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'''Santa Cruz Hotel''' is no longer a hotel, but survives today as home to a pair of restaurants. The 1877 two-story structure was a project of downtown Santa Cruz developer [[Whidden, Robert K.|Robert Whidden]]. In its early days it was the Germania Hotel which, from its location close to the narrow-gauge train depot (prior to the 1893 [[Depot Park|Union Depot]]), catered to German-speaking visitors.   
'''Santa Cruz Hotel''' is no longer a hotel, but survives today as home to a pair of restaurants and the "Redroom" bar (which used to be part of an Italian restaurant). The 1877 two-story structure was a project of downtown Santa Cruz developer [[Whidden, Robert K.|Robert Whidden]]. In its early days it was the Germania Hotel which, from its location close to the narrow-gauge train depot (prior to the 1893 [[Depot Park|Union Depot]]), catered to German-speaking visitors.   
* John L. Chase, ''[[The Sidewalk Companion to Santa Cruz Architecture (4th ed. 2023)]]'', two entries: Chapter Five, item (9), page 136; Chapter Three, item (7), page 58  
* John L. Chase, ''[[The Sidewalk Companion to Santa Cruz Architecture (4th ed. 2023)]]'', two entries: Chapter Five, item (9), page 136; Chapter Three, item (7), page 58  
* ''see'' [[Staffler, George]] for a 1920 photo of the hotel.
* ''see'' [[Staffler, George]] for a 1920 photo of the hotel.
* A ''Good Times'' article by by Christina Waters, DNA, Brad Kava, and Sharan Street (July 2, 2025) named the Redroom as the 2nd-oldest continuously-operating business in the county (based on the 1877 birth of the hotel).


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Latest revision as of 18:35, 2 July 2025

Santa Cruz Hotel is no longer a hotel, but survives today as home to a pair of restaurants and the "Redroom" bar (which used to be part of an Italian restaurant). The 1877 two-story structure was a project of downtown Santa Cruz developer Robert Whidden. In its early days it was the Germania Hotel which, from its location close to the narrow-gauge train depot (prior to the 1893 Union Depot), catered to German-speaking visitors.

  • John L. Chase, The Sidewalk Companion to Santa Cruz Architecture (4th ed. 2023), two entries: Chapter Five, item (9), page 136; Chapter Three, item (7), page 58
  • see Staffler, George for a 1920 photo of the hotel.
  • A Good Times article by by Christina Waters, DNA, Brad Kava, and Sharan Street (July 2, 2025) named the Redroom as the 2nd-oldest continuously-operating business in the county (based on the 1877 birth of the hotel).