Note the Note

The recently added page, Santa Cruz water system timeline, has been updated after fact-checking by Melanie Mayer (thanks!). I'm looking forward to the publication of Melanie's book, which will explore this subject in much greater depth.

New page - 11a

Why "11a"? It's an "infill" page, coming chronologically after page 11, The Gold Rush. Page 11a is Pioneer German-Speakers of Santa Cruz County. (see "History Pages - Table of Contents" link at left)

Another "Birds Eye" View of Santa Cruz: 1888-89

Progressing through an examination of "Six panoramic views of Santa Cruz", produced between 1870 and 1906, a new page 52 (see also "History Pages - Table of Contents" link at left) looks at the fourth of those six. The "birds eye view" was published as a color lithograph in February 1889, purporting to show Santa Cruz (not very accurately) as it looked in the fall (or late summer) of 1888. It is useful, however, in showing some of the many changes since the previous such panoramic view was published in 1877.

It's Just 'History Pages'

Now that the first page in the post-Santa-Cruz-Patch sequence is online (51 - Downtown Moved South in the 1880s), it seemed appropriate to shorten the name of the Table of Contents (with apologies to Boris of MIB3 for paraphrasing his line).

Up to date

The work of updating and re-posting the Santa Cruz Patch blog articles, at least the chronological history series, is completed with number 50 - a survey of Victorian-era residential development on Beach Hill. Those pages can be found in the Table of Contents at left. This research odyssey is now well into the 1880s and lots of new subjects are awaiting attention, so on we go.

A Milestone of Sorts

The work of updating and re-posting the articles from the defunct Santa Cruz Patch blog continues, with light now at the end of the tunnel (fewer than 10 remain un-updated). Page "40 - Approaching the Gilded Age: Santa Cruz Enters the 1880s" is a survey of the 1880s, preparatory to beginning exploration of specific subjects in that decade. Articles out of historical order are updated and transferred to pages, but not numbered (see the Table of Contents).

Slide 17 added to Prezi

Slide 17, just added to the expanded Prezi slide show on the "Bird’s Eye View of Santa Cruz, 1870", shows a few of the ships included near the powder wharf in the lithograph view. In particular, the one "steamer" shown might be an actual ship active in the 1870 coastal trade. See the Slide 17 notes for more, on the notes page.