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| − | The '''Santa Cruz Fire Department''' arose from groups of early volunteer fire-fighters such as the hose-cart teams. | + | The '''Santa Cruz Fire Department''' arose from groups of early volunteer fire-fighters such as the hose-cart teams. The first city fire station (1890s) was just off Pacific Avenue on Church Street. |
* [[History Pages: 43 - Go, Team, Go: The First Team Sport in Santa Cruz, ca. 1880]] | * [[History Pages: 43 - Go, Team, Go: The First Team Sport in Santa Cruz, ca. 1880]] | ||
[[File:2022_Center-St-Fire-Station.png|right]] | [[File:2022_Center-St-Fire-Station.png|right]] | ||
| − | + | Today's downtown fire station, shown at right, was built with WPA funds in 1936-40, at the same time as and nextdoor to the [[Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium]]. | |
*[[The Sidewalk Companion to Santa Cruz Architecture (4th ed. 2023)|''The Sidewalk Companion to Santa Cruz Architecture'']], 4th edition (2023), chapter 3, item (23), page 68. | *[[The Sidewalk Companion to Santa Cruz Architecture (4th ed. 2023)|''The Sidewalk Companion to Santa Cruz Architecture'']], 4th edition (2023), chapter 3, item (23), page 68. | ||
| + | *[https://history.santacruzpl.org/omeka/items/show/134457#?c=0&m=0&s=0&cv=0 "WPA projects in Santa Cruz County"], SCPL ''Local History Articles''. | ||
Fire Station No. 2 was built in 1947 on Soquel Avenue in the [[Eastside neighborhood]]. | Fire Station No. 2 was built in 1947 on Soquel Avenue in the [[Eastside neighborhood]]. | ||
*[[The Sidewalk Companion to Santa Cruz Architecture (4th ed. 2023)|''The Sidewalk Companion to Santa Cruz Architecture'']], 4th edition (2023), chapter 7, item (33), page 212. | *[[The Sidewalk Companion to Santa Cruz Architecture (4th ed. 2023)|''The Sidewalk Companion to Santa Cruz Architecture'']], 4th edition (2023), chapter 7, item (33), page 212. | ||
| + | * ''see also'' [https://history.santacruzpl.org/omeka/items/show/134381#?c=0&m=0&s=0&cv=0 History of the Santa Cruz Fire Department], SCPL ''Local History Articles''. | ||
Multiple other fire departments cover other areas of Santa Cruz County. | Multiple other fire departments cover other areas of Santa Cruz County. | ||
Latest revision as of 17:05, 24 March 2024
The Santa Cruz Fire Department arose from groups of early volunteer fire-fighters such as the hose-cart teams. The first city fire station (1890s) was just off Pacific Avenue on Church Street.
Today's downtown fire station, shown at right, was built with WPA funds in 1936-40, at the same time as and nextdoor to the Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium.
- The Sidewalk Companion to Santa Cruz Architecture, 4th edition (2023), chapter 3, item (23), page 68.
- "WPA projects in Santa Cruz County", SCPL Local History Articles.
Fire Station No. 2 was built in 1947 on Soquel Avenue in the Eastside neighborhood.
- The Sidewalk Companion to Santa Cruz Architecture, 4th edition (2023), chapter 7, item (33), page 212.
- see also History of the Santa Cruz Fire Department, SCPL Local History Articles.
Multiple other fire departments cover other areas of Santa Cruz County.
