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Evergreen between Capitol Expy and Ruby Ave from Quimby Rd to Aborn Rd: tract blocks along the Thompson Creek trail, with the Evergreen Library, Boggini Park and two middle schools.
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the story
How Thompson Creek & Quimby came to be
Quimby Rd and Aborn Rd frame a grid of tracts that came into the city mostly in the 1960s. City annexation records show the earliest dated piece, 'Evergreen No. 2', on December 28, 1959, then 'Evergreen No. 1-B' (April 22, 1960) covering about 30% of the outline and 'Evergreen No. 9' (June 15, 1961) about 11%; in all, about 62% of the land came into the city in the 1960s. The city's tract-map layer shows about 3,200 recorded lots inside the outline, in tracts of up to about 210 lots.
Thompson Creek crosses the west side on a diagonal, from Aborn Rd near White Rd north-west to Quimby Rd near Capitol Expy, and a city trail follows it. The city's parks layer lists the Thompson Creek trail reach from Quimby Rd to Chesapeake Cir at about 33 acres and the next reach south to Aborn Rd as open, and the trail continues north of Quimby Rd toward Tully Rd. The Evergreen Branch Library opened on Aborn Rd in March 1976 and reopened as an expanded branch on September 16, 2006 (library timeline).
The General Plan marks three corners here as future urban villages: Quimby Rd at White Rd and Aborn Rd at San Felipe Rd as neighborhood villages, and Capitol Expy at Silver Creek Rd as a local transit village. The city's growth-area layer shows none of the three with an approved village plan yet.
streets and homes
The streets and the houses
White Rd runs north-south through the middle and Nieman Blvd runs north from Aborn Rd; the tract streets fill in around them: Scottsdale Dr, Burdick Way, Sturla Dr and Castleton Dr near Quimby Rd; Fairfax Ave, Everdale Dr, Westbranch Dr, Rossmore Way and Whispering Hills Cir in the middle; Remington Way, Millbrook Dr, Stevens Ln and D'Amico Dr east toward Ruby Ave; Renfield Way and Pentland Way near Aborn Rd. The city zoning map shows mostly R-1-8 single-family districts, with planned developments in pockets such as Heritage Estates Dr and Apperson Ridge Dr near Ruby Ave.
Some homes on the west side back onto the Thompson Creek corridor; Boggini Park is on the east side at Remington Way and Millbrook Dr. Aborn Rd carries the commercial strip, with shopping centers at Capitol Expy and at White Rd / San Felipe Rd, the Evergreen Library at 2635 Aborn Rd and the Aborn Park pieces at Pentland Way and Renfield Way.
West of Capitol Expy, the guide takes in the blocks around Monrovia Dr, Tustin Dr, Vanport Dr, Bradbury Dr and Kyra Cir between Silver Creek Rd / King Rd and Barberry Ln, where George V. LeyVa Middle School sits. All of the land in this guide is City of San Jose; the county city-limits map shows no unincorporated land inside.
streets in thompson creek & quimby
- Quimby Rd
- Aborn Rd
- Ruby Ave
- Capitol Expy
- White Rd
- Nieman Blvd
- Scottsdale Dr
- Fairfax Ave
- Everdale Dr
- Remington Way
- Millbrook Dr
- Rossmore Way
- Stevens Ln
- D'Amico Dr
- Castleton Dr
- Renfield Way
- Whispering Hills Cir
- Monrovia Dr
- Chesapeake Cir
parks and places
Parks, shops and landmarks near Thompson Creek & Quimby
- trail
Thompson Creek trail
The open trail follows Thompson Creek from Aborn Rd near White Rd north-west past Chesapeake Cir to Quimby Rd, and continues north toward Tully Rd (city parks and trail layers).
- park
Boggini Park
A city park of about 9.2 acres at Remington Way and Millbrook Dr (city parks layer).
- landmark
Evergreen Branch Library
At 2635 Aborn Rd; it opened in March 1976 and reopened as an expanded branch on September 16, 2006 (San Jose Public Library timeline).
