DOCSLIB.ORG

Rod Diridon Papers MSS.1995.03.02

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
Rod Diridon Papers MSS.1995.03.02 http://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt929029xg No online items Guide to the Rod Diridon Papers MSS.1995.03.02 SJSU Special Collections & Archives © 2007 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library San José State University One Washington Square San José, CA 95192-0028 [email protected] URL: http://library.sjsu.edu/sjsu-special-collections/sjsu-special-collections-and-archives Guide to the Rod Diridon Papers MSS.1995.03.02 1 MSS.1995.03.02 Language of Material: English Contributing Institution: SJSU Special Collections & Archives Title: Rod Diridon Papers creator: Diridon, Rod, 1939- source: San José State University. Library. Special Collections & Archives Identifier/Call Number: MSS.1995.03.02 Physical Description: 67 boxes(82.6 linear feet) Date (inclusive): 1967-1994 Abstract: This collection documents 20 years of Rod Diridon’s public service as the chairperson of both the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors and the Santa Clara Transit Board. The collection includes correspondence, memoranda, speeches, reports, plans, ordinances, maps, project files, campaign materials, photographs, and plaques. Processing Information Collection processed by Susan Klingberg in 1996. Guide revised, and EAD encoding, by Veronica Cabrera in 2007. Twelve large rolled items placed in boxes 64-67, and added to finding aid, by Samira Habibi in March 2018. Access The collection is open for research. Publication Rights Copyright has not been assigned to the San José State University Library Special Collections & Archives. All requests for permission to publish or quote manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Director of Special Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Special Collections & Archives as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the reader. Copyright restrictions also apply to digital representations of the original materials. Use of digital files from or derived from these collections is restricted to research and educational purposes. Preferred Citation Rod Diridon Papers, MSS-1995-03-02, San José State University Library Special Collections and Archives. Acquisition Information Donated to the San Jose State University library by Rod Diridon in 1995. Biographical History Rodney John Diridon was born in Dunsmuir, California in 1939 to Claude and Rhoda Diridon. Diridon Sr. graduated from Dunsmuir Joint Union High School in 1957. From 1956 through 1963, he worked for the Southern Pacific Railroad while completing a BS in Accounting and Finance and his MS in Business Administration from San Jose State University. From 1963 to 1967 he served in the U.S. Navy as a Fleet Officer and Combat Duty Officer in Vietnam. He married Mary Ann Fudge on July 4, 1964 and raised two children, Rodney Jr. born September 10 1969, and Mary Margaret, born September 14, 1971. In June 10, 2001 he married Dr. Gloria Duffy. In 1969, Diridon founded the Diridon Research Corporation, later renamed Decision Research Institute (DRI) in 1972. DRI conducted market research, needs assessment surveys and legislative consulting throughout the United States. This company was sold in 1976. Diridon became the youngest person ever elected to the Saratoga City Council in 1972. He held this position until 1975. He went on to served six terms in office as chairperson of both the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors and the Santa Clara Transit District Board from 1979, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1991 and 1994. From 1973 to 1995, Diridon led the development of Santa Clara County Transportation Agency and the CalTrain Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board. He also chaired the Peninsular Transportation