This mission is an unfortunate object lesson in "what we almost lost." The pile of rubble in the picture is all that is visible of the original Mission Santa Cruz. After an earthquake in 1857 seriously damaged the church what remained was razed, and the present Holy Cross Church was built over the ruins. Several of the missions came perilously close to the same fate in the late 1800's.
The present Mission Santa Cruz, seen below is a replica, about half the size of the original which was built in 1931. It is across the street from Holy Cross Church, which is built on the ruins of the original Mission Santa Cruz.
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