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In the 1930s, Jacques Libante lived in the house. In 1934, Libante had the Gem City French Laundry constructed at the rear of the property, which is located at 11 University Avenue. This laundry is one of Los Gatos' finest examples of Art Deco architecture and served as a French hand laundry until the 1960s. [4] [2] [7]
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.
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Opened in 1856 is the oldest opera house in South America. This is a list of notable opera houses listed by continent, then by country with the name of the opera house and city. The opera company is sometimes named for clarity.
The John Steinbeck House at 16250 Greenwood Lane in Monte Sereno, California, was the home of author John Steinbeck from 1936 to 1938. The house was built in 1936, in the foothills of the Santa Cruz Mountains in what was then part of the town of Los Gatos, California, for Steinbeck and his wife, Carol.
The Yung See San Fong House, or "Young's Home in the Heart of the Hills", is a house in Los Gatos in the U.S. state of California.It is a combination of Asian decorative motifs and pagoda roofs together with Western massing and layout.
Mason Opera house was designed by Benjamin Howard Marshall in association with John B. Parkinson and opened on June 8, 1903. Its capacity was originally reported to be 1650, then 1552, then 1400. The building's original lessee was Harold Wyatt. [1] [2] [3] Upon opening, the theater became the leading live theater in the city.
The Pavilion has 3,156 seats spread over four tiers, with chandeliers, wide curving stairways and rich décor. [2] The auditorium's sections are the Orchestra (divided in Premiere Orchestra, Center Orchestra, Main Orchestra and Orchestra Ring), Circle (divided in Grand Circle and Founders Circle), Loge (divided in Front Loge and Rear Loge), as well as Balcony (divided in Front Balcony and Rear ...