Alternatives Project, Guadalupe, Tasman, Fremont/South Bay and Vasona Rail Corridor Boards, the San Jose Station Reconstruction Board and the successful 1976 and 1992 Measure “A” Sales Tax Campaigns as well as the 1980, 1984, 1988, and 1992 transportation master plan elections.He was also the only person to chair all three of the Bay Area’s Regional Agencies: Association of Bay Area Governments, Bay Area Air Quality Management District and Metropolitan Transportation Commission. From 1978 to 1979, he presided over the development of the Nation’s first Integrated Environmental Management Plan and Regional Transportation Master Plan. At present he holds the position of Chair of the National Research Council’s Transit Cooperative Research Project Policy Committee. Diridon has received published recognition and numerous awards for his contributions and has served on numerous organizations committed to community service at the national, state, regional and local levels. He has been most involved with transportation, the environment, arts and human rights fund-raising and advocacy. Guide to the Rod Diridon Papers MSS.1995.03.02 2 MSS.1995.03.02 Scope and Content Rod Diridon gave 20-year of public service to the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors (4th District). During his long career, he contributed to various transportation related boards, committees and institutions. The papers document this service and consist of administrative files including correspondence, speeches, conference reports, manuals, budgets, campaign materials, photographs, newspaper clippings and memorabilia. Arrangement This collection is arranged in seven series: I. Biographical files, 1967-1994; II. Public relations, 1971-1994; III. Administrative files, 1975-1994; IV. Subject files, 1973-1994; V. Transportation files, 1972-1994; VI. Miscellaneous files, 1971-1994; VII. Artifacts. Processing Information Series VII was added to the collection in 2016 by Rory Dougan. Subjects and Indexing Terms Santa Clara County (Calif.) – Board of Supervisors Santa Clara County (Calif.) – Politics and government – Sources Local transit -- California -- Santa Clara County (Calif.) -- Sources Transportation -- California -- Santa Clara County (Calif.) -- Planning -- Sources Diridon, Rod, 1939- San José State University. Library. Special Collections & Archives Guide to the Rod Diridon Papers MSS.1995.03.02 3 MSS.1995.03.02 Series I. Biographical Files 1967-1994 Biographical Files, 1967-1994 Series I. Biographical Files 1967-1994 Series Scope and Content Summary This series consists of biographical information and supporting documents of candidacy materials and endorsements, as well as documents related to Diridon’s research company Decision Research Insitute (DRI), where he developed a "shared survey" research procedure subsequently adopted by the UNICEF of the United Nations. DRI Diridon Research Corporation FTA Federal Transit Administrator SJSU San Jose State University UMTA Urban Mass Transportation Administration BSA Boys Scout of America SOR Scout-O-Rama YMCA Young Men's Christian Association YMCA Young Women's Christian Association BAC Business Advisory Committee SCC Santa Clara County ADA American with Disabilities Act CRASH Citizens for Reliable and Safe Highways ISTEA Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act SCCMG Santa Clara County Manufacturing Group GCP Guadalupe Corridor Project PCS Penninsula Commute Service DEIS Draft Environmental Impact Statement TCP Tasman Corridor Project RFPs Request for Proposals UMTA Urban Mass Transportation Administration VCP Vasona Corridor Project BART Bay Area Rapid Transit SCCE Santa Clara County Extension AAFS Alignment Alternatives Feasibility Study APTA American Public Transit Association UCB University of California at Berkeley MTC Guide to the Rod Diridon PapersMetropolitan Transportation