From our Archives

Construction workers build one of several structures at Watsonville Union High School on Nov. 29, 1954. (Sam Vestal/Pajaronian file)

Barracks begin to take shape at the Gondo Labor Camp near Hecker Pass Road in 1955. Built on the land of Eugene Gondo, the camp would eventually open its doors to more than 500 Mexican field workers. (Sam Vestal/Pajaronian file)

The 1882 Records Building—today called the Octagon Building—is shown in Santa Cruz in 1954. It is now part of the popular Abbott Square at Cooper and Front streets.v(Sam Vestal/Pajaronian file)

TEAM WORK A chef and other staff at the long-standing Loma Linda Restaurant in Watsonville help Watsonville firefighters tackle a major fire that tore through the restaurant on  Nov. 17, 1956.  (Sam Vestal/Pajaronian file).

Students in the eighth grade class at Hall District School pose for a photo as they prepare for a fundraiser for youth services on June 6, 1955.

Rescuers had to use a tow truck to yank a cow out of a well on Linden Road on April 8, 1957.

These women tidy up the grounds of the Corralitos Women’s Club in preparation for an annual show on May 1, 1957. (Sam Vestal/Pajaronian file)

These women enjoy an evening with the Grandmother's Club in April of 1957.

The Watsonville Union High track team hits the field for a competition on March 13, 1955. (Sam Vestal/Pajaronian archives)

Girl Scouts pay a visit to the Soroptimist International of Watsonville on April 23, 1956. (Sam Vestal/Pajaronian file)