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| − | '''Elias J. Swift''' ([https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/165150868/elias-john-swift 1847-1889]) was a native of New York who came to Santa Cruz in the later 1870s. Drawing on previous experience running hotels in Gilroy and Salinas, he became [https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=SCWS18781116.1.2&srpos=1&e=-------en--20-SCWS-1-byDA-txt-txIN-%22E.+J.+Swift%22-------1 proprietor of the Pacific Ocean House] on Pacific Ave. in 1878. In 1887, he and his family moved to the Pope House, and he took over management there. Swift bought and sold several trotting horses and had a hand in organizing race meetings at the race track in the [[Westside neighborhood]]. That connection may explain why a street out that way was named for him. Swift died suddenly at the age of 42. The symptoms described in the obituary sound like a stroke. | + | '''Elias J. Swift''' ([https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/165150868/elias-john-swift 1847-1889]) was a native of New York who came to Santa Cruz in the later 1870s. Drawing on previous experience running hotels in Gilroy and Salinas, he became [https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=SCWS18781116.1.2&srpos=1&e=-------en--20-SCWS-1-byDA-txt-txIN-%22E.+J.+Swift%22-------1 proprietor of the Pacific Ocean House] on Pacific Ave. in 1878. In 1887, he and his family moved to the Pope House, and he took over management there. Swift bought and sold several trotting horses and had a hand in organizing race meetings at the race track in the [[Westside neighborhood]]. That connection may explain why a street out that way was named for him. Swift died suddenly at the age of 42. The symptoms described in the obituary sound like he had a massive stroke. |
*[[History Pages: 50 - Beach Hill: 1870-99]] | *[[History Pages: 50 - Beach Hill: 1870-99]] | ||
Revision as of 18:04, 12 March 2023
Elias J. Swift (1847-1889) was a native of New York who came to Santa Cruz in the later 1870s. Drawing on previous experience running hotels in Gilroy and Salinas, he became proprietor of the Pacific Ocean House on Pacific Ave. in 1878. In 1887, he and his family moved to the Pope House, and he took over management there. Swift bought and sold several trotting horses and had a hand in organizing race meetings at the race track in the Westside neighborhood. That connection may explain why a street out that way was named for him. Swift died suddenly at the age of 42. The symptoms described in the obituary sound like he had a massive stroke.
