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Browsing Local History Articles by "City of Santa Cruz Public Works Department"
The Soquel Avenue Bridge, by
City of Santa Cruz Public Works Department
There have been several bridges previously located at this site. In 1874 a covered bridge was constructed. [Read more]
Water Street Bridge Fact Sheet, by
City of Santa Cruz Public Works Department
The Water Street Bridge Rehabilitation Project involved the removal and replacement of the northern half of the bridge and the ... [Read more]
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In 1894, fire gutted the heart of downtown Santa Cruz north and south of Cooper Street. City fathers decided to rebuild the civic center in Renaissance styles. And billing the new Santa Cruz the "Florence of the West," they jumped at an idea proposed and sponsored by James Philip Smith, ..." [More]
Excerpted from Water Carnival was Social Event of the Season in 1890s by Ross Eric Gibson
