St. Leo's, San Jose
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| Coordinates: 37°19′44″N 121°54′36″W / 37.329°N 121.910°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| City | San Jose |
St. Leo's is a small neighborhood of The Alameda district, in Central San Jose, California. It takes its name from the Saint Leo the Great Church, located in the center of the neighborhood.
History
A collection of bungalow neighborhoods bordered by
Culture
Known as San Jose's Gay neighborhood,[1] St Leo's featured the Watergarden (a gay bath house, now closed due to the covid pandemic),[2] The Billy DeFrank LGBT Community Center, Carla's Social Club for cross dressers and transgender events, Leather Masters adult store and Health Trust's AIDS Service program. The annual San Jose Gay Pride festival is held at nearby Discovery Meadow in Guadalupe River Park.
Parks and plazas
Popular culture
St Leo neighborhood and church are mentioned in Smash Mouth's song "Heave-Ho" where guitarist and songwriter Greg Camp rented a home (47 S. Morrison Ave., San Jose, CA 95126) and wrote about his neighbors and landlord.[3]
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