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Local News Index
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An account of the resource
An index to newspaper and periodical articles from a variety of Santa Cruz publications.
It is a collection of over 87,000 articles, primarily from the <em>Santa Cruz Sentinel</em>, that have been clipped and filed in subject folders. While these articles of local interest range in date from the early 1900's to the present, most of the collection and clipped articles are after roughly 1960. There is an ongoing project to scan the complete articles and include them in this collection.<br /><br />Also included are more than 350 full-text local newspaper articles on films and movie-making and on the Japanese-American internment.<br /><br /> In addition, this is an online index for births, deaths, and personal names from <em>The Mountain Echo.</em> The complete print index is available at the library. For more information see <a href="https://history.santacruzpl.org/omeka/items/show/134957#?c=0&m=0&s=0&cv=0">The Mountain Echo</a>.
Most of the indexed articles are available on microfilm in the Californiana Room or in the clipping files in the Local History Room at the Downtown branch. Copies of individual articles may be available by contacting the Reference Department - <a href="https://www.santacruzpl.org/contact/">Ask Us.<br /><br /></a>
<p></p>
While there is some overlap between this index and <a href="https://www.santacruzpl.org/historic_newspaper_index/">the Historic Newspaper Index</a><a> (approximately 1856-1960), they are different databases and are searched separately.</a>
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Santa Cruz Public Libraries
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LN-20034
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16th birthday
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1878-05-18
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<i>Santa Cruz Sentinel</i> 1878-05-18: page 3 column 3
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1870s
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en
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NEWS
DOCUMENT
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Hotels and Boarding Houses
Nellie Gates
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Title
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Local News Index
Description
An account of the resource
An index to newspaper and periodical articles from a variety of Santa Cruz publications.
It is a collection of over 87,000 articles, primarily from the <em>Santa Cruz Sentinel</em>, that have been clipped and filed in subject folders. While these articles of local interest range in date from the early 1900's to the present, most of the collection and clipped articles are after roughly 1960. There is an ongoing project to scan the complete articles and include them in this collection.<br /><br />Also included are more than 350 full-text local newspaper articles on films and movie-making and on the Japanese-American internment.<br /><br /> In addition, this is an online index for births, deaths, and personal names from <em>The Mountain Echo.</em> The complete print index is available at the library. For more information see <a href="https://history.santacruzpl.org/omeka/items/show/134957#?c=0&m=0&s=0&cv=0">The Mountain Echo</a>.
Most of the indexed articles are available on microfilm in the Californiana Room or in the clipping files in the Local History Room at the Downtown branch. Copies of individual articles may be available by contacting the Reference Department - <a href="https://www.santacruzpl.org/contact/">Ask Us.<br /><br /></a>
<p></p>
While there is some overlap between this index and <a href="https://www.santacruzpl.org/historic_newspaper_index/">the Historic Newspaper Index</a><a> (approximately 1856-1960), they are different databases and are searched separately.</a>
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Santa Cruz Public Libraries
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CF-34659
Title
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1940s-era hotel set to reopen in June
Description
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Capitola Hotel
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Turner, Ramona
Date
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2003-05-13
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<i>Santa Cruz Sentinel</i>
Subject
The topic of the resource
Hotels and Boarding Houses
Business
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2000s
Publisher
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Santa Cruz Public Libraries
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Text
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EN
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NEWS
DOCUMENT
Clipping branch location: Downtown
Clipping filed under: Hotels and Boarding Houses
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Title
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Local News Index
Description
An account of the resource
An index to newspaper and periodical articles from a variety of Santa Cruz publications.
It is a collection of over 87,000 articles, primarily from the <em>Santa Cruz Sentinel</em>, that have been clipped and filed in subject folders. While these articles of local interest range in date from the early 1900's to the present, most of the collection and clipped articles are after roughly 1960. There is an ongoing project to scan the complete articles and include them in this collection.<br /><br />Also included are more than 350 full-text local newspaper articles on films and movie-making and on the Japanese-American internment.<br /><br /> In addition, this is an online index for births, deaths, and personal names from <em>The Mountain Echo.</em> The complete print index is available at the library. For more information see <a href="https://history.santacruzpl.org/omeka/items/show/134957#?c=0&m=0&s=0&cv=0">The Mountain Echo</a>.
