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Santa Cruz Swimming Baths at the Boardwalk, Pacific Novelty Company Postcards, circa 1910. Fred W. Swanton formed the Santa Cruz Beach, Cottage, and Tent City Corporation in 1903 and the following year, the City of Santa Cruz granted permission for commercial buildings to be built. On 14 June 1904, the Neptune Casino opened with an arcade ...
The Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk is located on the northern shore of Monterey Bay, south of Beach Street and just west of the mouth of the San Lorenzo River.The family-friendly amusement park was founded in 1907 by Fred W. Swanton, and has been in continuous operation since then.
The Festival was founded in 1963 by the composers Lou Harrison, Robert Hughes and collaborators from the Santa Cruz-area music community, on the campus of the newly opened Cabrillo College just outside Santa Cruz in Aptos, California. [2] The first music director was Gerhard Samuel. [3]
Santa Cruz: Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium: The Batteries April 28, 1983 [146] Palo Alto: Keystone: The Lifers The High Hitters April 29, 1983 San Francisco: Kabuki Theater Toxic Reasons April 30, 1983 Sacramento: California State University, Sacramento: May 2, 1983 Eugene: EMU Ballroom: D.O.A. May 3, 1983 Portland: Starry Night: May 4, 1983 ...
The Catalyst is a nightclub located at 1011 Pacific Avenue in Santa Cruz, California. The club has hosted big-name artists such as The Beach Boys, Neil Young, Janis Joplin, Pearl Jam, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Phish, Iggy Pop, and Nirvana. The Catalyst was also where local bands could achieve popularity.
The Santa Cruz Wharf is a pier in Santa Cruz, California, United States, known for fishing, boat tours, viewing sea lions, dining, nightlife and gift shops. The current wharf was built in 1914, the most recent of six built on the site, [ 1 ] and is operated by the City of Santa Cruz Parks and Recreation Office.
Lighthouse Field State Beach is a protected beach in the state park system of California, United States. It is located in the city of Santa Cruz at the north end of Monterey Bay. The beach overlooks the Steamer Lane surfing hotspot. It also contains the Santa Cruz Surfing Museum, housed in a 1967 lighthouse. [1]
The Plunge Natatorium at the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk in 1910. Santa Cruz became one of the first cities to approve marijuana for medicinal uses. In 1992, residents overwhelmingly approved Measure A, [29] [30] which allowed for the medicinal uses of marijuana. Santa Cruz was home to the second above-ground medical marijuana club in the world ...