CommissionMSS.1995.03.02 4 TP MSS.1995.03.02 Transportation Plans SFO San Francisco International Airport BAAQMD Bay Area Air Quality Management District LRT Light Rail Transit NACo National Association of Counties FRI Festa Della Republica Italiana AC Arts Commission GS Giant Stadium BV Bay Vision Arrangement This series is arranged chronologically within each subject. Series I. Biographical Files 1967-1994 Biographical Files, 1967-1994 Biographical Files, 1967-1994 Box 1, Folder 1 General 1978 Box 1, Folder 2 Biographical Sketches, Printed Material 1967 Box 1, Folder 3 California Committee on Seismic Safety, Diridon Research Institute 1971-1976 Box 1, Folder 4 California Transportation Commission-Candidacy 1982 Box 1, Folder 5 Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Candidacy 1992-1993 Box 1, Folder 6 San Jose State University (SJSU) Surface. Transportation Policy Institute 1993, 1996 Box 1, Folders 7-9 Urban Mass Transportation Administration (UMTA)-Candidacy 1975-1977 Box 1, Folder 10 Printed Material-Publications 1978-1985 Box 1, Folder 11 Accomplishments 1972-1991 Box 1, Folder 12 Commendations 1972-1994 Box 1, Folder 13 Personal Memberships 1976-1979 Box 1, Folder 14 Personal Projects 1975-1976 Box 2, Folders 1-4 Appointment Book 1990-1993 Box 2, Folder 5 Bi-Weekly Calendar 1989 Box 2, Folders 6-8 Bi-Weekly and Weekly Calendar 1990-1992 Box 2, Weekly Calendar 1993-1994 Folders 9-10 Box 67 Home Renovation on Palomino Way, Saratoga 2000 Conferences 1988-1992 Box 3, Folder 1 Conferences November 21, 1988-February 19, 1991 Box 3, Folder 2 Conferences March 7, 1991-March 13, 1991 Box 3, Folder 3 Conferences March 15, 1991-May 31, 1991 Box 3, Folder 4 Conferences June 09, 1991-July 15, 1991 Box 3, Folder 5 Conferences September 28, 1991-November 19, 1991 Box 3, Folder 6 Conferences November 11, 1991-December 18, 1991 Box 3, Folder 7 Conference January 13, 1992-April 09, 1992 Box 3, Folder 8 Conferences April 12, 1992-June 01, 1992 Box 3, Folder 9 Conferences
Load more

Recommended publications
  • SPHTS-Trainline-Index.Pdf
    SOUTHERN PACIFIC HISTORICAL & TECHNICAL SOCIETY S • P Trainline Index 6 Articles 13 Authors 33 Drawings 43 Maps 51 Railroad Equipment 87 Rosters 94 Structures The Southern Pacific Historical & Technical Society is an independent non-profit organization devoted to the preservation of the history of the Southern Pacific, its predecessor and successor railroad companies, and to the dissemination of information which documents that history. The Society is not supported by, nor affiliatedin any way with, the former Southern Pacific, or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates. For S•P Trainline back issues contact: SPH&TS Company Store www.sphts.org Index by Mary Harper Access Points Indexing www.accesspointsindexing.com and Michael E. Bell S yndeticS ystems www.syndeticsystems.com S·P Trainline Index -- Volumes 1-129 Note: Formatting has been minimized for ease in viewing the index. Titles of books and journals are italicized, article titles are not. Page numbers are listed as “volume:page”, and indicate the first page of the article where the reference may be located. Multiple or contiguous page listings indicate photographs or other illustrative materials. Cities and towns are in California, unless otherwise noted. Locomotives and rolling stock are identified by reporting mark and number and/or italicized name under the Railroad Equipment heading. A A. Marchetti Vegetable Packing House, 82:21 Imperial Valley floods (1906), 111:9, 111:10, Abbey, Wallace, 128:10 111:11 Abbott, Carlisle S., 103:17 Island Mountain Tunnel (1978), 35:4 Abbott, L.E., 121:12 Jackson, Utah (1904), 79:23 Accidents Junction City, Ore. (1943), 40:7 chart, Memorandum on Major Passenger Train Kern City Roundhouse fire (1900), 85:21 Accidents (1958), 63:11 Kingsburg (1947), 118:9 lap orders and, 114:29 Klamath Falls, Ore.
