Santa Cruz in Santa Cruz County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
Tom Scribner
1899 1982
Photographed by Joseph Alvarado, December 9, 2022
1. Tom Scribner Marker
musician, editor, humorist
Sculpture by Marghe McMahon
Erected 1978.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Industry & Commerce.
Location. 36° 58.525′ N, 122° 1.588′ W. Marker is in Santa Cruz, California, in Santa Cruz County. It is at the intersection of Pacific Avenue and Locust Street, on the right when traveling north on Pacific Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1520 Pacific Avenue, Santa Cruz CA 95060, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is on Central Coast and specifically on the Coast Ranges. It is also on the American Pacific Coast. Globally, it is in North America, on the Ring of Fire, in the Pacific Rim, in the Western Hemisphere, in the Western World, and in the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain and also Mexicos Alta California.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: People's Bank (a few steps from this marker); Pacific Avenue Commercial Building (within shouting distance of this marker); To the Chinese men and women who came to Gold Mountain (within shouting distance of this marker); Santa Cruz County Bank (within shouting distance of this marker); St. George Hotel (within shouting distance of this marker); St. George Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Santa Cruz Hall of Records 1882 (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); San Lorenzo Park Redevelopement Project (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Santa Cruz.
Also see . . .
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Tom had been a logger, and a labor organizer for the Industrial Workers of the World (aka the Wobblies). (Submitted on January 9, 2013, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.)
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, January 3, 2013
2. Tom Scribner Marker
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, January 3, 2013
3. Tom Scribner Statue and Marker
The marker is mounted on the top of the concrete base.
Photographed by Joseph Alvarado, December 9, 2022
4. Tom Scribner Statue & Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on January 4, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 9, 2013, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 912 times since then and 33 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on January 4, 2023, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California. 2, 3. submitted on January 9, 2013, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. 4. submitted on January 4, 2023, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.
