Willow Glen is the only part of San Jose that feels like a small town with its own main street (Lincoln Avenue) surrounded by tree-lined neighborhoods of architecturally distinctive single family homes, many of them Spanish-style homes built in the 1920s and 1930s.
Located three miles southwest of downtown San Jose, Willow Glen is bordered by the Guadalupe River, the Los Gatos Creek and Coe and Curtner Avenues--although real estate agents sometimes attempt to include adjacent neighborhoods.
In the 1990's Gentrification transformed Willow Glen, though it remains a diverse community with Latino, Italian, Asian, Jewish and gay influences contributing to the rich tapestry of a quiet, enjoyable and very livable Silicon Valley community.