World War I Memorial on Pacific Avenue
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Word War I Veteran's Memorial on Front Street and Pacific Avenue, with the Post Office, Plaza Bakery, and Veteran's Hall
Pond, Fred
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Santa Cruz Public Libraries
1934
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Santa Cruz (City)
1930s
The intersection of Pacific Avenue and Front Street
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The intersection of Pacific Avenue and Front Street. Prominent in the scene is the Tea Cup Restaurant & Cocktails located in the building known as the Flatiron.
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McCaleb p. 102
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1977
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Photograph Gallery of Pacific Avenue
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1970s
The junction of Pacific Avenue and Front Street
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The junction of Pacific Avenue (r.) and Front Street (l.). In the center is the Flatiron, built by Hugo Hihn in 1860. The first occupant of the ground floor was I. Blum's general merchandise store and later Tanner's drug store. The upper floor housed the county courthouse from 1860-1864. Down Front Street were brothels, saloons, hotels, and Chinese laundries.
<a href="http://history.santacruzpl.org/omeka/sources-used-to-identify-photographs/">Source of information:</a> Chase p. 187-188
McCaleb p. 8
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ca. 1866
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1860s
Front Street and Pacific Avenue
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Front Street and Pacific Avenue (on the left with horsecar tracks). The Flatiron building is in the center.
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Dating based on comparison with photos in McCaleb (p. 15 and p. 38) and Koch (p.49)
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1875--1891 [Horsecar service on Pacific Avenue began in 1875; Electric streetcar tracks were installed on Front Street by 1891. McCaleb pp. 15, 38-39.]
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1880s
View down Front Street
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View down Front Street which was called Main Street until 1866 and which was the city's principal business street at the time. Pacific Avenue is to the right, at an angle. The Flatiron is the building in the center between the two streets.
<a href="http://history.santacruzpl.org/omeka/sources-used-to-identify-photographs/">Source of information:</a> Koch p. 26
Chase p. 189
Santa Cruz Public Libraries
ca. 1866
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1860s
Streetcar No. 1 of the Santa Cruz, Garfield Park and Capitola line at the Lower Plaza
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Crew of streetcar #1 of the Santa Cruz, Garfield Park and Capitola line at the Lower Plaza, the junction of Front Street (on the left) and Pacific Avenue (on the right). The building on the plaza between Front and Pacific is the Flatiron, built by Hugo Hihn in 1859-60.
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McCaleb p. 38
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Santa Cruz Public Libraries
1892
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1890s
Downtown Santa Cruz, looking across the "plaza" and down Front Street
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Street view of downtown Santa Cruz, looking across the "plaza" and down Front Street. The building on the left with the flag is the main Post Office. The "Flatiron" building, housing the Teacup restaurant and Plaza(?) Bakery, is between Front and Pacific Avenue, just to the right of middle.
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Staff
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1930's or 1940's
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1930s
1940s
Reconstruction of Front Street
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Reconstruction of Front Street in preparation for a large planter area at the convergence of Pacific Avenue and Front Street. In the center is the Flatiron which housed the Tea Cup bar and restaurant. The Flatiron was later demolished and replaced by a new building also called the Flatiron.
<a href="http://history.santacruzpl.org/omeka/sources-used-to-identify-photographs/">Source of information:</a> Ray Sherrod
Santa Cruz Public Libraries
1991
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1990s
Warehouse Liquors and the Good Times Building
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View from Front Street through the fenced off lot of Warehouse Liquors to the back of the Good Times building on Pacific Avenue.
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1989
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1980s
Cooper House and other buildings later demolished
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Many of these buildings shown here on Front Street, Cooper Street, and Pacific Avenue were later demolished. Shown here are the Leonard Building, the Cooper House and Gottschalks, which had been Leask's department store for years. All were completely or partially demolished. In the foreground is the Octagon building, still present.
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Santa Cruz Public Libraries
1989
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<a href="/omeka/items/show/130743">The History of the Santa Cruz Courthouse</a>
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1980s