Monthly Archives: April 2014

OUR HISTORICAL SANTA CRUZ FISHERMAN’S WHARF. Taken in 1961, this photo clearly shows the unique bend in the ocean end. That bend that faces almost exactly into the oncoming wave action is what has saved our wharf over all these … Continue reading →

THE SANTA CRUZ RAILROAD WHARF & THE FISHERMAN’S WHARF. This dates about 1914 the WW1 year. photo credit: Covello & Covello Historical photo collection. FOUNTAINS OF CHAIN. I found this science mystery in the N.Y. Times. GREAT AD. Wait for … Continue reading →

THE ORIGINAL FISHERMAN’S WHARF. Once we had a fisherman’s Wharf and a Railroad Wharf right next to each other. The Sea Beach Hotel is on the right, it opened in 1888, and burned up (or down) in 1912. (Covello & … Continue reading →

THE ORIGINAL SANTA CRUZ FISHERMAN’S WHARF circa 1910. You can see the Sea Beach Hotel in the upper right hand corner. The fish were for local consumption and according to Sheila O’Hare and Irene Berry most of the fish were … Continue reading →