Diesing, Otto

Otto Diesing was shown as a property owner ("brewery") on the 1866 Santa Cruz map, in "Block No. 1" (Mission Hill) of the core downtown area. His Mission Street brewery, established in 1865, was probably the first in Santa Cruz.

• "The Official Survey of Santa Cruz", Santa Cruz Sentinel, June 23, 1866, 2:4.
• John L. Chase, The Sidewalk Companion to Santa Cruz Architecture (4th ed. 2023), Chapter Four, entry (11), page 86.
• History Pages: 12 - Pioneer German-Speakers of Santa Cruz County