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Los Gatos is Spanish for "The Cats". [10] The name derives from the 1839 Alta California land grant that encompassed the area, which was called La Rinconada de Los Gatos ("The Corner of the Cats"), where the cats refers to the cougars (mountain lions) and bobcats that are indigenous to the foothills in which the town is located.
Sister cities of Los Angeles. This is a list of sister cities in the United States state of California.Sister cities, known in Europe as twin towns, are cities which partner with each other to promote human contact and cultural links, although this partnering is not limited to cities and often includes counties, regions, states and other sub-national entities.
Kotani-en, (/ ˈk, tn, in /) also known as the Kotani-En Garden is a classical Japanese residence designed in the formal Japanese architecture -style reminiscent of a 13th-century estate in Los Gatos, in Santa Clara County, California. "Kotani-en" translates to "miniature park" in Japanese. The garden features walls with tile roofs that ...
The origin of the Los Gatos Historic Commercial District can be traced back to 1863 when W. S. McMurtry and J. W. McMillan inaugurated a general store on Main Street, situated to the east of Los Gatos Green near the mill. In 1864, an official post office was established, marking a pivotal development. Subsequently, other businesses followed suit.
Died. May 6, 1881. (1881-05-06) (aged 77) Alameda, California. James Alexander Forbes (January 6, 1804 – May 6, 1881 [1] [2]) was the British vice-consul to Mexican California as well as the first British consul to the U.S. state of California. He built a flour mill outside of San Jose, California (now known as Forbes Mill ), and that land ...
Sonora. Tabasco. Tamaulipas. TL. Veracruz. Yucatán. Zacatecas. The states are the first-level administrative divisions of Mexico and are officially named the United Mexican States. There are 32 federal entities in Mexico (31 states and the capital, Mexico City, as a separate entity that is not formally a state). [1][2][3][4]
July 31, 1978. Forbes Mill is a now-defunct flour mill originally built in 1854 located in Los Gatos, California, which served as the History Museum of Los Gatos after having been saved from destruction in 1982. The museum closed in 2014, and its collections are now part of New Museum Los Gatos. [ 2] The building is currently owned by the city.
Former headquarters in Los Gatos (subleased from Netflix) Roku, Inc. (/ ˈ r oʊ k uː / ROH-koo) [2] is an American streaming technology company. [3] [4] Founded in 2002 by Anthony Wood, it produces streaming players and smart TVs, licenses its technology to other manufacturers, and distributes streaming services.