• LuckyNothing lasts forever. However, there are a few long-time institutions that are still remembered fondly. Feel free to add any that you remember to this page.

Bars and Nightclubs

• Windjammer
• 99 Bottles (Closed March 2020)

Restaurants

Cutesy Cupcakes

Stores

Kmart

Lucky (Supermarket 2023)

RadioShack

Sacred Grove

Payless ShoeSource

Bargain Barn (2017)

Books and media

• Blockbuster Video  (2013)
• Capitola Book Cafe (2014)
• Inklings (2013)
• logos Books & Records (2017)

Services

Finance

• First National Bank (Closed 2011)
• Santa Barbara Bank & Trust (Closed 2013)
• Monterey Credit Union (Closed Soquel Branch 2018)
• Rabobank (Became Mechanics Bank 2019)
• Lighthouse Bank (Merged to County Bank 2020)
• State Farm Bank (Became US Bank 2020)

Historic

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Comments

2010-02-02 19:50:35   someone should add the Port o Call Market and the old "whorehouse" at Pleasure Point that they tore down... —72.235.4.176

[It was "Pleasure Point Roadhouse." The business was a fuel station and eatery. Some people mis-took the term "Pleasure" as a prurient theme. -Harlan]

2010-03-14 13:30:36   How about the Drive-In Movie Theatre, the Foster's Freeze (was on Soquel Avenue) and The Impossible Restaurant (on Soquel Avenue that had great pizzas!) —76.231.189.100

[ The  Foster's Freeze listing has the Soquel Avenue Foster's Freeze included. The Skyview Drive-in Theatre has a listing of its own.-- Harlan]

2010-04-12 13:40:18   I am shocked at the departures. I moved to SC in 1965 left there in 1986. Back in '65 it was very very boring. I used to work at the Impossible, very nice French lady owned it, that was about 1981/82. Anyone recall the name of OT Prices's before it was OT's? The Tip Top Cafe on Mission is no longer there, I worked for Bobbie and Earl about 7 or so years, great people. There were a few bars down on Pacific ave. that are now gone, I can't recall the names. Spiveys restaraunt was on the corner of Ocean and Water way back in '65, it was torn down about 1980 or so for the then new Home Savings. Garbini's Italian was on Soquel Dr. close to OT Prices. Seems like there was an Italian place, Facelli's I think, up on the west side close to Wrigley's. —76.14.124.112

[Garbini's was on the corner of Soquel Drive and 41st Avenue. (It is now --in 2012-- a paint store. [Building razed in 2020.])  The city law that  required downtown bars to serve food ended a few bars.- Harlan]

2010-09-16 11:28:16   My Mom used to go to the Sticky Wicket in Aptos. I googled it and Bruce Bratton has a nice write up about it. All this news, all at once is overwhelming. I lived in Santa Cruz for over 30 years (1952 - 1986). I visit regularly but had no idea that some of these business no longer exist! How sad but Santa Cruz is still a wonderful place. You should add the "Old" Catalyst, the one on River Street since it changed dramatically once it relocated. Turning from a coffeehouse atmosphere into more of a nightclub. I have some old pictures if you need them. —69.237.93.68

2010-09-16 13:02:41   Hi, I'm the admin of the Santa Cruz Wiki, and we would love to use any old photos of the area that you might like to share. Email me any time at alex@alexdarocy.com Thanks! —AlexDarocy

2011-02-15 09:32:40   What was the name of that TV station/studio that used to be on Soquel Drive back in the 1970s? It was in the building next to Burger King (used to be Herfy's) with Taco Bell (was a Pioneer Chicken) on the other side — and the "Eureka Federal" Bank across the street where the Post Office is now (which was actually a Liquor Barn)... SO MANY CHANGES@! —207.7.104.10

[ There was a cable TV office and studio in that area. At the time it was TeleprompTer Cable. (Note the extra Capital T.) They later moved to Water Street and moved again toward the downtown area. Then they lost the Santa Cruz County franchise. The company was later bought by Group W (Westinghouse).Eureka Federal was a separate building than the Liquor Barn/Post Office. Eureka Federal had a few name changes. It is now US Bank.  -- Harlan]

2011-02-16 14:47:42   "How about the Drive-In Movie Theatre.

 The SKY VIEW drive in is already on the list. —67.169.49.180

2011-08-29 07:09:35   MC Dharmas before the lawsuit!!!! —98.255.130.202

[It is considered a name change. Dharmas did not want to fight it in court. They just changed the name McDharma's to Dharma's in 1986. --Harlan]

2011-09-01 11:20:46   PACIFIC GOLD AND SILVER EXCHANGE was Tom Pappas' (my dad) store on the corner of Pacific and Laurel Sts. for 23 years. —99.157.74.79

2011-09-27 12:47:28   Reading about the Chateau Liberte brought back memories of all the bands that played at The Town & Country Lodge on Hwy 9 in Ben Lomond. —76.199.105.158

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2023-08-16 12:00:00 Does anyone remember the name of the computer store in the building adjacent to the 41st Avenue mall that was there in the early 1980s? I think the address was 1955 41st Avenue. They sold Apple and Atari computers, and the owners were the nicest people on Earth. I was an adolescent and visited the store as often as I could; computers were so new and so exciting at the time. I would love to find out what happened to the store owners.