Dream Inn

The Dream Inn, in its prominent location above the beach, is probably the most visible hotel in Santa Cruz. Begun in 1962, the 11-story addition was built in 1972. The 1962 photo at right shows the hotel under construction. In the background to the left, the no-longer-existing Sisters Hospital can be seen. The former hospital site currently serves as a parking lot for the hotel, but a mixed use development has been proposed. To the right of the hospital is the former Lynch residence. The motel in between also remains today. In the foreground surf, some old pilings of the Railroad wharf remain standing long after its 1922 demolition.

• John L. Chase, The Sidewalk Companion to Santa Cruz Architecture (4th ed. 2023), Chapter One, item (12), page 8.