1868 Hayward earthquake
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The 1868 Hayward earthquake caused damage in Santa Cruz, including to a Pacific Avenue commercial building still under construction. That damage convinced the builder to add iron reinforcement rods which probably accounts for the brick building's survival into 2024.
- The Sidewalk Companion to Santa Cruz Architecture (4th ed. 2023), Chapter Five, p.138.
