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Hamden McIntyre designed the gravity flow winery along with other wineries of the decade. [2] The building changed ownership several times, and was notably owned by the Christian Brothers as a winery from 1945 to 1989. It was used as a winery until its sale to the school in 1993, and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.
Loma Prieta (from Spanish loma-hill, prieta-dark) is the highest peak in the Santa Cruz Mountains in Northern California, measuring 3,790 feet (1,160 m) in height. [ 3 ] Although the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake was named for this mountain, the actual epicenter was five miles southwest of the peak, across the San Andreas Fault , in The Forest of ...
The Old Almadén Winery is a historic wine production site in Santa Clara County, California, situated on the eastern slopes of the Santa Cruz Mountains. Established in 1852, the Old Almaden Winery was the oldest winery in California , [ 2 ] and the site is designated as a California Historical Landmark .
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A store in disarray following the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake. Los Altos is near the San Andreas Fault and therefore subject to earthquakes. 1906 San Francisco earthquake – Although Los Altos was hit extremely hard (VIII on the intensity level), [16] the main local effort was to help rebuild nearby Santa Cruz, which was nearly destroyed.
Los Gatos is Spanish for "The Cats". [10] The name derives from the 1839 Alta California land grant that encompassed the area, which was called La Rinconada de Los Gatos ("The Corner of the Cats"), where the cats refers to the cougars (mountain lions) and bobcats that are indigenous to the foothills in which the town is located.
Loma Chiquita is an unincorporated rural area along the ridge leading to Loma Chiquita summit in southwest Santa Clara County, California. The area covers the associated ridgeline and hillsides, from the eastern base of Loma Prieta , towards the west near the intersection with upper Little Uvas Road.
The film is about the aftermath of the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake that hit San Francisco on October 17, 1989. [5] Cast. Jack Scalia as Jack Thompson;