A walk back through time in Los Gatos...with "Something Extra"
Los Gatos is rich with history - some of it quite colorful.
On Sunday, my husband, Jim, and I attended the Second Annual History Walk through parts of downtown Los Gatos.
It was fascinating.
Even before our tour began, we caught the tail end of the one before, in which the docent, Dan Turkus, explained how the fire bell was used. If the fire was on the north side of town, it rang in a particular pattern. Each direction - north, south, east, west - had a code in the way the bell was rung.
Makes sense.
I just never knew that.
The tour was full of things like that - interesting tidbits that I never knew. Practical stuff. Seedy stuff. Weird stuff.
It included a walk through the Opera House (a known harbinger of a benevolent ghost) and a walk through the patio and yard at St. Luke's Episcopal Church in Old Town, Los Gatos. The yard there is a quiet sanctuary and is a repository for ashes of some members of the church community. Rector Chapman was actually buried inside the church. So yes, we were in a type of burial ground there.
The docent at St. Luke's is a former neighbor of ours, Luke Williams. Luke portrayed Rector Chapman (and interestingly, is about to head off to a seminary himself in a few months). As he stood in the yard with his back to the altar inside, I snapped a few photos of him.
Do you see what I see?
Maybe it's just a reflection of some kind?
Maybe not.
There was no direct sunlight.
No flash.
And no, it's not creepy.
Luke probably looks like a minister or reverand from way back when. Familiar. Our kind of guy.
Interesting, huh?
See, history is never dull. Neither are historical spots. They're just portrayed that way when taught like a time line without color.
To read more about the History Walk, and to see a link to more details and many more photos, please visit Live in Los Gatos!
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