Six-lane expressway built to link downtown San José with the growing suburban communities in Almaden, which boomed in the years after World War II. The Expressway’s first link opened in 1959. close window resize type | | | Arroyo Tulares de las Canoas The Spanish name for the creek at the foot of Dairy Hill, meaning “Tulares Creek of the Canoes.” Today it is called Canoas Creek. close window resize type