Most of the indexed articles are available on microfilm in the Californiana Room or in the clipping files in the Local History Room at the Downtown branch. Copies of individual articles may be available by contacting the Reference Department - <a href="https://www.santacruzpl.org/contact/">Ask Us.<br /><br /></a>
<p></p>
While there is some overlap between this index and <a href="https://www.santacruzpl.org/historic_newspaper_index/">the Historic Newspaper Index</a><a> (approximately 1856-1960), they are different databases and are searched separately.</a>
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Santa Cruz Public Libraries
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CF-38175
Title
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1972: A look back at changing face of the Santa Cruz Hotel
Description
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article from '150 Years of the Sentinel'
Creator
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Koch, Margaret
Date
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2006-04-09
Source
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<i>Santa Cruz Sentinel</i>
Subject
The topic of the resource
Hotels and Boarding Houses
Coverage
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2000s
Publisher
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Santa Cruz Public Libraries
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Text
Language
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EN
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NEWS
DOCUMENT
Clipping branch location: Downtown
Clipping filed under: Hotels and Boarding Houses
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Title
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Local News Index
Description
An account of the resource
An index to newspaper and periodical articles from a variety of Santa Cruz publications.
It is a collection of over 87,000 articles, primarily from the <em>Santa Cruz Sentinel</em>, that have been clipped and filed in subject folders. While these articles of local interest range in date from the early 1900's to the present, most of the collection and clipped articles are after roughly 1960. There is an ongoing project to scan the complete articles and include them in this collection.<br /><br />Also included are more than 350 full-text local newspaper articles on films and movie-making and on the Japanese-American internment.<br /><br /> In addition, this is an online index for births, deaths, and personal names from <em>The Mountain Echo.</em> The complete print index is available at the library. For more information see <a href="https://history.santacruzpl.org/omeka/items/show/134957#?c=0&m=0&s=0&cv=0">The Mountain Echo</a>.
Most of the indexed articles are available on microfilm in the Californiana Room or in the clipping files in the Local History Room at the Downtown branch. Copies of individual articles may be available by contacting the Reference Department - <a href="https://www.santacruzpl.org/contact/">Ask Us.<br /><br /></a>
<p></p>
While there is some overlap between this index and <a href="https://www.santacruzpl.org/historic_newspaper_index/">the Historic Newspaper Index</a><a> (approximately 1856-1960), they are different databases and are searched separately.</a>
Publisher
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Santa Cruz Public Libraries
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LN-16285
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A battle royal
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1891-07-09
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<i>Santa Cruz Daily Surf</i> 1891-07-09: page 1 column 2
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1890s
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en
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Text
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NEWS
DOCUMENT
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Hotels and Boarding Houses
-
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Title
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Local News Index
Description
An account of the resource
An index to newspaper and periodical articles from a variety of Santa Cruz publications.
It is a collection of over 87,000 articles, primarily from the <em>Santa Cruz Sentinel</em>, that have been clipped and filed in subject folders. While these articles of local interest range in date from the early 1900's to the present, most of the collection and clipped articles are after roughly 1960. There is an ongoing project to scan the complete articles and include them in this collection.<br /><br />Also included are more than 350 full-text local newspaper articles on films and movie-making and on the Japanese-American internment.<br /><br /> In addition, this is an online index for births, deaths, and personal names from <em>The Mountain Echo.</em> The complete print index is available at the library. For more information see <a href="https://history.santacruzpl.org/omeka/items/show/134957#?c=0&m=0&s=0&cv=0">The Mountain Echo</a>.
