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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…
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.
Photo taken from Pacific Ave. near the convergence with Front and Water Streets showing a large mound of earthquake rubble from the Loma Prieta Earthquake. In the background is the Town Clock. To the right is the war memorial statue dedicated on…
The Tea Cup (in the Flatiron building) at the convergence of Front St. and Pacific Ave. In front is a war memorial statue of an eagle, dedicated to "soldiers and sailors of all wars...". It was originally dedicated on Memorial Day, May 30, 1928, to…
The aftermath of the May 1899 fire. It completely destroyed the Town Clock that had been part of the tower of the IOOF (International Order of Odd Fellows ) building from its construction in 1873. The Town Clock was rebuilt the same year and stood on…
Santa Cruz City fire fighters at the fire in the Town Clock tower, August 6, 1995. The clock was dedicated at this location (the convergence of Water, Pacific, Front and River Streets) on July 4, 1976.
Laura Hecox and her mother, Margaret Hecox, on the front steps of the lighthouse. Miss Hecox's father was the lightkeeper until his death in 1883. After his death, Laura Hecox took over the position and served as lightkeeper for 33 years.
The first Santa Cruz Lighthouse was built in 1869 and torn down in 1948.
A cabinet containing Laura Hecox's shell collection. Laura Hecox, the lightkeeper, turned one room of the lighthouse into a small museum. In 1904, she donated her collections to the City of Santa Cruz. Out of her collections grew the present Santa…
