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Browsing Local History Articles tagged "DeLaveaga Park"
DeLaveaga Left His Fortune for Parks and for Charity, by
Ross Eric Gibson
De Laveaga Park could be called the Golden Gate Park of Santa Cruz. Sitting on a forested hill to the ... [Read more]
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]
Zoo in Santa Cruz, by
Santa Cruz Sentinel
A zoo was once a feature of the Pacheco area of Delaveaga Park beginning around 1912. Some of the animals ... [Read more]
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On the southern end of the cemetery at Santa Cruz Memorial Park stands a towering marble pedestal upon which rests a large cistern that is draped with a log, flowing, delicately hand-carved mourning cloth. It is a memorial dedicated by the people of Santa Cruz to the 13 young men ..." [More]
Excerpted from A Walk Through Time: The 1898 Powder Mill Explosion by Janet Krassow and Randy Krassow