    [Show full text]
  • Railroads of Los Gatos by Edward Kelley, 979.473 H64
    Railroads of Los Gatos by Edward Kelley, 979.473 H64 Aahmes Temple Shrine 61 Adams, David 75 ALCO Brooks Works 52 Alma 12,27 Alexander, Myron 69,75 American Car Company 23 Amtrack's Coast Starlight 7 Antelope and Western Railroad 84 Anti-Chinese sentiments 8 Arizona Eastern Railway 86,96 “Ashcan” headlight 97 Austin Corners 24 Automatic braking systems 65 Baggerly, John 30 Baldwin Locomotive Works 7,14 Bamburg, Marvin 105 Bank of America 4 Barlow, George 117 Beattie, Dorothy 112 Bell at Vasona Junction 66 Big Trees and Pacific Railroad 126 “Billy Cat” 74,114 Billy Jones Wildcat Railroad 105, 108,111 “Black Widow” paint scheme 120 Blowdown 44 Boulder Creek 8 Broad gauge trains 8-9,16,19 Broggie, Roger 55 Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers 51 Caboose 63,82,106 Calistoga Steam Railway 108 Camino, Cable and Northern 84 Canadian Pacific Railway 76 Carolwood Pacific railroad 56 Carrick, John 83 Carter Brothers of Newark 17 Casper Lumber Company Mallet 83 Cats' Canyon 8,12,20,34 Centennial Exposition, Philadelphia 1876 7 Centennial, Billy Jones Wildcat Railroad 119 Central Coast Railway Club 92,98,101 Charitable donations via Wildccd Railroad 64 Chess, T. Louis 30,99,100 Children’s Holiday Parade 112,118 Chinese laborers 8,12 Clark, F. Norman 73 Cleveland, L.H. 101 Coast Daylight, Southern Pacific Company 41,44 Coit, John 46-47,113 Colgrove, George 14 Comstock Lode 8 Congress Junction 9 Cooney, Russell 75 Courtside Club 124 Crider’s Department Store 88 Crossing gates and crossing signals 18 “Crummy” 63 Cuesta Grade 43,44 Custom Locomotive Works of Chicago 120,121 “Dancing Man” 56 Daves Avenue prune orchard 2 Davis, Alfred “Hog” 7 Deadheading 39,40 Denver and Rio Grande Railroad 7 De Paolo, Betty 75 Derailments 37 “Desert Chime” 83 Dieselization 97 Diridon, Rod 125 Disney, Walt 55-57 Disneyland 56,57 Donner Pass fire train 100 Dual gauge track 17 Earthquake, 1906 8,19 Eastlake Park Railway No.
    [Show full text]
  • Passenger Rail Feasibility Study – Draft Report an Analysis of Rail Transit Options on the 32-Mile Branch Rail Line in Santa Cruz County, CA
    Comments received May 21 – July 31, 2015 on the Passenger Rail Feasibility Study – Draft Report An analysis of rail transit options on the 32-mile Branch Rail Line in Santa Cruz County, CA Link to document and background information: http://www.sccrtc.org/projects/rail/ Lead Agency: Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission, www.sccrtc.org Grant Funding: California Department of Transportation’s Transit Planning Program Attachment: Comments Received on Draft Rail Passenger Rail Study Attachment-Caltrans Detailed Comments on the Passenger Rail Feasibility Study General Comments 1. Reconciling community preference and feasibility: The two scenarios that were identified as feasible do not include service to Watsonville. Following the release of the draft report, the community demonstrated preference for scenarios that connected to Watsonville. This includes the preference of community leadership, as discussed at the June RTC Board meeting, as well as the preference of many public workshop attendees. Since these meetings, we assume SCCRTC has been working with project consultants to investigate creative approaches to developing service scenarios that may be feasible and include Watsonville. However, it is unclear as to what the next steps will be if service to Watsonville is ultimately deemed infeasible from a construction and operations standpoint. Specific Comments Comment Page/Sheet Parag Section Comment No. No. raph 0.0 – Caltrans recommends deleting “commuter and/or intercity” from bullet Bullet 1 iii Purpose of #3. The study is primarily evaluating either rail transit or commuter #3 Study rail service, but not intercity rail service. Other Scenario E is clearly the highest scoring with three others tied around 2 xi evaluation Last 2nd; maybe the narrative shouldn’t group E with the two others as measures… scoring the highest.
