Catalyst, The

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The Catalyst is a live-music venue on Pacific Avenue in Santa Cruz. Former owner Randall Kane converted the ~1930 Santa Cruz Bowl building into a nightclub in 1974-76. The Catalyst began in 1965 as a coffeehouse, in the old St. George Hotel building.

  • The Sidewalk Companion to Santa Cruz Architecture, 4th edition, page 145.