Most of the indexed articles are available on microfilm in the Californiana Room or in the clipping files in the Local History Room at the Downtown branch. Copies of individual articles may be available by contacting the Reference Department - <a href="https://www.santacruzpl.org/contact/">Ask Us.<br /><br /></a>
<p></p>
While there is some overlap between this index and <a href="https://www.santacruzpl.org/historic_newspaper_index/">the Historic Newspaper Index</a><a> (approximately 1856-1960), they are different databases and are searched separately.</a>
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Santa Cruz Public Libraries
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CF-42423
Title
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A Clear and Present Danger
Description
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Rispin Mansion
Creator
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Termini, Mike
Date
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2009-08-14
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<i>Post</i>
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Rispin Estate
Capitola
Hotels and Boarding Houses
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2000s
Publisher
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Santa Cruz Public Libraries
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Text
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EN
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NEWS
DOCUMENT
Clipping branch location: Downtown
Clipping filed under: Rispin Estate
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Faye Ellis Collection
Description
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A collection of articles, letters, maps, and photos describing the San Lorenzo Valley.
Faye Ellis moved to the San Lorenzo Valley in 1974, and started collecting a wealth of information on the history of this part of Santa Cruz County. Her research materials, covering the period from the 1840’s to the 1940’s, include interviews, photographs, biographies, family history charts, newspaper clippings, facts about businesses and buildings, and ephemera (newsletters, brochures, maps, etc.).
Only a small portion of her records have been digitized and added here.
See "Special Collections" for more information on how to access this material.
This project is supported by the U. S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian.
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Ellis, Faye
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Santa Cruz Public Libraries
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Donated by Faye Ellis.
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Felton visitors patronized this hotel on Bennett Street and Highway 9...
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A Corner of Felton
Subject
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Hotels and Boarding Houses
Grand Central Hotel
Felton Hotel
Coolidge Building
Smiley's Restaurant
Belardi, NIck
Stanley, Edward
Graham, Isaac
McKoy, Hubbard
Fetherston, George
Rodriguez, Frank
Prohibition
Liquor and Distilling
Creator
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Neubauer, Bill
Source
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Valley Press
Publisher
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Santa Cruz Public Libraries
Date
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1966-07-27
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TEXT
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EN
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NEWS
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FE-FEL-HOTELS-07
FOLDER-FELTON-HOTELS
Coverage
The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant
Felton
1860s
1870s
1880s
1920s
1930s
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Title
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Local News Index
Description
An account of the resource
An index to newspaper and periodical articles from a variety of Santa Cruz publications.
It is a collection of over 87,000 articles, primarily from the <em>Santa Cruz Sentinel</em>, that have been clipped and filed in subject folders. While these articles of local interest range in date from the early 1900's to the present, most of the collection and clipped articles are after roughly 1960. There is an ongoing project to scan the complete articles and include them in this collection.<br /><br />Also included are more than 350 full-text local newspaper articles on films and movie-making and on the Japanese-American internment.<br /><br /> In addition, this is an online index for births, deaths, and personal names from <em>The Mountain Echo.</em> The complete print index is available at the library. For more information see <a href="https://history.santacruzpl.org/omeka/items/show/134957#?c=0&m=0&s=0&cv=0">The Mountain Echo</a>.
Most of the indexed articles are available on microfilm in the Californiana Room or in the clipping files in the Local History Room at the Downtown branch. Copies of individual articles may be available by contacting the Reference Department - <a href="https://www.santacruzpl.org/contact/">Ask Us.<br /><br /></a>
<p></p>
While there is some overlap between this index and <a href="https://www.santacruzpl.org/historic_newspaper_index/">the Historic Newspaper Index</a><a> (approximately 1856-1960), they are different databases and are searched separately.</a>
Publisher
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Santa Cruz Public Libraries
Document
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PAPER
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CF-40076
Title
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A fire that ended an era
Description
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Aptos Beach Inn in Rio del Mar. Photocopy with photos.
Creator
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Sheerin, Howard
Date
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1973-03-22
Source
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<i>Green Sheet</i>
Subject
The topic of the resource
Buildings
Hotels and Boarding Houses
Fire and Fire Protection
Rio Del Mar
Coverage
The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant
1970s
Publisher
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Santa Cruz Public Libraries
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Text
Language
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EN
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NEWS
DOCUMENT
Clipping branch location: Downtown
Clipping filed under: Buildings
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Title
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Local News Index
Description
An account of the resource
An index to newspaper and periodical articles from a variety of Santa Cruz publications.