    [Show full text]
  • Chapter Is Appropriately Titled “Our Secret Kansas,” 147-194
    FIFTEEN SECONDS IN THE FALL: THE LOMA PRIETA EARTHQUAKE AND DOWNTOWN SANTA CRUZ Erin M. McMurry B.A., University of California, San Diego, 2004 PROJECT Submitted in partial satisfaction of the requirements for the degree of MASTER OF ARTS in HISTORY (Public History) at CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, SACRAMENTO SPRING 2010 FIFTEEN SECONDS IN THE FALL: THE LOMA PRIETA EARTHQUAKE AND DOWNTOWN SANTA CRUZ A Project by Erin M. McMurry Approved by: __________________________________, Committee Chair Dr. Lee M.A. Simpson __________________________________, Second Reader Dr. Christopher J. Castaneda ____________________________ Date ii Student: Erin M. McMurry I certify that this student has met the requirements for format contained in the University format manual, and that this project is suitable for shelving in the Library and credit is to be awarded for the Project. __________________________, Department Chair ________________ Dr. Christopher J. Castaneda Date Department of History iii Abstract of FIFTEEN SECONDS IN THE FALL: THE LOMA PRIETA EARTHQUAKE AND DOWNTOWN SANTA CRUZ by Erin M. McMurry The Loma Prieta earthquake of October 17, 1989 devastated Santa Cruz’s historic core and led to the de-listing of the area from the National Register of Historic Places. Loma Prieta was not the first disaster to strike the city’s calamity prone downtown area. The project uses maps, photographs, architectural histories, the National Register nomination, newspapers, and other primary and secondary sources to trace the environmental and disaster history first of Santa Cruz city and county, then of downtown Santa Cruz as a whole. The project finally narrows the focus further and inventories the historic buildings present on Santa Cruz’s downtown Pacific Garden Mall in October 1989.
    [Show full text]
  • Sierra Railway Shops
    NPS Form 10 900 OMB Control No. 1024 0018 expiration date 03/31/2022 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Registration Form This form is for use in nominating or requesting determinations for individual properties and districts. See instructions in National Register Bulletin, How to Complete the National Register of Historic Places Registration Form. If any item does not apply to the property being documented, enter "N/A" for "not applicable." For functions, architectural classification, materials, and areas of significance, enter only categories and subcategories from the instructions. 1. Name of Property Historic name: __Sierra Railway Shops Historic District____DRAFT____ Other names/site number: ____Sierra Railway Jamestown Shops, Railtown 1897 SHP_____ Name of related multiple property listing:______________________________________ (Enter "N/A" if property is not part of a multiple property listing__________________ 2. Location Street & number: __18115 5th Avenue_____________________ City or town: __Jamestown____ State: __California_____ County: _Tuolumne______ Not For Publication: Vicinity: ______________________________________________________________ ______________ 3. State/Federal Agency Certification As the designated authority under the National Historic Preservation Act, as amended, I hereby certify that this nomination ___ request for determination of eligibility meets the documentation standards for registering properties in the National Register of Historic Places
    [Show full text]
  • Santa Cruz Branch Rail Line Rail Transit Feasibility Study Final Report
    Santa Cruz Branch Rail Line Rail Transit Feasibility Study Final Report Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission Source: SCCRTC November 2015 Study Prepared by: CONSULTANT TEAM Lindsey Hilde, AICP, Fehr & Peers Tom Matoff, LTK Engineering Services Bob Grandy, P.E., Fehr & Peer Ted Rosenbaum, LTK Engineering Services Steve Crosley, AICP, Fehr & Peers Buzz Berger, P.E., RailPros Nicole Foletta, AICP, Fehr & Peers Bob Schaevitz SANTA CRUZ COUNTY REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION STAFF Rachel Moriconi, Study Project Manager Karena Pushnik, Study Project Manager Brianna Goodman, Transportation Planning Technician Acknowledgements COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND GROUPS Members of the public provided extensive input throughout development of this study. The community’s thoughtful participation in discussions about transportation needs in the Santa Cruz County and how the Santa Cruz Branch Rail Line may help address some of those needs demonstrates the importance and complexity of transportation planning. 2015 SANTA CRUZ COUNTY REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION John Leopold, Chair Cynthia Chase Bruce McPherson Don Lane, Vice Chair Ryan Coonerty Dennis Norton Ed Bottorff Jimmy Dutra Tim Gubbins, Ex-Officio Greg Caput Zack Friend George Dondero, Executive Director Karina Cervantez Randy Johnson Luis Mendez, Deputy Director PROJECT ADVISORY TEAM Kelly McClendon, Caltrans District 5 Planning Erich Friedrich, Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit District (METRO) Kevin Busath and Steve Hill, SC&MB Railway/Iowa Pacific TECHNICAL STAKEHOLDER GROUP Heather Adamson, AMBAG Jamie Goldstein, City of Capitola Dennis Bailey-Fougnier, Cabrillo College Rich Grunow, City of Capitola Kelly McClendon, Caltrans Steve Jesberg, City of Capitola J. Guevara, City of Santa Cruz Tom Sharpe, City of Watsonville Claire Fliesler, City of Santa Cruz Michelle Templeton, City of Watsonville Juliana Rebagliati, City of Santa Cruz Nicona Keesaw, Co.
