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Los Gatos Observed

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I moved to Los Gatos in 1996. Before I read this book I had virtually no idea of the town I lived in. Now I understand it very well. It's actually interesting! By the way, this book was obviously created as a labor of love by someone with a genuine interest in their community.

This book displays a wonderfully compiled history of Los Gatos. The photography is beautiful, and just about every fact is historically accurate. A good section of the book is where the buildings are shown today downtown, and then their original use is displayed below the photo. Anywone who lives in Los Gatos or anywone who loves Santa Clara County history will love this book!

I also live in Los Gatos,and was surprised and pleased to see my house pictured, and written about in the book! I have always wondered about many of the homes shown in the book, and especially about where I actually live. This book has sparked my curiosity even more, and I am looking forward to having more detailed conversations with the owner of the house, to get additional information! A must have book for anyone who lives in Los Gatos, or has visited and enjoyed the town. Also a great book for California history buffs! My only suggestion would be to possibly print some in hard back!

I was born and raised in San Francisco's Noe Valley neighborhood. Then after 5-years away as an infantry airborne officer, I returned to San Francisco. Career took me to the south bay, to the sprawl that is San Jose, in the Silicon Valley. With wife and children at my side we sought a home that would "return" us to our San Francisco neighborhood, but MINUS the commute! Alas, we found LOS GATOS. We fell in love with the neighborhoods that gave us that San Francisco "feel". 5-years ago we walked into a rather beautiful, gorgeous, but small, home during "open-house", and within 2-minutes decided we would love to go "broke" living in this home and raising our children, we made our offer (matching the asking), closing escrow 4-weeks later. I have tons of books on my great HOME of San Francisco, many on the antique tables of our home, to remind me of HOME. And then, alas, to discover "Los Gatos Observed", with all its quality, giving full circle to the books of HOME. "Los Gatos Observed" really tells the reader why anyone who can, will live here. A neighbor of mine from Boston told me he moved here because it reminded him and his wife soooo much of their Boston borrough; and I told him of how this was true for me regarding the Noe Valley. Now the secret is REALLY OUT!

I live in Los Gatos and this is the most fun I have had looking at a book in a long time. I wish there was such a book for everywhere that I have lived. The research that went into it is incredible. The detail and the photos are great. People interested in writing a book about someplace should use this as a model. I learned a lot about many places that I have wondered about for a long time. Great fun!

Required reading for architectural enthusiasts as well as any Bay Area aficionado. Visually satisfying experience complemented with rich, local lore.

Now Los Gatos in Spanish means The Cats. I just would like to say Waaaaasssssssssssuuuuuuppppppp to all my homedoggs. EEEYA I have learned a lot from the grate scool district. It is absolootey the best in the wurld. YA! I go to highschool and I is gettin the beest education that this here town can offer. bi guyz