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Browsing Local History Articles tagged "Twin Lakes"
Church Groups Found a Haven in Santa Cruz in the 1800s, by
Ross Eric Gibson
Few people on the central coast realize they are living on holy ground, in areas first settled as religious retreats. ... [Read more]
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Santa Cruz's towering redwoods helped attract the fledgling movie industry to town and served as the backdrop for some of the first westerns to portray cowboys as good-hearted, chivalrous pioneers.
Movies were only a penny arcade novelty in April 1896 when Thomas Edison debuted his projected "filmstrip" motion pictures ..." [More]
Excerpted from Hollywood Came to Santa Cruz: Huge Redwoods Seen as Western Backdrops by Ross Eric Gibson