It is a collection of over 87,000 articles, primarily from the <em>Santa Cruz Sentinel</em>, that have been clipped and filed in subject folders. While these articles of local interest range in date from the early 1900's to the present, most of the collection and clipped articles are after roughly 1960. There is an ongoing project to scan the complete articles and include them in this collection.<br /><br />Also included are more than 350 full-text local newspaper articles on films and movie-making and on the Japanese-American internment.<br /><br /> In addition, this is an online index for births, deaths, and personal names from <em>The Mountain Echo.</em> The complete print index is available at the library. For more information see <a href="https://history.santacruzpl.org/omeka/items/show/134957#?c=0&m=0&s=0&cv=0">The Mountain Echo</a>.
Most of the indexed articles are available on microfilm in the Californiana Room or in the clipping files in the Local History Room at the Downtown branch. Copies of individual articles may be available by contacting the Reference Department - <a href="https://www.santacruzpl.org/contact/">Ask Us.<br /><br /></a>
<p></p>
While there is some overlap between this index and <a href="https://www.santacruzpl.org/historic_newspaper_index/">the Historic Newspaper Index</a><a> (approximately 1856-1960), they are different databases and are searched separately.</a>
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Santa Cruz Public Libraries
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CF-19738
Title
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A Hotel Of Yesteryear
Description
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Alexander Hotel, pictures
1415 Pacific Avenue
Creator
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Koch, Margaret
Date
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1973-11-18
Source
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<i>Santa Cruz Sentinel</i>
Subject
The topic of the resource
Hotels and Boarding Houses
Hotel Alexander
Coverage
The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant
1970s
Publisher
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Santa Cruz Public Libraries
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Text
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EN
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NEWS
DOCUMENT
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<a href="http://pcad.lib.washington.edu/building/6818/">Pacific Coast Architecture Database</a>
Clipping branch location: Downtown
Clipping filed under: Hotels and Boarding Houses
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A Howling Wilderness:
Resorts in the Summit Road Area
By Stephen Payne
Citations in the text refer to the Selected Bibliography, Local History Article AR-219.
Hotel de Redwood, the first hotel in the Summit area of the Santa Cruz Mountains, was built in
1859, at the time that the San Jose-Soquel Road was being built. The hotel was about twelve
miles from Soquel above the later site of Redwood Lodge Road and four miles from the summit.
The original owner, a "Yankee", built his home, store and several guest rooms into live redwood
trees and stumps. Tourists came via the San Jose-Santa Cruz Stage Line to stay at the unique
hotel and take refreshment from the sulphur spring. The tourists were also able to enjoy the
excellent hunting and fishing nearby.
As the hotel was a stage stop, it also served as a post office for local residents from June 3, 1879
to October 16, 1882. With the hotel's increased popularity, the owners had to build additional
rooms and the old redwood tree gave way to a hotel with two stories and ten rooms with a
balcony. This structure burned down in 1885, one year after Myron S. Cox bought it. Cox rebuilt
the hotel to accommodate 110 people with the use of tents in the summer season. This
structure was destroyed in 1903, also by fire, after another owner, a Mr. Fitzgerald had bought
it. Fitzgerald rebuilt the hotel and Messrs. Dickey and Jay managed it. The second story was
knocked off and slid down the hill during the 1906 earthquake. With new owners, Mr. and Mrs.
A. J. Waltz, the hotel was rebuilt only to be again destroyed by fire. The hotel was rebuilt for the
last time and included a store and cottages, along with a gasoline station which was added in
the 1930's. This structure burned in 1953. Little is present on the property to indicate that a
hotel was ever on the site, save for the remains of the gasoline pumping island. (33:5/9/1874;
62:478; 40:8/6/1959; 34:6/1906, 10/1906, 6/1907, 4/1927)
About a half a mile down the San Jose-Soquel Road from the Hotel de Redwood, was the old
Terrace Grove Hotel. This establishment was first called either "Bonny Blink" or "Blink Bonny".
