1914 Map, San Jose to Soquel Poster

This is an enlarged print of a map from an early auto guide book published in 1914. This map is of the old Santa Cruz Highway that went from Los Gatos to Santa Cruz. This road was later replaced by highway 17. It includes San Jose, Campbell, Los Gatos, Soquel, Capitola and the little town of Alma that was later flooded by the Lexington Reservoir. It includes fun photos of a few landmarks along the way; Saloon in Soquel, water tanks, "pole", and Winchester Station (see detail for these photos). Other landmarks noted on the map are the Hotel Redwood, Summit Hotel, Burrell Gas station, and notes on the steep grades. There is also a version of this map available with a green border, all ready to frame.