Monthly Archives: February 2012

PACIFIC AVENUE 1925. Squint a little and notice the Piggly Wiggly market on the right with the quote “all over the world”(like Trader Joe’s!). The brick building on the close right was the Trust building. Built in 1910 and named … Continue reading →

THE OLD OX ROAD. Circa 1885, this photo looks a lot like one taken behind what’s now the Brookdale lodge back in the day. The guy in the vest maybe Chris Iffert. These log roads were built to stop the … Continue reading →

DOWNTOWN SANTA CRUZ, 1946. Absolutely one of my favorite photos. Before the original Catalyst, there’s The Hotel Arlington, McHugh Bianchi were going strong, the City Library (the beautiful one) was still standing, town clock was still high atop the ODD … Continue reading →

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS CIRCA 1957.As you can see this was before they built the J.J. Crosetti building. As we should always remember, this isn’t a County Fairgrounds it’s the State of California 14th Agricultural District show grounds. In the … Continue reading →