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Series of projects for the Charles Ford Company building in Watsonville. 1) Photostat of architectural rendering of exterior of Charles Ford Building by Ralph Wyckoff, Architect (San Jose), undated 2) Two architectural drawing in color pencil on tissue of proposed changes to exterior, Charles Ford Company, by Ralph Wyckoff, Architect, drawn by Peter G. Wuss, December 8, 1953. 3) Sheets A and B, pencil on tissue, of proposed alterations in existing theatre, Charles Ford Company, Inc., Main & Wall Streets, Job 6605 by Peter Wuss, A.I.A. (Woodland Avenue, San Jose), November 9, 1966. Note: Wall Street appears to be renamed Beach Street as of catalog date. According to a Watsonville Register-Pajaronian article dated January 7, 1964, Wuss prepared sketches as part of an effort to overhaul some of Watsonville's older downtown buildings, including the Stoesser properties on Main Street's 300 block, and buildings on Wall Street from Ford Alley to Van Ness Avenue including the State Theater and the Appleton Hotel. George Menasco of Charles Ford Co., which purchased the Wall Street structures is quoted as saying the face-lifts would definitely take place within two years. Menesco said the store was considering turning the State Theater building into a warehouse and repair shops, tearing down the buildings behind Ford's and expanding the parking area. The Stoesser block and annex (331-341 Main Street) were later added to the National Register of Historic Places, but were heavily damaged and lost in the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake.
Type
image
Identifier
78CACE87-5714-48D8-A71D-139713669512 1989-187-118
Subject
Watsonville (Calif.) Santa Cruz County (Calif.) Commercial buildings--Designs and plans (LCSH) Architecture, Modern--20th century Nineteen fifties (LCSH) Nineteen sixties (LCSH) Wyckoff, Ralph
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