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512 - A Hand Map of 'Swantacruz' and Environs
Michigan, with its palm-shaped Lower Peninsula, is the hotbed of hand-based cartography. Or so you would think (1). Turns out California is not doing too bad either in the field of palmate (2) mappery. An example posted earlier on this blog describes how you can make a ‘handy’ map of San Francisco Bay ( #313 ). And this pentadactylous gem shows us ‘A Handfull ( sic ) of 17 to 25 Mile Drives From Casa Del Rey and Casino Santa Cruz’.
The map, designed by Polly Hill and published in 1912, was part of a promotional brochure extolling the beauties, joys and pleasures to be sampled in Santa Cruz and environs - centred on the Casa del Rey Hotel, and the adjacent Casino. Both were recently built by Fred W. Swanton, a local businessman and civic leader who had such an impact on the area at that time that the city was nicknamed, Swantacruz .
More than a cartographic gimmick, the hand shape is also a clever way of representing the local geography, with the two outer fingers representing the coastal corridor and the three middle ones some of the valleys radiating northward through mountainous terrain.
At the bottom of the palm, we see the street grid of the city of Santa Cruz, one of the most recognisable features of which is the Circles Neighborhood. On more detailed, modern maps, it consists of Palmetta Street, Bethany Curve, and Walk, Wilkes and Errett Circles, all centred on the Circle Church.
On the coast, between the US Lighthouse (at the southernmost point) and the mouth of the San Lorenzo River, are Swanton’s Casino and the Casa del Rey Hotel. East of the river, past Seabright, Twin Lakes and Del Mar, is the Hotel Capitola.
The thumb shows a network of rail and roads, leading along the coast towards Watsonville, via Capitola and Aptos. Attractions along the way include Valencia, Home of Ninn’s Famous Apples , and the Casa del Rey Golf links (no doubt also owned by Mr Swanton).
And this little piggy? The tip of the pink finger is not marked with a specific attraction (except an illegible creek), but at approximately the place where the distal and intermediate phalanges meet, a railway terminus is shown in a place named Swanton. Just south of there is the San Vicente Logging Camp and finally, next to Santa Cruz proper, Swanton Beach (with a natural bridge at the beach) and Swanton Beach Park.
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The ring finger ends at the Cal State Redwood Park, via Boulder Creek, Brockdale, Ben Lomond, Felton, some Big Trees, Lime Kilns and Powder Mills, and the Casa del Rey Golf links (no doubt also owned by Mr Swanton). And this little piggy?
J Pod today - Whale Watching Reports from Island Adventures Whale ...
Were spread out along the shoreline in a foraging behavior when we got on scene. Several young calves seemed to be playing in the strong currents at Eagle Point. We had a little rain during the trip, but flat calm conditions on the water gave us excellent visibility. J-26, Blackberry, was the whale we hung out with the most today, and we watched as he chased fish for a while. After leaving the whales we made a stop at Castle Rock and enjoyed looks at two mature bald eagles, sitting at their nest. It looked like the female bird was tending to some chicks. Our guests on board had a great trip today and enjoyed a wide variety of wildlife.
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