November 4, 2011 by Keith Larson
The winery promises an “event to delight the senses,” and if wine and chocolate are involved, it’s hard to imagine otherwise.
October 31, 2011 by Keith Larson
While San Francisco and the Painted Ladies might get all the publicity, Los Gatos more than simply holds its own when it comes to gorgeous and historic architecture. The Museums of Los Gatos proudly hosts the Historic Homes Tour featuring some of…
September 9, 2008 by John S. Baggerly
‘Here’s to Teddy, rough and ready, population is his cry. Watch the rabbit, get the habit, learn to multiply.” A wag composed this ditty about Theodore Roosevelt, our 26th president, hero of San Juan Hill during the Spanish-American War, great white hunter…
March 17, 1999 by Dan Pulcrano
Yehudi Menuhin called his Los Gatos days "a blithe, young, joyful, golden time"
September 9, 1998 by George G. Bruntz
The town of Los Gatos was established on La Rinconada de Los Gatos, a Mexican land grant formerly inhabited by the Ohlone Indians that was part of Spain from the late 1700s to early 1800s.
September 9, 1998 by John S. Baggerly
At the turn of the century, doctors sent patients suffering from respiratory problems, such as tuberculosis, to Los Gatos to prolong their lives. The town’s salubrious reputation was due in large part to a writeup in the prestigious British medical journal, The…
September 9, 1996 by John S. Baggerly
Before Los Gatos was incorporated in 1887, this area had its share of crime, much of it at the hands of Tiburico “Little Tib” Vasquez, considered by some to be our state’s most notorious bandit. According to Clyde Arbuckle’s Historic Names, Persons…
September 9, 1996 by John S. Baggerly
Like so many Los Gatans, John Bean came here for his health. Unlike others, the inventor arrived from Michigan a rich man, having sold his patent for the “Buckeye Force Pump,” the first deep-well pump ever made, to Mast, Foos & Co.…
September 9, 1996 by John S. Baggerly
The following information is from John V. Young's Ghost Towns of the Santa Cruz Mountains and enriched by information from Los Gatos historian Bill Wulf.
September 9, 1996 by John S. Baggerly
Whenever a Los Gatan returned from a trip to New York City, which was rare in the 1920s and ’30s, the first thing that friends and the press asked was: “Did you see Babe Ruth play baseball and what were prunes selling…
