Old Timer George Cress Describes Boulder Creek at Turn of Century

George notes how the town has changed and what businesses were where whe he was younger. Some of his jobs included running an oxen team for the timber industry and then taking ownership of the livery station. It was converted to a gas station in the 1920s and Cress R. Operated the business until the 1940s until he turned it over to his son, George “Hoot” Cress.
Source: San Lorenzo Valley Sun
Date: 1977-09-30
Type: NEWS
Coverage:
  • Boulder Creek
  • 1970s
Identifier: FE-BOU-BC Articles-65

Collection

Faye Ellis Collection

Citation

“Old Timer George Cress Describes Boulder Creek at Turn of Century.” San Lorenzo Valley Sun. 1977-09-30. SCPL Local History. https://history.santacruzpl.org/omeka/items/show/142857. Accessed 17 June 2026.