The environment and convenient rail access from San Francisco have made Los Gatos an early tourist destination. Today, the city is located within the largest metropolitan area of northern California and is closely connected to Silicon Valley and its fast paced economy. Los Gatos, however, retains a mix of residential, commercial and light industrial uses, still attracts visitors, and continues to retain its small town image.
For rail transport, the nearby town of Santa Clara has the closest railway station to Caltrain, and the nearby town of Campbell provides access to the VTA light rail network via Winchester, Downtown Campbell and Hamilton stations. Many of these airports are used for air travel by people around the Bay Area. Los Gatos prides itself on being a self-contained culture.
Over 3, businesses serve residents and serve as a hub for tourists who are drawn to its restaurants , hotels and a variety of shops within walking distance of the city centre.
His inventions expand from spray pumps to clothes washers, and by the highly successful John Bean Manufacturing Co. The difficult-to-maintain line is discontinued in because of storm damage and increasing competition for passenger traffic from auto and bus transportation using Highway In addition to Jesuit studies, the Novitiate operates a winery from to The Novitiate was renamed the Jesuit Center in and now serves as housing for retired priests.
Hill at N. Santa Cruz Ave. For 60 years the house serves as a funeral home and later a restaurant. The first electric street lights are turned on using power generated and transmitted from the Hume Ranch, an orchard property located between Los Gatos and Saratoga. A fire destroys much of the business district along West Main Street, from the bridge to the railroad tracks. Nearly 60 buildings burn to the ground. The railroad is mainly used for passenger service but it also hauls fruit during the canning season.
The train ceases operating in Los Gatos in The narrow-gauge electric trolley operates until when all the lines in San Jose are abandoned. The April 18 earthquake damages Los Gatos buildings, the railroad tracks and the mile-long tunnel at Wrights Station. It will take three years to complete repairs and change to a broad-gauge track. Rail traffic over the Santa Cruz Mountains resumes May 29, The Los Gatos Telephone Co. Map View. At the acre 61ha Vasona Lake County Park, you can bike, hike, fish, picnic and walk your dog on a leash.
The park has public and reservable picnic tables and 45 acres 18ha dedicated to outdoor activities, such as soccer. Spring through fall, paddleboats and rowboats are available to rent, and every Saturday in June and July, there is a free concert known as Vasona Vibrations. Oak Meadow Park lies within Vasona Lake County Park and is home to a carousel, more picnic areas and green space plus two playgrounds, one of which has a real airplane for children to clamber on.
Vasona also offers an animated holiday light show in December called Fantasy of Lights. More info. Open In Google Maps. Visit Website. Give us feedback. The Sunday market has fresh produce, live music and a small park area next door for children to play in, making it an excellent spot at which to stop and have breakfast or an early lunch.
You can also purchase fresh fish and flowers. While most of the growth through the 's was due to new development, most of the growth in the 's and 's was due to annexations, in-fill development and changing demographics.
The Town originally developed at a distance from other population centers and therefore evolved as an independent community having residential, commercial and industrial areas.
The economics of the Town have changed from the wheat farming, milling, logging, orchard and cannery businesses in the 19 th and early 20 th centuries to the suburban, high tech, visitor destination businesses of today. The railroad also played a major role in the growth and development of the Town, Los Gatos was either the terminus of the railroad or the transition point from standard to narrow gauge at more than one time during the railroad's operation.
The climate and easy access by rail from San Francisco made Los Gatos an early tourist destination. Today, the Town is situated within the largest metropolitan area of northern California, and is closely tied to Silicon Valley and its fast paced economy.
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