Opal Cliffs Homes, Capitola area
Search for Opal Cliffs' real estate on the MLS below
The name, Opal Cliffs, was derived from a train stop and lumber yard named Opal, operated by the Loma Prieta Lumber Company approximately 100 years ago. Above Capitola Village at the end of what is today Prospect Street, the Loma Prieta logging camps in the mountains above Aptos and Soquel brought their lumber to Opal for shipment on the Southern Pacific Railroad to San Francisco. Local entrepreneur and logging baron Frederick Hihn, who build a gorgeous hotel in Capitola, purchased this land and deeded the property surrounding the Opal train stop to grandson Eulice Hihn. When Eulice died in an accident, his widow Kathryn inherited the land. She married J.T. McGeoghegan and they subdivided the land during the real estate boom, after World War I.You will see from the photo on the bottom of the page, not much was added for homes since then, and the beginnnings of the second world war. Capitola used to have an airport where Cliffwood Heights/ Seaview Terrace subdivision is now, near New Brighton Beach. In the summer of 1923, the land became Opal Subdivision 1 of the Fairview Tract, taking the name of the train stop. After Capitola incorporated in 1949, a demand for new homes grew and during the 1950's the Jewel Box was developed and Opal Street was joined by Garnet, Diamond, Jade, Topaz, Crystal and the other "gems" of the Jewel Box.
To see if there are any homes in the Opal Cliffs area of Live Oak, search below.
Start your search at about $800,000 as this is about the starting point. There are usually not very that come up for sale at any given time.Live Oak Homes and Properties for Sale
136 Search Results Found. Showing Results 1 - 5.
MLS# 80748306
MLS ID:
80748306
Price:
$139,500
Bedrooms:
1
Bathrooms:
1
Square Foot:
600
City:
Santa Cruz
MLS# 80805857
MLS ID:
80805857
Price:
$145,000
Bedrooms:
1
Bathrooms:
1
City:
Santa Cruz
MLS# 80805867
MLS ID:
80805867
Price:
$145,000
Bedrooms:
1
Bathrooms:
1
City:
Santa Cruz
MLS# 80756528
MLS ID:
80756528
Price:
$169,000
Bedrooms:
1
Bathrooms:
1
Square Foot:
550
City:
Santa Cruz
MLS# 80805883
MLS ID:
80805883
Price:
$169,900
Bedrooms:
2
Bathrooms:
1
City:
Santa Cruz
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| Photo by Crivelo and Crivelo |
As you come up from
Capitola, the main road on the bottom,you will see it go left on Opal
Cliffs Drive. Right there is a dirt road that heads towards the ocean.
That is where the condominium complexes are at the top of Cliff Drive
and Opal Cliffs Drive. If you kept going, the road straightens out and
is Portola Drive. What looks like it might have been a main road the,
is Nova Drive, I think. The trees at the top left
side of the photo is where I think the "hook" surf spot is and would
eventually be the end of 41st avenue. I believe the structure at the
beginning of Opal Cliffs Drive, that goes through to Portola
is still there and is a retirement home.At the top of the picture is
Pleasure Point, which was far more developed
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