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Yesterdays restaurant at the corner of Pacific and Locust Streets. The building was constructed for Duncan and Alexander McPherson in 1868. The original design had two floors. Sometime between 1910 and 1920, the third floor was added. It survived the…
This shot is to the left of the Public Works Dept. trailer, showing the County Bank facade, the holes where the Leask's/Gottschalk's department store building, the Cooper House, and another building once were.
The Trust Building on the corner of Pacific and Soquel Avenues as seen from Soquel Avenue. The area is blocked off due to damage from the Loma Prieta earthquake. The building was erected in 1910 by Len Poehlman, who named it after his wife's family,…
The Good Times building, housing the Blue Moon Cafe and Folk Arts among others, at 1110 Pacific Avenue. The building was demolished and the trees in front were cut down due to earthquake damage.
Signs on the fence near the Public Works Department trailer point the way to the new temporary locations for several local businesses. Signs for The Vault, Heinz Biergarten, and Shockley's Jewelers.
The steeple of Holy Cross Roman Catholic Church. The dark horizontal crack about half way up the steeple is from the October 1989 earthquake. Notice that the part above the crack is off center.
Santa Cruz Water Works. The sign over the gate reads, "Santa Cruz City Water Works. Risdon Iron Works Builders, San Franciso 1890. Commenced by City Council of 1888, Finished 1890. G. Bowman, Mayor W. Finkeldey, Chairman Water Commission."