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Santa Cruz Flood -- December 1955
The "Christmas Flood of '55" hit Santa Cruz, California, on the evening of December 22, 1955. The Santa Cruz Sentinel for the week of December 22, 1955 has coverage of this flood. In this storm, which caused the…
The "Christmas Flood of '55" hit Santa Cruz, California, on the evening of December 22, 1955. The Santa Cruz Sentinel for the week of December 22, 1955 has coverage of this flood. In this storm, which caused the…
The following list is from the California Resources Agency (ceres) website, February, 2008. For updated information see State Historical Resources, Santa Cruz County, on the website for California State Parks, Office of Historic Preservation.No. 342:…
"De La Cruz Beach...is planned for a 950-acre ranch north of Santa Cruz, in an area where the county master plan calls for open space. The city of Santa Cruz is currently in a turmoil as to whether the city limits should be extended four miles to…
A zoo was once a feature of the Pacheco area of DeLaveaga Park beginning around 1912. Some of the animals included in the zoo were buffalo, elk, deer and a bear. It was closed by the Parks and Recreation Commission in 1933.
The present (1999) Municipal Wharf was built in 1914 and was the fifth wharf to be built in the harbor. It was approved with a $172,000 bond issue, following an Act of Congress. The wharf was originally 2,745 feet long and was officially dedicated on…
