Alum Rock in San Jose in Santa Clara County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Cesar E. Chavez

Memorial Walkway

— Former Chavez Home Site —

Cesar E. Chavez Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Joseph Alvarado, December 15, 2022

1. Cesar E. Chavez Marker

Inscription. Located in what was originally known as the East San Jose barrio of “Sal Si Puedes” or “Get Out If You Can,” Cesar and Helen Chavez and their family resided in a home at this site from 1951 to 1953 while Cesar began his work in the Civil Rights Movement. The property is still owned by Libario Chavez, Cesar’s youngest brother.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Civil Rights • Hispanic Americans.

Location. 37° 21.386′ N, 121° 50.655′ W. Marker is in San Jose, California, in Santa Clara County. It is in Alum Rock. It is on Scharff Avenue south of Plaza De Guadalupe, on the right when traveling south. The metal sign is mounted to on a metal pole on the sidewalk. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 53 Scharff Avenue, San Jose CA 95116, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in California’s San Francisco Bay Area,

in Silicon Valley,

and on the Coast Ranges.

It is also on the American Pacific Coast.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Ring of Fire,

in the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Chavez Family Home (here, next to this marker); Guadalupe Mission of San Jose (approx. ¼ mile away); Emma Prusch and Her Park (approx. 1.1 miles away); San Jose High School (approx. 1½ miles away); Skinner's Seedling (approx. 1.7 miles away); Slettedahl House (approx. 2 miles away); San Jose Woman's Club

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(approx. 2.2 miles away); Sakauye Migrant Farm Worker Housing (approx. 2.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in San Jose.

Photographed by Joseph Alvarado, December 15, 2022

2. Cesar E. Chavez Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 20, 2022, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California. This page has been viewed 327 times since then and 38 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 20, 2022, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California.