The most important station between Felton and Los Gatos was undoubtedly Glenwood, located roughly half-way along the Mountain Route of the South Pacific Coast Railroad, 66 miles south of San Francisco via Alameda Point. It served multiple functions for different types of trains, and was such an important way stop along the line that the town survived in diminished form for two decades after the Mountain Route was disbanded in 1940. Glenwood Resorts Villa as it appeared in the 1960s Charles C. Martin founded the small township in 1851 where he built a tollhouse and way station for passing stagecoaches along Bean Creek. At first, he named the little settlement Martinsville, but he was convinced to change it to Glenwood a few years later. The current name means what it describes—a glen in the woods. Locals have also called the place Bean Hollow over the years, since it is a hollow alongside Bean Creak. Martin built a small town which included a winery and a lumber mill. When the train came to town, he added a general store, farm, personal villa, picnic area, and a large hotel. Eventually, the town hosted the Glenwood Magnetic Springs Hotel & Resort, which was one of the many tourist traps located in Santa Cruz County during this era. Because of the stagecoach line, California eventually routed a state highway—called Glenwood Highway—through the town. Once highway 17 opened and the rail lines ceased operations it was more or less the end of the Glenn (So to speak) You can find a plaque located the once thriving town
Posted on: Fri, 19 Sep 2014 16:09:04 +0000
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