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View from Cedar Street of the courtyard behind Bookshop Santa Cruz after the Loma Prieta Earthquake of October 17, 1989. To the left is Kelly's French Pastry.

Date: 1989
Type: PHOTO

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Cooper House, damaged in the Loma Prieta Earthquake October 17, 1989. This view from the corner of Pacific and Church streets.

Date: 1989
Type: PHOTO

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Demolition of the Cooper House. Photo taken from the corner of Pacific and Cooper Streets, just in front of County Bank. The demolition took three days, starting on October 27, 1989.

Date: 1989
Type: PHOTO

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The Civic Auditorium was the principal shelter site for the first five days after the October 17, 1989 earthquake. The Civic had generator power, water, and Red Cross-provided food. It was also the site of the Library's community information service…

Date: 1989
Type: PHOTO

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One of the seven Phoenix Pavilions erected after the Loma Prieta Earthquake as temporary housing for local businesses. This pavilion was at the corner of Lincoln and Cedar Steets, and housed the Antique Collective, Bento Baki, Donatello's Gelato,…

Date: 1989
Type: PHOTO

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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…

Date: 1989-11-13
Type: PHOTO

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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,…

Date: 1989
Type: PHOTO

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The Acapulco Restaurant at 1116 Pacific Avenue and the Colonial Hotel (apartments) at 1114 Pacific after the Loma Prieta earthquake. The buildings were later demolished due to damage.

Date: 1989
Type: PHOTO

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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.

Date: 1989
Type: PHOTO

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The Cooper House was built in 1894 to replace the County Courthouse which had been destroyed in a fire. It is seen here from Cooper Street, after the Loma Prieta Earthquake, October 17, 1989.

Date: 1989
Type: PHOTO

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