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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 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…
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).
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:…
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 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…
No County seal in use in 1954:
According to an article in the Santa Cruz Sentinel, dated July 18, 1954, the County Clerk Harry E. Miller said that he had no knowledge of an official county seal. In use at that time was an official seal for the…
According to an article in the Santa Cruz Sentinel, dated July 18, 1954, the County Clerk Harry E. Miller said that he had no knowledge of an official county seal. In use at that time was an official seal for the…