- park
Millbrook Community Center and Aborn Park
The city lists the Millbrook Community Center at 3200 Millbrook Dr as a joint-use site with the school district, and Aborn Park (about 1.6 acres plus 3.2 acres of open space) at Pentland Way and Renfield Way.
- shopping
Aborn Rd
Shopping centers cluster along Aborn Rd at Capitol Expy and near White Rd and San Felipe Rd.
schools and commute
School districts and getting around
School districts
Thompson Creek & Quimby is in the Evergreen School District (TK-8) and the East Side Union High School District (Census district maps); the district office is at 3188 Quimby Rd. Public schools inside the outline: Holly Oak Elementary (2995 Rossmore Way), Millbrook Elementary (3200 Millbrook Dr), Quimby Oak Middle (3190 Quimby Rd) and George V. LeyVa Middle (1865 Monrovia Dr). Evergreen Valley High (3300 Quimby Rd) is just east across Ruby Ave. Attendance boundaries change, so check the exact address with each district.
Evergreen School District site · East Side Union High guide · Silicon Valley school districts
Getting around
- VTA's Eastridge Transit Center sits just west of Capitol Expy near Quimby Rd, about 1 mile straight-line from the center of the guide.
- VTA's Eastridge to BART Regional Connector, a 2.4-mile light rail extension from Alum Rock station along Capitol Expy to Eastridge, is expected to be complete in early 2028 (VTA project page); Alum Rock station is about 3.4 miles straight-line today.
- Capitol Expy meets US 101 about 1.5 miles straight-line south-west and I-680 about 3.5 miles straight-line north.
- Downtown San Jose is about 5 miles straight-line north-west.
- The Thompson Creek trail crosses the west side on a diagonal and links north toward Lake Cunningham Park (city trail layer).
nerd notes
Buying or selling in Thompson Creek & Quimby: what we check
Buying here
- Flood near the creek: some blocks beside Thompson Creek between Quimby Rd and Aborn Rd are mapped in FEMA Zone A or the 0.2% annual chance (shaded Zone X) area; most of the rest is Zone D. Check the FEMA map for the address and ask about flood insurance if it is in Zone A.
- Liquefaction: about 32% of the outline is in a state liquefaction zone. The natural hazard disclosure shows it for each address.
- Homes in the 1960s-era tracts may still have original electrical panels, plumbing and sewer laterals; inspect and get the lateral scoped.
- Future urban villages at Quimby Rd / White Rd, Aborn Rd / San Felipe Rd and Capitol Expy / Silver Creek Rd could bring denser projects to those corners once village plans are adopted; check the city's growth-area map.
- Planned-development pockets near Ruby Ave come with HOA documents and PD permits; ask for them and check current dues.
Selling here
- If the home backs onto the Thompson Creek trail, say so plainly and note any gate or fence details.
- Have the FEMA flood-zone status ready for creek-side homes.
- List upgrades (panel, roof, windows, sewer lateral) with dates; buyers compare them across tracts of the same age.
- Distance to the Eastridge Transit Center and the future light rail stop there is a fair point to make, in straight-line miles.
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faq
Thompson Creek & Quimby questions, answered
Where is the Thompson Creek trail?
It follows Thompson Creek on a diagonal across the west side of this guide, from Aborn Rd near White Rd past Chesapeake Cir to Quimby Rd, and continues north toward Tully Rd.
Which school districts serve Thompson Creek & Quimby?
The Evergreen School District (TK-8) and the East Side Union High School District. Holly Oak and Millbrook elementary schools and Quimby Oak and LeyVa middle schools are inside; check the address with each district.
Is light rail coming to this area?
VTA is extending light rail 2.4 miles along Capitol Expy from Alum Rock station to the Eastridge Transit Center, just west of this guide, with completion expected in early 2028.
Is it in a flood zone?
Most of it is FEMA Zone D. Some blocks beside Thompson Creek are in Zone A or the shaded Zone X area; check the FEMA map for the address.
What ZIP code is it?
Mostly 95148. The blocks west of Capitol Expy and near Aborn Rd fall partly in 95122 and 95121 (Census ZIP areas).
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