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Browsing Local History Articles by "Sharon Yamanaka"
The Mystery Spot, by
Sharon Yamanaka
The Mystery Spot has been a local Santa Cruz tourist attraction since 1940. During it's heyday the Mystery Spot was ... [Read more]
Serial Murders in Santa Cruz County, by
Sharon Yamanaka
In 1973,with the discovery of four bodies in Henry Cowell State Park, then District Attorney Peter Chang mumbled a comment ... [Read more]
The Tree Circus, by
Sharon Yamanaka
The Tree Circus started as a tourist attraction in Scotts Valley in 1947. It featured sculpted trees, their trunks shaped ... [Read more]
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Large Estates Once Lined Water's Edge
At the turn of the century, Santa Cruz was called the "Newport of the Pacific," because the row of mansions along West Cliff Drive resembled Newport, R.I.
West Cliff Drive between the 1893 railroad depot and the lighthouse was once known as ..." [More]
Excerpted from West Cliff -- Millionaires' Row by Ross Eric Gibson
