The Santa Cruz Super-secret Staircase Tour

A 2001 leaflet guiding one through Mission Hill and Beach Hill using discrete stairs that historically connected properties. Including are descriptions of the history nearby and of the area overall, and excerpts from local papers contextualizing these moments.

Notables: Chestnut Street, Enterprise Ironworks, William V. Pringle, Santa Cruz Sentinel, Rincon Street, Daily Surf / Santa Cruz Surf, Locust Street, Mission Street, Terrace Hill, Rachel McKay, Ross Gibson / Ross Eric Gibson, Gaspar de Portola Expedition, Fermin de Lasuen / Francisco de Lasuen, Tres Ojos Springs, Mission Santa Cruz / Santa Cruz Mission, Jordan Tract, Weeks Tract, W. H. Weeks, G. A. Bond, Elihu Anthony, Cherry Street, Abeel Arborway Path, Towne Terrace, Pratchner Stairs, Bowman's Path, Edgewater Beach Motel, Cottage Cliff, Jarboe stairs, Howe Truss Bridge, Logan Stairs, Highland Street
Creator: Blaize Wilkinson; Heather Weyers
Date: 2001-05-28
Type: LEAFLET; MAP; ILLUSTRATION
Coverage:
  • Santa Cruz
  • 2000s
  • Education
  • Architecture
  • Spanish
  • Native American
  • Santa Cruz High School
  • Tourism
Identifier: MS-SANTA CRUZ-SANTA CRUZ CITY FROM 2000-08

Citation

Wilkinson, Blaize and Heather Weyers. “The Santa Cruz Super-secret Staircase Tour.” 2001-05-28. SCPL Local History. https://history.santacruzpl.org/omeka/items/show/141136. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.