Thanks to the California Digital Newspaper Collection, we have a window into the past of Capitola and Soquel. The extensive archive includes the following article from the San Francisco Call (now the San Francisco Examiner), Volume 112, No. 122.
Dated Sept. 29, 1912, the article gives us a glimpse at our town 99 years ago.
Santa Cruz Sportsmen Enjoy Annual Barbecue
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The annual barbecue and fish breakfast of the Santa Cruz fish, game and forest protective association was an unqualified success. Every section of the county was represented besides many other guests from different parts of the state.
The affair was similar to others held at Capitola but the menu was more elaborate and the crowd likewise larger, it being estimated that more than 1,000 persons were served today under the spreading oaks of Glen Buelah Park.
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Game Warden Walter R. Welch acted as chef and had an able corps of assistants. The menu included wild steer, lamb, mutton, pork, salads, fish, mussels, clams, crawfish, liquid refreshments, fruits and hunter's stew, the latter being a combination of all sorts of wild game and domestic birds.
There is a Beulah Park off of Highway 17, but not in Capitola, which begs questions of former city limits, possibly defunct parks, etc. Anyone have any historical insight (or hunter's stew) to share? Tell us in the comments!
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