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  • Tags: Hotels Camps Etc.
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The tourist accommodations known as 'Tent City' on Beach Street, across from the Boardwalk. The tents had wooden floors, canvas sides, lights, and water. In the background is the first Casino, built in 1904. The casino and the tent city were…

Date: 1904 - 1906
Type: PHOTO

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It was built by Fred Swanton in 1911, as part of the Boardwalk development.

Date: 1949
Type: POSTCARD

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Two workers in the cleanup and reconstruction effort--in front of the Hotel Metropole, later demolished.

Date: 1989
Type: PHOTO

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From Back: "Completely renovated throughout with new comfortable beds, baths, and showers. Visit our beautiful gardens and HUNTER'S ROOM COCKTAIL LOUNGE. We specialize in fine Italian Dinners. BANQUET ROOM WITH SEATING CAPACITY OF 500."

Date: Postmark Date: July 2, 1958
Type: POSTCARD

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Postmark date: April 15, 1930

Date: 04-15-1930
Source: Elston, Deborah Maddock
Type: POSTCARD

AR-216.pdf

Date: 1978
Source: Excerpted from: Payne, Michael. "A Howling Wilderness: A History of the Summit Road Area of the Santa Cruz Mountains 1850-1906." Santa Cruz, CA: Loma Prieta Publishing, 1978.
Type: ARTICLE

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A side view of Sea Beach Hotel, then the premier hotel of Beach Hill. Originally built by Thomas V. Johnson in the 1870's, it was sold to A.H. Douglas in 1883, then to D.K. Abeel in 1887. The hotel was expanded to 170 rooms and became known…

Date: Undated
Type: PHOTO

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A view of the Sea Beach Hotel, built by S. A. Hall in the 1870s. It was completely destroyed by a fire which began at 3:30 a.m. on June 12, 1912. At the foot of the hotel is Union Traction Company Streetcar Number 5 westbound Beach Street.

Date: ca. 1908
Type: PHOTO

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A view of the Sea Beach Hotel, situated near the Santa Cruz City Beach. At the foot of the hotel, along the beach, is a streetcar westbound on Beach Street.

Date: Before 1912
Type: PHOTO

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Landmark Photo Project

Date: 2001
Source: Santa Cruz Public Libraries
Type: PHOTO

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