https://www.siliconvalley.com/2023/06/23/plan-to-demolish-historic-san-jose-sites-for-temporary-sap-center-parking-draws-outrage/ > At first glance, the 2.5-acre plot of land in downtown San Jose appears unassuming, but there’s more to it than meets the eye. It once held a former Depression-era boxing venue and features a home whose origins may date back to the Civil War. > Now the city wants to tear down those buildings to create a temporary parking lot, leaving local preservationists outraged at the idea of paving over San Jose’s history.