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Title: Block of Pacific Avenue completely demolished due to earthquake
A look at one side of a block of Pacific Avenue that was completely demolished due to earthquake damage. The Hotel Metropole building was already vacant upstairs, though Plaza Books/Paper Vision was on the ground floor. Gensler-Lee Diamonds, Athletic Express, and the other businesses relocated or closed.
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Date Created and/or Issued: 1989
Publication Information: Santa Cruz Public Libraries
Contributing Institution: Santa Cruz Public Libraries
Collection: Photo Collection
Rights Information: This photograph is the property of the Santa Cruz Public Libraries, California.
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Description: A look at one side of a block of Pacific Avenue that was completely demolished due to earthquake damage. The Hotel Metropole building was already vacant upstairs, though Plaza Books/Paper Vision was on the ground floor. Gensler-Lee Diamonds, Athletic Express, and the other businesses relocated or closed.
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Type: image
Format: Image
Identifier: LH-scpl174
Language: English
Subject: Earthquake-1989
Pacific Avenue
Hotels and Boarding Houses
Stores and Shops
Time Period: 1980s
Place: Santa Cruz (City)
Relation: Loma Prieta Earthquake, October 17, 1989: Facts and Statistics
Loma Prieta Earthquake,1989: Buildings Demolished in Downtown Santa Cruz

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