    [Show full text]
  • S • P Trainline Index 1–137
    SOUTHERN PACIFIC HISTORICAL & TECHNICAL SOCIETY S • P Trainline Index 1–137 S•P7� --- ·- The Official Publication of the outhern Pacific Hi1torical & Technical Society SOUTHERN PACIFIC HISTORICAL & TECHNICAL SOCIETY S • P Trainline Index 1–137 6 Articles 14 Authors 34 Drawings 46 Maps 55 Railroad Equipment 94 Rosters 102 Structures The Southern Pacific Historical & Technical Society is an independent non-profit organization devoted to the preservation of the history of the Southern Pacific, its predecessor and successor railroad companies, and to the dissemination of information which documents that history. The Society is not supported by, nor affiliatedin any way with, the former Southern Pacific, or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates. For S•P Trainline back issues contact: SPH&TS Company Store www.sphts.org Index by Mary Harper Access Points Indexing www.accesspointsindexing.com and Michael E. Bell S yndeticS ystems www.syndeticsystems.com S·P Trainline Index -- Volumes 1-137 Note: Formatting has been minimized for ease in viewing the index. Titles of books and journals are italicized, article titles are not. Page numbers are listed as “volume:page”, and indicated the first page of the article where the reference may be located. Multiple or contiguous page listings indicated photographs or other illustrative materials. Cities and towns are in California, unless otherwise noted. Locomotives and rolling stock are identified by reporting mark and number and/or italicized name under the Railroad Equipment heading. A A. Marchetti Vegetable Packing House, 82:21 Harvard (steamship) (1931), 130:13, 130:14 Abbey, Wallace, 128:10 near Hiland (1977), 118:19, 118:22 Abbott, Carlisle S., 103:17 Imperial Valley floods (1906), 111:9, 111:10, Abbott, L.E., 121:12 111:11 Accidents Island Mountain Tunnel (1978), 35:4 chart, Memorandum on Major Passenger Train Jackson, Utah (1904), 79:23 Accidents (1958), 63:11 Junction City, Ore.
    [Show full text]
  • History Tour Activity Workbook
    SANTA CRUZ BEACH BOARDWALK HISTORY TOUR ACTIVITY WORKBOOK A Little Piece of Americana HISTORY TOUR ACTIVITY WORKBOOK OBJECTIVE To give visiting students an introduction to the history of the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk and its place in California state history. This informational packet can be given to students before or after their tour to give them an awareness and appreciation of the historical significance of the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk, the City of Santa Cruz, and the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. BACKGROUND INFORMATION The teacher or leader of the visiting class can use this guide to help lead an interactive discussion on the history of the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk, the history of California seaside amusement parks, the place of Santa Cruz in California history, and the importance of the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. Understanding that some students may not have been exposed to much information regarding the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk or its important place in California history, this outline provides the teacher with visual aids and discussion topics which are helpful in evoking ideas and responses. A Boardwalk history word match game and scavenger hunt are included at the back of this packet with accompanying teacher’s keys. Updated 1/23/2018 SANTA CRUZ BEACH BOARDWALK HISTORY TOUR ACTIVITY WORKBOOK Early Years on the Beach, 1850 – 1903 Santa Cruz was founded as a Franciscan mission and Spanish pueblo (town) in 1793, and for over fifty years was little more than a small coastal village. As early as the 1840s, however, foreigners, especially Americans, began transforming the area into a prosperous town.
