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| − | The westernmost neighborhood in the City of Santa Cruz is known, unsurprisingly, as the '''Westside'''. It sits on two gently sloping marine terraces, separated by the east-west line of ''escalona'' (stairstep) bluffs, and is bounded geographically by Monterey Bay on the south, [[Moore Creek]] (the city limits) on the west, [[UCSC]] on the north, and the bluffs on the east that drop down to the San Lorenzo river floodplain. However, [[Mission Hill]] - | + | The westernmost neighborhood in the City of Santa Cruz is known, unsurprisingly, as the '''Westside'''. It sits on two gently sloping marine terraces, separated by the east-west line of ''escalona'' (stairstep) bluffs, and is bounded geographically by Monterey Bay on the south, [[Moore Creek]] (the city limits) on the west, [[UCSC]] on the north, and the bluffs on the east that drop down to the San Lorenzo river floodplain. However, [[Mission Hill neighborhood|Mission Hill]] - a peninsula of the lower terrace where [[Mission Santa Cruz]] was located - is usually regarded as a separate neighborhood. |
* [[History Pages: 11 - Westside Mills and Tanneries]] | * [[History Pages: 11 - Westside Mills and Tanneries]] | ||
| − | * [[The Sidewalk Companion to Santa Cruz Architecture ( | + | * [[The Sidewalk Companion to Santa Cruz Architecture (4th ed. 2023)]]. Chapter Nine is titled "Westside", but parts of the geographical area described above are in Chapter One (West Cliff Drive...) and Chapter Four (Mission Hill). |
* [https://seymourcenter.ucsc.edu/ouroceanbackyard/ [[Griggs, Gary|Gary Griggs]] article], titled "Why Marine Terraces?" (listed in the Coastal Geology section) | * [https://seymourcenter.ucsc.edu/ouroceanbackyard/ [[Griggs, Gary|Gary Griggs]] article], titled "Why Marine Terraces?" (listed in the Coastal Geology section) | ||
[[Category:Santa Cruz neighborhoods]] | [[Category:Santa Cruz neighborhoods]] | ||
Latest revision as of 23:34, 26 June 2023
The westernmost neighborhood in the City of Santa Cruz is known, unsurprisingly, as the Westside. It sits on two gently sloping marine terraces, separated by the east-west line of escalona (stairstep) bluffs, and is bounded geographically by Monterey Bay on the south, Moore Creek (the city limits) on the west, UCSC on the north, and the bluffs on the east that drop down to the San Lorenzo river floodplain. However, Mission Hill - a peninsula of the lower terrace where Mission Santa Cruz was located - is usually regarded as a separate neighborhood.
- History Pages: 11 - Westside Mills and Tanneries
- The Sidewalk Companion to Santa Cruz Architecture (4th ed. 2023). Chapter Nine is titled "Westside", but parts of the geographical area described above are in Chapter One (West Cliff Drive...) and Chapter Four (Mission Hill).
- Gary Griggs article, titled "Why Marine Terraces?" (listed in the Coastal Geology section)
Pages in category "Westside neighborhood"
The following 42 pages are in this category, out of 42 total.
