An early view down Bay (now Monterey Avenue), circa 1895. The unpaved roadway is bordered on the right by a wooden boardwalk built in the 1880s and on the left by the raised walkway and rock retaining ...

F.A. Hihn had leased the Capitola waterfront to Samuel Alonzo Hall in 1869 to grow barley and raise hogs. But with Central Valley farmers escaping the heat landing in Soquel, the waterfront evolved ...

The storm-broken wharf in Capitola has risen again, with local dignitaries celebrating its $10 million renewal at a “grand reopening” Wednesday on the structure that juts out from the colorful coastal ...

CAPITOLA — Flocks of visitors from Santa Cruz County and the Bay Area filled Capitola Beach and Esplanade Park on an overcast and misty Saturday afternoon to marvel at the numerous teams participating ...