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Knights Opera House was purchased by Harvey West and Henry Peterson in 1921. They moved it board by board to Capitola and reconstructed the Opera House on California Avenue. Although the facade remained faithful to its original Italianate style, the…
The ceiling of the Del Mar Theatre, a movie theater that opened on August 13, 1936.
The McHugh and Bianchi Building, on Pacific Aveune at the convergence of Pacific and Front. It was built by LeBaron R. Olive for Anson Hotaling in 1886-87 and torn down in 1974. Originally, the first floor was used for shops. The second floor was a…
The Williamson and Garrett building, which was at 1547 Pacific Avenue. This two-story brick Italianate building was constructed in 1899 for the Williamson and Garrett grocery firm. The Santa Cruz Library was housed on the second floor from 1900 until…
The Santa Cruz Lumber Company office being moved by truck in downtown Boulder Creek. The office was donated to serve as a public library building. It was converted to a library by volunteers and opened to the public in January 1951.
A horse and wagon driving down Cooper Street on a rainy day. The County Bank building (1894) is on the left-hand corner. At the junction of Cooper and Front Streets is the Hotel d'Italia.
Demolition of an unidentified building. A sign at the base of the rubble says, "Groceries."
The Grand Theatre, one of the first movie theaters in Santa Cruz, was on Pacific Avenue, across the street from Walnut. The posters in front of the theater advertise "The Eternal City" (1915), "Marriage a la Carte" (1915 and 1916), and a film…
Cracked wall and earthquake debris on the stairway inside the Cooper House. The Cooper House was demolished as a result of damage from the October 17, 1989 earthquake.