Neal Cassady

Story from Douglas Hansen

Downtown Santa Cruz in 1964 was a moribund remnant of its former glory. The two large hotels – the St. George and the Del Mar, were built to cater to tourists that took the “Suntan Special” train from San Francisco to spend weeke... Read more

Aug

2016

60s Story

By Judy Hill INTRODUCTION Spring, 1966—Self-catapulted from Berkeley in the midst of political activism after four years at a nearby art college. At first I was heavily involved in all the unrest, loving it in fact, then I got ti... Read more

Apr

2016

Snapshots

PART 3 – SNAPSHOTS By Edward G. Brooks Following is life in the (mainly) ‘60’s in (mainly) Santa Cruz County, with some emphasis on the Cabrillo–Aptos–Rio Del Mar area, as seen in verbal snapshots taken then. THE WALL A... Read more

Feb

2005

Interview with Peter Demma

Ralph Abraham [R]: So we have to repeat the Q&A we did before which is, where you were born. I was born in Oakland, California and I think I went more-or-less immediately from there to Redwood City where–I lived at the foot o... Read more

Dec

2002