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West Cliff Drive, looking east towards Lighthouse Point. The entrance gate to the lighthouse is in the background to the right. To the far right, above the trees, is the lighthouse light.
Looking across Mission Plaza at Holy Cross Roman Catholic Church. The Church sits on the site of the Mission chapel and graveyard. It was designed by Thomas J. Welsh and was completed in 1889. To the left of the church is the Holy Cross Church…
View of Pacific Avenue, looking north. On the right is the I.O.O.F. (International Order of Odd Fellows) Town Clock building. The streetcar is Union Traction No. 11.
A stereograph of the first Santa Cruz Lighthouse on West Cliff Drive. It was built by the U.S. government in 1869 and torn down in 1948.
The wharf at Pigeon Point Landing. At one time, it was used as a whaling station and a shipping station for the dairy products from nearby coastal dairies. Pigeon Point was named for the British sailing vessel, the Carrier Pigeon, that wrecked on the…
The lighthouse keeper's house at the Pigeon Point Lighthouse. (Later Pigeon Point Lighthouse State Historic Park).Pigeon Point was part of Santa Cruz County until 1868 when it became part of San Mateo County.
The intersection of Pacific Avenue and Front Street. Prominent in the scene is the Tea Cup Restaurant & Cocktails located in the building known as the Flatiron.
The summit of the stretch of Highway 17 that passes through the Santa Cruz Mountains is called Patchen Pass. The elevation of Patchen Pass is 1,808 feet.
Mount Bielawski is the highest point in Santa Cruz County with an elevation of 3,231 feet. It is located on Castle Rock Ridge, and was named in 1861 after Captain Casimir Bielawski of the Surveyor General's Office.
It has also been called Mount…
It has also been called Mount…