Frontier Village

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Frontier Village, owned and created by Joe Zukin and Laurie Hollings, opened its gates on October 21, 1961 at the intersection of Monterey Road and Branham Lane in San Jose, California. At that time, San Jose was a farming city and it was the furthest thing from today's Silicon Valley because there was no internet, no huge computer industry, and no congestion. Those peaceful qualities of the city were also shared by Frontier Village, the little Western themed amusement park under the tall trees. The Hayes Mansion. The park was located on thirty-three acres of property that originally was part of Congressman Hayes' estate. Frontier Village took up ten of those thirty-three acres, the parking lot was five acres, and thirteen acres were set aside for the park's future development. The 64 room Hayes Mansion, built in 1899 and completed in 1904, was located at the back of Frontier Village's property. The Hayes family first bought the estate's land, which was called "Edenvale," in 1887. The land was originally populated with countless California oak trees and the Hayes family added hundreds of eucalyptus, redwood, Monterey pine, Arizona Pine, and numerous other varieties of trees. The trees remained on the land after Frontier Village opened and thus, the park was always shady and cool. Those tall trees would eventually become the landmarks of the little park. The park was started by Zukin, who was then in the car wash business. ...

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