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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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Cleaning up and Re-opening the Branch Libraries
On Day 1 (October 18) we began re-shelving books and clearing up the mess at nine of our ten Branches. I was not able to communicate with some of the Branch Managers for several days, but each of them took that approach ..." [More]
Excerpted from What a Mess! 295,000 Items on the Floor by Anne Turner
