Monthly Archives: January 2011
January 24 – 30, 2011
REAL FISH, REAL FISHERMEN ON OUR WHARF, circa 1910. That was back in the days before mercury levels and men were men. See those frames holding the boats? Those were because the tides were so high they had to raise … Continue reading
January 17 – 23, 2011
THRASH MOTORS in April of 1959. Then it was Pontiac Grill at the corner of Front and Cathcart Streets. Then it was Café La Vie now it’s The Surfrider Café. If you read closely you’ll see that the window ads … Continue reading
January 10 – 16, 2010
UCSC LAND before UCSC. This 1957 photo shows High Street turning into Empire Grade at the bottom center with what’s now the Barn Theatre most prominent. Then there’s the Cook House. The Cooperage, Glenn Coolidge Drive and the Carriage House … Continue reading
January 4 – 10, 2011
CHRISTMAS BEFORE THE TOWN CLOCK WAS THERE. This was taken December 26, 1951 at Pacific and Water Streets before they rescued what’s now our Town Clock from rotting in Harvey West Park. That’s after they removed it from the top … Continue reading
