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According to Ernest Otto, Santa Cruz journalist and historian, Wells Fargo was formerly located in the Ely building on Pacific Ave (where the Palomar Hotel now stands).
Pope John Paul II visited the Monterey Bay area on September 17, 1987. He celebrated mass at Laguna Seca Raceway where 50,000 people had gathered to see him. Also on the itinerary was an appearance at the Carmel Basilica before 3,000 people.
On August 17, 1977, Thomas Benton Wilson was arrested for hijacking a public bus in Santa Cruz and later holding 70 persons hostage at the Baha'i School in Bonny Doon.
List of the contents, and the location, of the Boulder Creek time capsule, buried at the opening of the Boulder Creek Branch Library.
The signers of the original California Constitution were the 48 delegates to the constitutional convention. The convention met from September to November 1849 at Colton Hall in Monterey, California. The Constitution was written in both English and…
'The Whispering Man' statue stood in Santa Cruz Public Library's Downtown Branch lobby for several years from the late 1970's to the mid 1980's. There are no records of when the statue was installed. According to a Good Times article in 1985, at that…
The following are sister cities of Santa Cruz: * Alushta, Ukraine * Jinotepe, Nicaragua * Puerto La Cruz, Venezuela * Sestri Levante, Italy * Shingu, Japan The City of Santa Cruz Sister Cities Committee works to strengthen relationships through a…
The Santa Cruz County Association of Realtors offers local housing market statistics from 1996 to the current month. Up-to-date local statistics, including the area's Unsold Inventory Index, are offered monthly in graphic form by Real Options Realty.
There are various forms of spelling and definitions for olallieberries. Sharon Herbst describes the olallieberry as a cross between a youngberry and a loganberry, resembling a large elongated blackberry with a sweet distinctive flavor. Robert…
Located in the hills of Santa Cruz, the Mystery Spot remains a mysterious attraction for visitors. Discovered in 1939, the Mystery Spot is an area of roughly 150 feet where the laws of gravity are challenged. Tours are given year round. 465 Mystery…