Legacy
The resort is still owned by the private Santa Cruz Seaside Company. The amusement park is known as the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk, which is a California Historical Landmark. and National Historic Landmark.
The community of Swanton and Swanton Road, 14 miles (23 km) to the north of Santa Cruz were named after him, site of the Swanton Pacific Ranch where his hydro-electric power generators were built. The site of his failed subdivision (at his namesake Swanton Boulevard, 36°57′8″N 122°3′15″W / 36.95222°N 122.05417°W / 36.95222; -122.05417 ("Swanton Boulevard")) is now Natural Bridges State Beach, originally called Swanton Beach State Park.
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