Category Archives: Weekly Articles
January 25 – 31, 2012
RAIN??? THE CHRISTMAS FLOOD OF 1955. Wally Trabing told me that just about his first assignment at the Sentinel was covering this flood. Thats the Rittenhouse Building where it says “Mode O Day“`. Thats where the famous Rittenhouse murder took … Continue reading
January 16 – 22, 2012
REMEMBER RAIN??? This was taken on December 3, 1951. Joseph La Bue accountant has an office there now. It’s on the South west corner across from where Wayne’s College Of Beauty used to be. photo credit: Covello & Covello Historical … Continue reading
January 11 – 16, 2012
PACIFIC AVENUE, SANTA CRUZ, 1892. From McCaleb’s “Surf Sand and Streetcars” book we learn that this was Santa Cruz’s first electric streetcar line. This was known as the lower plaza. Front, Mission and Pacific Avenue. It shared the tracks with … Continue reading
January 4 – 10, 2012
ONE MORE SNOW PHOTO, 1957. This was taken at Mission and Water Streets or Front and Pacific if you prefer. You know, Bank of The West and The Town Clock corner . We lost the McHugh Bianchi Building (on the … Continue reading
December 21, 2011 – January 2, 2012
OUR TOWN CLOCK’S ORIGINAL POSITION ON JULY 27, 1964. This shows the removal of the clock from high atop the International Order of Odd Fellows Building on Pacific Avenue. It went from here to sit in Harvey West Park for … Continue reading
December 13 – 19, 2011
SNOW AND TWO WAY TRAFFIC ON PACIFIC AT 7:50AM. IN 1957. You say global warming, I say nostalgia, but whatever works we do have occasional snows around these Mediterranean parts. That lovely building for you newcomers was The Cooper House, … Continue reading
December 5 – 11, 2011
LIBERACE’S BROTHER GEORGE (in middle), HOCUS POCUS (as SANTA) & REINDEER IN SANTA’S VILLAGE May 9, 1959. Santa’s Village was built in Scotts Valley right off to the east on hwy 17. about 1955. It went bankrupt in 1977. George … Continue reading
November 28 – December 4, 2011
MARILYN MONROE-HISTORICAL PHOTO. I personally took this photo October 28, 1952. Read below. photo credit: author’s personal collection Additional information always welcome: email photo@brattononline.com ONE WEEK WITH MARILYN and MY 1/50 SECOND WITH MARILYN, part 2. The film now at … Continue reading
November 21 – 27, 2011
NEW HIGHWAY 9 RIVER STREET INTERSECTION IN 1956. An amazing photo showing the new highway, The Tannery in lower right, CPDES hall center right, and the baseball field, the Sashmill far left, new San Lorenzo bridge in lower center. No … Continue reading
PACIFIC AVENUE. December 1946 at 2:01 p.m. All those Christmas Decorations and that Chain Store in the lower right. I just now read that Optometrist Dr. Ray. G. Newcomer had his office right next to The Artistic Beauty Salon. That … Continue reading