The unusual name derived from the vast view to Santa Cruz, Monterey, and the Pacific Ocean
�that the hotel boasted. The hotel served as an early stage stop and tourist resort. The hotel's
basement held a large barn for horses while the upper floors housed the hotel guests. During
the 1906 earthquake the hotel suffered some damage but the owner, R. S. Griffith, rebuilt it,
adding a third story and remodeling the basement. (40:8/4/1959; 62:477-478; 34:6/1906)
In 1872 Reverend James Richard Wright built the Arbor Villa Hotel, across Summit Road from
the Burrell residence, on the corner of Summit Road and Loma Prieta Avenue. The hotel served
as both the Wright's home and as a resort hotel. The hotel and residence was destroyed in the
1906 earthquake. After the Wrights rebuilt it, the new building served only as a residence as the
resort and hotel business was declining in the mountains. (62:456; 34:6/1906
In the 1880's Judge George Miller was forced to build the Hotel Miltonmont to house his many
friends when they visited from the valley. Miller's hotel was located on the Skyland ridge at the
corner of Miller Hill and Miller Cut-off Roads. Judge Miller's son, Anson, operated the resort
after his father retired until the Tre Monte Corporation purchased the property in 1930. The
new owners changed the name to Tre Monte and operated a mental hospital there for many
years. Like many other structures, the building shifted on its mudsill foundation during the 1906
earthquake, but was realigned with the use of house jacks. It is presently a private residence.
(40:8/11/1959; 34:6/1906)
The most famous resort in the Santa Cruz Mountain area was The Willows. In 1886, Donald
Beadel, a wealthy Pacific coast shipper, bought the land located at the junctions of Stetson,
Skyland, and Long Ridge Roads, from Frederic A. Hihn, the lumber czar of Santa Cruz. Beadel
built a large house and cottages on his property, surrounded by an impressive garden. A Mrs.
Hannon operated the summer resort until a Mrs. Holt bought the property. In 1904, Beadel's
son, Alex, married Mrs. Holt's daughter and started making improvements to the property.
Along with an impressive English country house and summer cabins, Alex Beadel built the
largest, privately-owned, indoor swimming pool in the United States at that time. Eastern
newspapers featured the pool, establishment, and extensive exotic gardens as the showplace of
the mountains. (38:6/10/1934; 40:7/30/1959)
In 1887, Fred Loomis, who had moved to the Summit area in 1882, built the Summit Hotel. This
hotel, sitting on the crest of the ridge, was an immediate success. Patrons traveled from the San
Francisco Bay area of the Santa Clara Valley on the train to Wright's Station where buggies
picked them up and drove them on up the mountain. Along with the usual walking trails and
gardens, the hotel boasted a croquet field. Fred Loomis sold the hotel to Mr. A. N. Nichols in
1891 after his wife's death. Nichols operated the hotel until 1910 when it was converted to a
private residence. (16:3/13/1966; 38:4/29/1934; 40:12/14/1961)
In the late 1880's Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Cotton built a hotel that catered to Califomia's literary
society. Harald Frend described the hotel as a "Bohemian Bungalow" in the Overland Monthly,
the magazine in which most of the writers and poets were published. Such notables as Jack
London, George Sterling, Ambrose Bierce, Herman Scheffauer, and Mark Twain journeyed to
Wright's Station on the railroad, then either walked or rode in a hotel buggy up the hill to
�Bohemia. The main reason that they were attracted to this hotel was it was located on Loma
Prieta Avenue and a colleague of theirs, Josephine Clifford McCrackin, lived at the end of the
avenue. The old hotel is still standing, although now abandoned. (38:5/6/1934; 34:12/1927
The remaining four hotels on the Summit were: the Jeffries Hotel, located above Bohemia (It
was just torn down in 1975.); the Woodwardia Hotel, built in 1911 by Mr. and Mrs. Rucker and
located on the Santa Cruz Highway near Summit Road (the hotel was named after the giant
ferns found growing in shaded spots all over the mountains); the Edgement, located in Patchen
and operated by Mr. and Mrs. L. N. Scott; and the Anchorage. (40:1/2/1962) An advertisement
placed in The Realty by the owners of the Anchorage, could have been referring to any of the
early hotels:
"Spend your vacation in the Santa Cruz Mountains. The Anchorage is the place to rest
and recuperate. Situated midway between San Jose and Santa Cruz on the Soquel road.
