/code-end.js"></script> <noscript> <img src="http://members.tripod.com/adm/img/common/ot_noscript.gif?rand=270317" alt="" width="1" height="1" />  <iframe frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" width="728" height="90" src="http://ad.yieldmanager.com/st?ad_type=iframe&ad_size=728x90&section=209094"></iframe>  </noscript> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0 height="100%"><tr> <td valign="top" width=160 BGCOLOR="#660000" TEXT="#F7F7FF" bgproperties="fixed" background="287a0c00dvldxa.jpg"> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="70" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 76 WIDTH="66"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="76" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="66" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div>  <A HREF="id2.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="About the house"><U>About the house</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id21.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The House"><U>The House</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id22.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Main Floor"><U>Main Floor</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id24.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Upstairs"><U>Upstairs</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id23.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Below Stairs"><U>Below Stairs</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id25.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Front garden"><U>Front garden</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id26.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Back Garden"><U>Back Garden</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id27.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Carriage House"><U>The Carriage House</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id28.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Christmas time"><U>Christmas time</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id4.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="What weve learned"><U>What we've learned</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id5.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Links"><U>Links</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id6.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Sign the guest book"><U>Sign the guest book</U></A></div> <div> <B>Neighborhood</b></div> <div> <A HREF="id17.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Steinbeck House"><U>Steinbeck House</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id20.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Frog Ponds"><U>Frog Ponds</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Web Site Title"><U>home</U></A></div> </td> <td valign="top" BGCOLOR="#FFCC99" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <B>Neighborhood</b></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> Neighborhood Landmarks</div> <div> (from the <A HREF="http://www.enative.com/ca/scl/nna/html/neigh_landmark.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.enative.com/ca/scl/nna/html/n"><U>Northside Neighborhood</U></A> website)</div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Book Antiqua" ><A HREF="http://www.enative.com/ca/scl/nna/html/neigh_landmark.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.enative.com/ca/scl/nna/html/n"><U>McKee-Lundy House </U></A></FONT> J.O. McKee sailed around the Horn in 1849 aboard the Isabella, a ship captained by his father, Henry. Arriving in San Francisco harbor in May 1850, the two McKees started a shipping business and transported the first fruit from Santa Clara County to the San Francisco market place. In 1850, captains Henry and Joseph were credited with moving the archives of California's first state capitol, north from Alviso, aboard their sloop. </div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.enative.com/ca/scl/nna/html/neigh_landmark.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.enative.com/ca/scl/nna/html/n"><U>Backesto Fountain</U></A> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Bookman Old Style" >The clay fountain is a jewel, the symbolic face of Backesto Park.  The fountain, installed in 1922, dates back to the founding of the park nearly 80 years ago. Yet the most exceptional thing about the fountain is that it is emblazoned with beautifully decorative Arts & Crafts tiles manufactured here in San Jose by one of the most prominent tile makers of the era, Solon & Schemmel.</FONT></div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Book Antiqua" ><A HREF="http://www.briar-rose.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.briar-rose.com"><U>Briar Rose Inn</U></A> </FONT>is decorated with period Victorian antiques, along with Bradbury and Bradbury period reproduction wallpaper. The Inn has six bedrooms, including the garden cottage. Formal tea is served in the afternoon, cookies and sherry are served in the evening by the fire, and a full breakfast is served in the solarium overlooking the heart-shaped pond. "There is also a wraparound porch, wonderful for romantic, quiet summer evenings," the <I>Northside</I> newsletter rhapsodized. "As you walk through the rooms you feel transported back in time as you look at the old ornate fireplace mantles, the beautifully redone mirrors, and the comfortable antique beds you just want to climb into. Call (408) 279-5999.<FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000BF" FACE="Bookman Old Style" > </FONT></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> When our house is done, we hope to look as beautiful as these </div> <div> grand dames<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Book Antiqua" > of the neighborhood</FONT></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="21fc0c80.jpg" border=0 width="192" height="200" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <IMG SRC="225c8c80.jpg" border=0 width="200" height="200" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <IMG SRC="229c3b90.jpg" border=0 width="195" height="185" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <IMG SRC="22bc8990.jpg" border=0 width="200" height="153" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <IMG SRC="23fc4930.jpg" border=0 width="196" height="147" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <IMG SRC="23ec2920.jpg" border=0 width="194" height="146" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> We definitely want to have some sort of fence & gate around the front yard and driveway. Here's some shots of fences we like that might fit into the period of the house (still researching what would be appropriate).</div> <div> <IMG SRC="240ba8c0.jpg" border=0 width="186" height="140" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <IMG SRC="237c87d0.jpg" border=0 width="200" height="125" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <IMG SRC="239c8810.jpg" border=0 width="200" height="129" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>