Los Gatos History Walk : Live In Los Gatos

Los Gatos History Walk

Date: May. 10, 2007
Tags: Los Gatos History Walk

Los Gatos History Museum on Tait Avenue, Los Gatos

Sunday afternoon, Jim and I got to the History Walk (2nd annual) a little too late to make the 1:30 tour - they were sold out. But we were in luck. The goodnatured volunteers kept their costumes on a little longer and tacked on a 2pm show for us and a few other stragglers. We were very, very grateful.

Dan Turkus, one of the guides, explaining the "code" used with the fire bell in Los Gatos CA for the History Walk

Dan Turkus, one of the guides, explaining the "code" used with the fire bell in Los Gatos CA for the History Walk

I was certain that the performance would be great, and I wasn't disappointed.

What I did not expect was to have so many "blanks filled in". There were bits and pieces of history that I knew, but they didn't all fit together quite right. The docents did a great job of helping me to make sense of these odds and ends.

I had never known, for instance, why there was a resevoir up on the hill near the Jesuit Novitiate. Turns out it had everything to do with making Forbes Mill profitable back in the day. (That resevoir has not been used in awhile and is now being turned into housing. That's for another post.)

Stone House (University Avenue) owners Juliet Panter & Janet Goodman opened their Los Gatos home to the tour

Stone House (University Avenue) owners Juliet Panter & Janet Goodman opened their Los Gatos home to the tour

That kind of thing.

It was the most fun I've ever had learning history.

I highly recommend this tour to anyone who loves Los Gatos, and I expect to go back again next year.

A wonderful article was done on this event by The Los Gatos Observer. I had planned to share many more photos and a more detailed explanation here, but the LGO did a great job with better photos - so have a look at the review there and enjoy!

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