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'''J. [James] Leslie''' was shown as a property owner ("brick store") on the [[1866 Santa Cruz map]], in "Block No. 1" (Mission Hill) of the core downtown area. This was a small lot on the southeast corner of the plaza, probably split from the [[Thompson, William|William Thompson]] property, and now part of Holy Cross School. Leslie also owned four "residence" lots on the south side of Mission Street, including one directly across Mission Street from the "brick store". According to an 1886 ''Sentinel'' item which paraphrased comments by Leslie himself, his brick store was on that lot. So there appears to be an error in the 1866 newspaper text.  
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'''J. [James] Leslie''' was shown as a property owner ("brick store") on the [[1866 Santa Cruz map]], in "Block No. 1" (Mission Hill) of the core downtown area. This was a small lot on the southeast corner of the plaza, probably split from the [[Thompson, William|William Thompson]] property, and now part of Holy Cross School. Leslie also owned four "residence" lots on the south side of Mission Street (Block No. 3), including one directly across Mission Street from the "brick store". According to an 1886 ''Sentinel'' item which paraphrased comments by Leslie himself, his brick store was "opposite the mission plaza", which seems to indicate a location across Mission Street. We definitely know that there was an old brick building across Mission until 1989, when it was fatally damaged in the quake. Could Leslie have built a ''second'' brick store?
 
*[https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=SCWS18660623.1.2&srpos=1&e=-------en--20-SCWS-1--txt-txIN-%22Map+of+the+Town%22-------1 "The Official Survey of Santa Cruz"], ''Santa Cruz Sentinel'', June 23, 1866, 2:4.
 
*[https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=SCWS18660623.1.2&srpos=1&e=-------en--20-SCWS-1--txt-txIN-%22Map+of+the+Town%22-------1 "The Official Survey of Santa Cruz"], ''Santa Cruz Sentinel'', June 23, 1866, 2:4.
*[https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=SCS18861229.1.3&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN--------1 ''Santa Cruz Sentinel'', December 29, 1886, 3:1.
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*[https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=SCS18861229.1.3&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN--------1 ''Santa Cruz Sentinel'', December 29, 1886, 3:1].
  
 
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Latest revision as of 02:39, 27 November 2021

J. [James] Leslie was shown as a property owner ("brick store") on the 1866 Santa Cruz map, in "Block No. 1" (Mission Hill) of the core downtown area. This was a small lot on the southeast corner of the plaza, probably split from the William Thompson property, and now part of Holy Cross School. Leslie also owned four "residence" lots on the south side of Mission Street (Block No. 3), including one directly across Mission Street from the "brick store". According to an 1886 Sentinel item which paraphrased comments by Leslie himself, his brick store was "opposite the mission plaza", which seems to indicate a location across Mission Street. We definitely know that there was an old brick building across Mission until 1989, when it was fatally damaged in the quake. Could Leslie have built a second brick store?