    [Show full text]
  • 0SUW\( Playland in San Francisco and Parks in Venice and Portland All Disappeared
    The Boardwalk Story Once upon a time . the Pacific Coast sported a string of boardwalks and seaside amusement facilities. Then, one by one, the Pike in Long Beach, 0S0UW\(0SUW\( Playland in San Francisco and parks in Venice and Portland all disappeared. Some became housing developments or fell prey to the ravages of time and wear. <S^bc\SÂa9W\UR][0SOQVAb`SSb3\b`O\QS The laughter of excited children, the smell of popcorn and cotton candy became memories. 1. Neptune’s Kingdom Those memories are still being made, however, at the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk. The Boardwalk is now the only major seaside amusement park on the entire West From 1907 to 1963 this building Coast. A California Historic Landmark, the park is an example of true perseverance housed a large heated salt-water and dedication to a tradition of combining nostalgia with high tech fun. swimming pool known as the Natatorium Santa Cruz became a tourist attraction in 1865, when John Liebrandt built a or Plunge. Inside, the great steel arches of public bathhouse near the mouth of the San Lorenzo River. Several more followed, and the original bathing plunge are still visible soon concessions sprang up nearby including restaurants, curio shops and photograph overhead. A magnificent plaster bas- stands. relief of King Neptune once gazed down Toward the end of the century, Fred W. Swanton, considered one of the greatest at bathers entering the building from the Santa Cruz Plunge– local promoters of his time, laid plans for a casino and boardwalk. The Neptune Casino beach. Inside, a full-figured, larger than the Natatorium, 1946 opened in 1904, but operated only 22 months; on June 22, 1906, the ornate but life-size statue of Neptune watched the uninsured building was completely destroyed by a fire that started in the kitchen.
    [Show full text]
  • A Companion to Capitola 11-18
    A Companion To Capitola By Frank Perry Capitola Historical Museum 2018 A Companion To Capitola Published by the Capitola Historical Museum 410 Capitola Avenue Capitola, CA. 95010 Capitola Museum Board of Trustees, Spring, 2020 Niels Kisling, president; David Peyton, vice president; Pamela Greeninger, secretary; Brian Legakis, treasurer; Joshua Henshaw, youth representative; Emmy Mitchell-Lynn; Dean Walker; Gordon van Zuiden Cover: A portion of the mural “Our Capitola” by Jon Ton and Maia Negre Funded by the Capitola Art and Cultural Commission 2015 Fifth printing with minor revisions, 2020 Copyright 2018 Board of Trustees Capitola Historical Museum !2 A Companion To Capitola Introduction At the Capitola Historical Museum, we are asked hundreds of questions each year about Capitola. Many visitors want to know certain dates, such as when Capitola was incorporated or when the railroad trestle was built. Others are curious about people, places, or historic buildings. This publication is an attempt to answer many of those questions in the form of a quick reference guide. It includes people, places, events, agricultural products, natural features, public art, schools, parks, churches, books about Capitola, movies made in Capitola, and assorted other topics. Each entry includes a brief description and significant dates. Many entries also include a reference to the source of the information and/or further reading. Some entries are based on information from multiple sources, of which only one or two are listed. Emphasis is on the historical development of Capitola. This list does not include living people, and it does not include businesses that started after 1980. If a word in a description has its own entry, it is often in bold.
    [Show full text]