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    The Giant Dipper

    THE GIANT DIPPER  SANTA CRUZ BEACH BOARDWALK

    THE GIANT DIPPER  SANTA CRUZ BEACH BOARDWALK

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    Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk

    SANTA CRUZ BEACH BOARDWALK  A LOCAL LANDMARK SINCE 1907, THIS BOARDWALK WAS ONE OF THE FIRST AMUSEMENT PARKS IN CALIFORNIA. IT IS NOW THE ONLY OCEANSIDE AMUSEMENT PARK OP-ERATING ON THE WEST...

    SANTA CRUZ BEACH BOARDWALK  A LOCAL LANDMARK SINCE 1907, THIS BOARDWALK WAS ONE OF THE FIRST AMUSEMENT PARKS IN CALIFORNIA. IT IS NOW THE ONLY OCEANSIDE AMUSEMENT PARK OP-ERATING ON THE...

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    Looff Carousel

      Santa Cruz Wharf 100th Anniversary

      Santa Cruz Wharf 100th Anniversary December 5, 2014   City of Santa Cruz City Council Lynn Robinson, Mayor, Done Lane, Vice Mayor, Hilary Bryant, Pamela Comstock, Cynthia Mathews, Micah Posner,...

      Santa Cruz Wharf 100th Anniversary December 5, 2014   City of Santa Cruz City Council Lynn Robinson, Mayor, Done Lane, Vice Mayor, Hilary Bryant, Pamela Comstock, Cynthia Mathews, Micah Posner,...

        J. J. Newberry Building

          J.J. NEWBERRY BUILDING  The original building on this site was a two-story  clapboard parsonage of a Congregational minister.  Chinatown was directly to the south.  The Alta building followed....

          J.J. NEWBERRY BUILDING  The original building on this site was a two-story  clapboard parsonage of a Congregational minister.  Chinatown was directly to the south.  The Alta building followed....

          The Hihn Building

            Santa Cruz

              Surfers

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              The History of Surfing

                McPherson Center for Art & History

                  Santa Cruz County Bank

                    Surfing Was First Brought Here by Hawaiian Princes

                    SURFING WAS FIRST BROUGHT HERE BY HAWAIIAN PRINCES DURING THE SUMMER OF 1885, THREE YOUNG HAWAIIAN PRINCES RODE THE WAVES AT THE MOUTH OF THE SAN LORENZO RIVER ON REDWOOD PLANKS THEY ORDERED CUT...

                    SURFING WAS FIRST BROUGHT HERE BY HAWAIIAN PRINCES DURING THE SUMMER OF 1885, THREE YOUNG HAWAIIAN PRINCES RODE THE WAVES AT THE MOUTH OF THE SAN LORENZO RIVER ON REDWOOD PLANKS THEY ORDERED...

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                    Remembering Henry Alton Hyde (1871 - 1949)

                    Remembering Henry Alton Hyde (1871 - 1949) Pioneer horticulturist and nurseryman   For 59 years in the Monterey Bay area, H. A. Hyde engaged in plant propagation and development of fruit trees,...

                    Remembering Henry Alton Hyde (1871 - 1949) Pioneer horticulturist and nurseryman   For 59 years in the Monterey Bay area, H. A. Hyde engaged in plant propagation and development of fruit trees,...

                      La Vida

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                      Upper Quarry Amphitheater

                        Shay Locomotive

                        National Historic Mechanical Engineering Landmark Felton, California   Heisler locomotive, built by Stearns Manufacturing Company, 1899. Shay locomotive, built by Lima Locomotive Works, 1912....

                        National Historic Mechanical Engineering Landmark Felton, California   Heisler locomotive, built by Stearns Manufacturing Company, 1899. Shay locomotive, built by Lima Locomotive Works,...

                          Felton Covered Bridge

                          FELTON COVERED BRIDGE  BUILT IN 1892-93 AND BELIEVED TO BE THE TALLEST COV-ERED BRIDGE IN THE COUNTRY, IT STOOD AS THE ONLY ENTRY TO FELTON FOR 45 YEARS. IN 1937 IT WAS RETIRED FROM ACTIVE SERVICE...

                          FELTON COVERED BRIDGE  BUILT IN 1892-93 AND BELIEVED TO BE THE TALLEST COV-ERED BRIDGE IN THE COUNTRY, IT STOOD AS THE ONLY ENTRY TO FELTON FOR 45 YEARS. IN 1937 IT WAS RETIRED FROM ACTIVE SERVICE...

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