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Early Film Studios in Santa Cruz County, by
Ann Young
In the 1910's and '20's, audiences around the world were both mesmerized and thrilled by a new technology that put ... [Read more]
Hollywood Came to Santa Cruz: Huge Redwoods Seen as Western Backdrops, by
Ross Eric Gibson
Santa Cruz's towering redwoods helped attract the fledgling movie industry to town and served as the backdrop for some of ... [Read more]
For almost a score of years the town had slumbered in obscurity--and blessed contentment. Some time before that, it had ... [Read more]
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The Garfield Park Branch Library, at 705 Woodrow Avenue, was one of four Carnegie Libraries built in Santa Cruz, California between 1903 and 1921. The Main or "Carnegie Free Library" was built downtown in 1903-04, and two grants from the Carnegie Corporation for two small branch libraries was received ..." [More]
Excerpted from History of the Garfield Park Library, 1914-1997 by Daniel McMahon
