Name/Title
1927 Campfire Girls Scrapbook coverEntry/Object ID
CFG013Description
In Los Gatos in 1927, the Camp Fire Girls chapter, called the "Wawataissa," under the direction of Gladys Record, decided to reclaim Fairview Plaza. The one-quarter acre park had been donated to the town by Frank H. McCullough, who arrived in Los Gatos in 1880 and purchased 166 acres for $5,000. The project soon involved much of the community. One-third of the park became a playground, and the rest comprised a bird sanctuary. Old rose bushes had not been pruned for years, and the land was covered with weeds and branches. The girls raked, mowed, dug, pulled weeds, planted, and built and painted bird houses. When the little park was finished, it had gateway arches in a Japanese style contributed by Herman Sund, and a lily pond made possible by Frank Bell, A.W. Templeman, George Lewis, "Tex" Dardy, T. A. Butterworth and C. J. Elder. John Zanardi assisted by removing all the rubbish. Many other contributed labor and materials. Fairview Plaza was once again reclaimed in 2004. The pictures here compose a scrapbook of the Campfire Girls project. CFG013Collection
Shuman Elayne Shore CollectionDimensions
Height
15.24 cmWidth
9.56 cmLocation
* Untyped Location
Elayne Shore Shuman CollectionCopyright
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