The Endangered 8: 2025
San José's Most Threatened Architectural and Cultural Landmarks
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Greyhound Bus Depot
Location:
70 S. Almaden Avenue
Date:
Built 1957
Architect:
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
Threat:
Neglect, Redevelopment
The famed architectural firm of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill designed San José’s former Greyhound Bus Depot; its smooth aquamarine terra cotta facade and vertical chrome fins are emblematic of SOM’s midcentury modern output in an era that also produced their renowned Lever House (NYC, 1952), Inland Steel Building (Chicago, 1957), Crown Zellerbach Headquarters (1958), and Air Force Academy Campus (Colorado Springs, 1958-1963). Previously approved for demolition in 2017 for a luxury apartment tower that never broke ground, the building’s adaptive reuse potential as a downtown supermarket, food hall, or other community-serving use should be revisited. This site too is owned by beleaguered developer Z&L Properties, which defaulted on a $19.5 million bank loan in February 2025 and now faces bank foreclosure and multiple code violations and fines from the City.