Beautiful new rustic cottages, well furnished for housekeeping. Cottages stand on a fine
open plateau, surrounded by hundreds of acres of beautiful redwood, madrone and oak
timber. Splendid walks and drives through the woods. The best of spring water piped to
each cottage. Altitude 1,900 feet. Public hall and church adjoin the place. Long distance
telephone near. Hunting, fishing, croquet, tennis, shooting gallery, swimming pool and
other amusements. Branch store will be opened for benefit of guests. Butcher calls
three times a week. Rural mail delivery. Horses boarded. Magnificent camping grounds
at a nominal rental. No consumptives. Entirely new management. Trains met at Alma.
Write in advance for accomodations. Address The Anchorage, Wrights, Santa Clara Co.,
Cal. " (34:2/1905)
The Southern Pacific Railroad Company established Sunset Park at Wright's in the 1890's as a
weekend tourist attraction. To attract the weekend business the company cut the usual rate
from $5.00 to $3.00. This move increased trade and on busy weekends several trains, each
hauling ten cars with fifty people per car, would climb the mountain grade to Wright's and take
the spur siding a few hundred yards to Sunset Park. As many as 5000 tourists made the trip to
Sunset Park on the "Picnic Trains". Once at the park they were greeted with beer and such food
as French bread, cheese, salami, and barbecued lamb. The site consisted of picnic tables,
barbeque pits, cabins, and hiking trails, with electric Japanese lanterns strung overhead. Most
of the visitors came from the Bay area and included many national groups as well as fraternal
organizations, such as the Foresters, who came from all over the state.
Too much to drink often resulted in fighting, both at the park and on the train going home. The
train trip back to the Bay area resembled a small war on wheels. Windows were kicked out to
enable the drunken mob to have elbow or breathing-room.
"When the last empty flask had been hurled from the windows at whatever target
presented itself--horses, wagons, or ladies with immense bonnets-seat railings,
spittoons, chunks of wood from the stove and even doorknobs were removed and
thrown."
�People with too much to drink fell or were thrown off the train on the homeward journey.
Policemen who foolishly attempted to quell the mob "arrived at hospitals with their badges
pinned to the seats of their trousers." (48:185; 47-51; 38:5/13/1934)
From the 1880's to the early 1900's campers, going into the mountains or over to Santa Cruz on
school vacations, blocked the roads with their numerous horse-drawn vehicles. At the height of
the season as many as seventy-five teams would be waiting to travel over the grade to Santa
Cruz.
Other families would arrive in Wrights or Laurel on the Saturday train where they would be
picked up by the hotel buggies and transported to the resorts. The husbands would help the
family settle in at the resorts and then return to the Bay area on Sunday. They would return to
the mountains on the next weekend and rejoin their families. The cost per vacationing family
was $7.00 a week for board and room.
Young men from the mountains would come to the resorts in hope of finding a young lady with
whom to take a moonlit ride. Those that had access to their parents' buggy had the advantage.
Dances were held to amuse both the vacationers and the local inhabitants. Walter Young
recalled that when he was in a singing group, the group "had lots of fun, and two songs were
always good for a handout." (40:8/6/1959)
With the advent of reliable automobile travel, the resorts in the Santa Cruz Mountains no
longer drew large crowds in the tourist season. Sunset Park was closed in 1910 and the other
resorts and hotels quickly followed suit. The vacationing tourists would travel farther and
farther away--to Lake Tahoe, Yosemite, and other places even more distant.
Source
Excerpted from Payne, Stephen Michael. A Howling Wilderness: a History of the Summit Road
Area of the Santa Cruz Mountains 1850-1906. Santa Cruz, CA: Loma Prieta Publishing, 1978.
Copyright 1978 Stephen Michael Payne. Reproduced with the permission of the author.
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