For the last five years, the building has fascinated locals with its confusing mix of beaux arts and Greco-Roman architecture, its breaktaking views and, most controversially, its 62,000 square feet of vacant space.
Posts Tagged: Downtown Association of Santa Cruz
Will New Rules Change Culture of Pacific Avenue?
Ordinance 2013-14 will restrict the space allotted for “noncommercial use of city streets and sidewalks” in downtown Santa Cruz.
Progress Stalls on Pacific Avenue Planning
One Christmas rush downtown isn’t seeing this year is a push to break the stalemate over the future of Pacific Avenue.
Two-Way Pacific Plan Moves Forward
In an effort to stimulate business downtown and make Pacific Avenue more navigable, the Downtown Commission voted this morning to proceed with a plan that would turn the majority of Pacific Avenue into a two-way street.
First Friday Art Tour Holds 100th Monthly Event
It’s hard to believe Santa Cruz will celebrate its 100th First Friday Art Tour on April 6. The tour, founded back in 2003 by intrepid artists Kirby Scudder and the single-named Chip, has since exploded into a citywide phenomenon that attracts thousands every month. “It’s far exceeded my expectations,” says Scudder.
Which Way on Pacific Avenue?
Even before Santa Cruz’s Public Works Department temporarily stymied the debate about turning Pacific Avenue into a two-way street—decreeing that public safely won’t allow it—some locals had strong ideas on how to re-engineer the business district’s main artery.
