Category Archives: Weekly Articles
September 12 – 18, 2012
The original Santa Cruz County Courthouse. This is pre-Cooper House pre-Octagon hall of Records and pre-Lulu Carpenter’s Cooper Street!! It’s of course Front Street and Cooper, circa 1867. Note the organic streets and no visible trash anywhere!!!? Additional information always … Continue reading
September 4 – 10, 2012
NON HISTORICAL PHOTO. This photo courtesy of The Beach Hill Neighbors Association shows the parking and living problems IF the Basketball moguls get their way with our City. Look at that photo, think about where you’d park…how far would you … Continue reading
August 27 – September 2, 2012
“THREE WAY” TRAFFIC ON PACIFIC (1925-28). Note the cars PARKED on both sides of Pacific Avenue and a parade of cabins on trucks going down themiddle of the street. You can also see the then County Bank Building at Cooper … Continue reading
August 20 – 26, 2012
A GENUINE KITCHEN BROTHERS PROJECT. Raymond Kitchen built most of this abalone shell, stone, and concrete “temple” in 1947. Dr. Stoller ,who did mushroom fertilizer research, finished the structure in 1954. According to John Chases book, Kitchen got the idea … Continue reading
August 14 – 20, 2012
TWO WAY TRAFFIC ON PACIFIC IN 1953.The decades old argument over traffic on Pacific Avenue never dies. One way, two way, or better yet… closing it temporarily as a test. It would solve a lot of things. This is Pacific, … Continue reading
August 8 – 14, 2012
1982 MUSICAL SAW FESTIVAL. One of the first Musical Saw Festivals. This was in the now shuttered Veterans Hall. Hidden in the photo are Tom Scribner, Faith Petric, Morgan Cowin, David Weiss (from the LA Philharmonic, in a tux!!) That’s … Continue reading
July 30 – August 5, 2012
SANTA CRUZ VENETIAN WATER CARNIVAL JUNE 1895. Before people cared about fish and nature they dammed up the San Lorenzo River and as shown here had great fun at the bend where they want to erect that basketball arena. It … Continue reading
Column July 24 – 30, 2012
THE PEOPLE’S BANK. Built in 1910 and designed by William Weeks, it became the Wells Fargo Bank by January 4, 1965 (when this photo was taken). Later on it was the Integrand Design or I.D. Building (an early coffee and … Continue reading
July 11 – 23, 2012
END OF WORLD WAR 1. November 11, 1918. That would be Jamba Juice where it says Plaza Land Office on Pacific and the Post Office will be built later to the left where it says Toscano Hotel on Front Street. … Continue reading
July 3 – 9, 2012
CEDAR AND LOCUST STREETS ca. 1920. This shows the Hotel Santa Cruz now with the added Red Room & Bar. Literary Guillotine (204 Locust) would be just on the left and I think that the Schooner Realty house 1015 (Cedar) … Continue reading
