The Cats - "Cat Scan" - Los Gatos, CA
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member DougK
N 37° 12.895 W 121° 59.322
10S E 589728 N 4119193
The cats are two concrete statues in Los Gatos, California.
Waymark Code: WM7AJB
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 09/27/2009
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member saopaulo1
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These cats are located in Los Gatos, California at an exit off of southbound Highway 17 at the base of the Lexington Reservoir Dam.

They are "Leo" and "Leona", 8ft tall and made of concrete. Leo, on the right, has squinted eyes, while Leona's eyes are wide open. They have guarded this entrance since 1922 when they were built by the sculptor Robert Treat Paine for the writer Col. Charles Erskine Scott Wood and the poet Sara Bard Field. Wood and Field wanted a place where they and their guests could work undisturbed. So in 1919 they bought 34 acres of land where they could build their "Castle in the sky". Poet's Canyon was a gathering place for the "artistic people" of the time.

Leona Guarding the Gates Leo

Compare Zippy the Pinhead - "Cat Scan" - Zippy the Pinhead, Friday, February 7, 2003

Date the strip ran: 02/07/2003

Strip Name: Cat Scan

Location of item featured in the strip: Los Gatos, California

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