Flew into Bay Area last night from NY and meeting up today with XLTBob and his 15 year old son for the first time. I located the following research a while back and we are going to try to find and detect this site. If we can't detect there, we'll hit some parks or other places in the area. Will report back. Interesting reading below...
Hotel de Redwood, the first hotel in the Summit area of the Santa Cruz Mountains, was built in 1859, at the time that the San Jose-Soquel Road was being built. The hotel was about twelve miles from Soquel above the later site of Redwood Lode Road and four miles from the summit. The original owner, a "Yankee", built his home, store and several guest rooms into live redwood trees and stumps. Tourists came via the San Jose-Santa Cruz Stage Line to stay at the unique hotel and take refreshment from the sulphur spring. The tourists were also able to enjoy the excellent hunting and fishing nearby.
As the hotel was a stage stop, it also served as a post office for local residents from June 3, 1879 to October 16, 1882. With the hotel's increased popularity, the owners had to build additional rooms and the old redwood tree gave way to a hotel with two stories and ten rooms with a balcony. This structure burned down in 1885, one year after Myron S. Cox bought it. Cox rebuilt the hotel to accomodate 110 people with the use of tents in the summer season. This structure was destroyed in 1903, also by fire, after another owner, a Mr. Fitzgerald had bought it. Fitzgerald rebuilt the hotel and Messrs. Dickey and Jay managed it. The second story was knocked off and slid down the hill during the 1906 earthquake. With new owners, Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Waltz, the hotel was rebuilt only to be again destroyed by fire. The hotel was rebuilt for the last time and included a store and cottages, along with a gasoline station which was added in the 1930's. This structure burned in 1953. Little is present on the property to indicate that a hotel was ever on the site.
Hotel de Redwood, the first hotel in the Summit area of the Santa Cruz Mountains, was built in 1859, at the time that the San Jose-Soquel Road was being built. The hotel was about twelve miles from Soquel above the later site of Redwood Lode Road and four miles from the summit. The original owner, a "Yankee", built his home, store and several guest rooms into live redwood trees and stumps. Tourists came via the San Jose-Santa Cruz Stage Line to stay at the unique hotel and take refreshment from the sulphur spring. The tourists were also able to enjoy the excellent hunting and fishing nearby.
As the hotel was a stage stop, it also served as a post office for local residents from June 3, 1879 to October 16, 1882. With the hotel's increased popularity, the owners had to build additional rooms and the old redwood tree gave way to a hotel with two stories and ten rooms with a balcony. This structure burned down in 1885, one year after Myron S. Cox bought it. Cox rebuilt the hotel to accomodate 110 people with the use of tents in the summer season. This structure was destroyed in 1903, also by fire, after another owner, a Mr. Fitzgerald had bought it. Fitzgerald rebuilt the hotel and Messrs. Dickey and Jay managed it. The second story was knocked off and slid down the hill during the 1906 earthquake. With new owners, Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Waltz, the hotel was rebuilt only to be again destroyed by fire. The hotel was rebuilt for the last time and included a store and cottages, along with a gasoline station which was added in the 1930's. This structure burned in 1953. Little is present on the property to indicate that a hotel was ever on the site.
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