The collapse added to a long history of ocean waves beating back and outright destroying landmarks along the Monterey Bay coastline known for its pristine beauty.
SANTA CRUZ — Engineers continued to assess the structural integrity of the Santa Cruz Wharf on Tuesday, a day after white-capped waves ripped a section of the 110-year-old wharf into Monterey Bay.
It also brought fresh peril to restaurants and small businesses lining the popular Santa Cruz attraction, with restaurants forced to unexpectedly — and indefinitely — close during the holiday season. The area had been closed for repairs and construction due to damage caused by a storm in December 2023. As a result, crews had already demolished The Dolphin Restaurant, which was built in the 1960s, to make room to fix missing and damaged pilings. The construction was tentatively slated to be completed in March 2025.
“I looked down and there’s a bobcat excavator in the ocean,” Wright said. He watched with awe as the bathroom that had once been on the wharf floated to the mouth of the San Lorenzo River. The sight was particularly astonishing, given how he had seen stronger storms slam into the wharf — including one last year that left the fish tank inside Stagnaro Bros. sloshing water “like a bathtub.”High tide waves hit the wharf in Capitola, Calif., Thursday, Dec.
After World War II, the wharf transformed into a tourist and dining attraction, as well as a hub for fishermen.
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