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A collaborative effort between Royston and Santa Clara Parks and Recreation Director Earl Carmichael, the 3-acre site was designed in 1964 to connect El Camino Real highway with the recently opened civic center. The plaza is largely paved, with a planted perimeter of mostly lawn and trees which serve as a buffer.

The majority of the site is occupied by two rectangular pools with gracefully curved corners, which sit adjacent to each other at near-ground