SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, DC 20549

                                   FORM 10-K/A
                                 Amendment No. 1


(Mark One)

/ x /  Annual report pursuant to section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
       Exchange Act of 1934 for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1997

/   /  Transition report pursuant to section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
       Exchange Act of 1934

Commission File No.: 333-25751



                      CS First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp.,
             Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 1997-C2
                 (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

New York                                      52-2075080      52-2075083
(State or other jurisdiction                        (IRS Employer
of incorporation or organization)                   Identification No.)


c/o Norwest Bank Minnesota, NA
11000 Broken Land Parkway
Columbia, MD                                         21044
(Address of principal executive                     (Zip Code)
offices)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code (410) 884-2000



Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: NONE

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:  NONE



     Indicate  by check mark  whether the  registrant  (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of
1934  during  the  preceding  12 months  (or for such  shorter  period  that the
registrant was required to file such reports),  and (2) has been subject to such
filing requirements for the past 90 days.

Yes    X                No__


This Amendment No. 1 on Form 10-K/A amends Item 14 of the original Annual Report
on Form 10-K (the "Original Form 10-K") filed on March 26, 1998, on behalf of CS
First  Boston  Mortgage  Securities  Corp.,   Commercial  Mortgage  Pass-Through
Certificates,  Series 1997-C2,  established  pursuant to a Pooling and Servicing
Agreement among CS First Boston Mortgage  Securities Corp., as Depositor,  First
Union National Bank, as Servicer, Lenora Partners, Inc., as Special Servicer and
Norwest Bank Minnesota,  National Association, as Trustee, pursuant to which the
CS  First  Boston   Mortgage   Securities   Corporation,   Commercial   Mortgage
Pass-Through Certificates, Series 1997-C2 registered under the Securities Act of
1933 (the "Certificates") were issued.

Item 14 of the  Original  Form 10-K is amended to read in its entirety as
follows:

Item 14.  Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules, and Reports on Form 8-K.

     (a)  Exhibits

          99.1  Annual Independent  Accountants'  Servicing  Reports  concerning
                servicing activities for the year ended December 31, 1997.

               (a) First Union National Bank, as Servicer <F1>

          99.2  Report of Management  as to  Compliance  with Minimum  Servicing
                Standards for the year ended  December 31, 1997.

               (a) First Union National Bank, as Servicer <F1>

          99.3  Annual Statements of Compliance  under the Pooling and Servicing
                Agreements for the year ended  December 31, 1997.

               (a) First Union National Bank, as Servicer <F1>

          99.4  Aggregate Statement of Principal and Interest
                Distributions to Certificate Holders.<F2>

     (b)  No reports on Form 8-K have been filed during the last quarter of the
          period covered by this report.

     (c)  Not applicable.

     (d)  Omitted.

<F1>  Filed herewith.
<F2> Previously filed.



                                    SIGNATURE

Pursuant  to the  requirements  of  Section  13 or 15(d) of the  Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on
its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized:


Southern Pacific Secured Assets Corporation,
Mortgage Loan Asset-Backed Pass-Through Certificates, Series 1997-01 Trust


Signed    NORWEST BANK MINNESOTA, NA,
          as Trustee
By:       /s/Sherri J. Sharps

By:       Sherri J. Sharps
Title:    Vice President -- Securities Administration Services
Dated:    2/10/2000



EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.

99.1 Annual Independent Accountants' Servicing Reports concerning servicing
     activities for the year ended December 31, 1997.


     (a) First Union National Bank, as Servicer <F1>

99.2 Report of Management as to Compliance with Minimum Servicing Standards for
     the year ended December 31, 1997.

     (a) First Union National Bank, as Servicer <F1>

99.3 Annual Statements of Compliance for the year ended December 31, 1997.

     (a) First Union National Bank, as Servicer <F1>

99.4 Aggregate Statement of Principal and Interest Distributions to Certificate
     Holders.<F2>

<F1>  Filed herewith.
<F2> Previously filed.