Apr. 23—Barry Swenson's extraordinary vision and "special genius" for deal-making helped transform San Jose's skyline and rebuild downtown Santa Cruz after the devastating 1989 earthquake when ...

Swenson, who survived a major stroke nearly a decade ago as well as a small plane crash on his way back from his family ranch on the east side of Mt. Hamilton years before that, was remembered as ...

Barry Swenson’s extraordinary vision and “special genius” for deal-making helped transform San Jose’s skyline and rebuild downtown Santa Cruz after the devastating 1989 earthquake when ...

Barry Swenson, former chairman of Barry Swenson Builders and a local construction pioneer, died Saturday, April 19, at age 85. (Swenson family via San Jose Spotlight) BARRY SWENSON, THE groundbreaking ...

Barry Swenson, head of a third-generation family construction firm that built some of the most famous buildings in San Jose, has died. He was 85. The owner of locally based Swenson Builders died ...