Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk: The Early Years - Never a Dull Moment

Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk: The Early Years - Never a Dull Moment by Beal, Richard. paperback edition. ISBN: 9780962997426.

Stroll through the early history of the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk! Visit the historic Boardwalk through over 175 photographs, personal interviews, and extensively researched records in this first comprehensive book about the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk. Rekindle memories and meet the colorful characters that shaped the towns image as a world-class resort. Learn about the Boardwalks beginnings as a simple wooden bathhouse on the beach to the multi-million dollar business of today, and the unique political and cultural marriage between the Seaside Company and the City of Santa Cruz. Includes: Entrepreneur Fred Swanton, "Father" of the Boardwalk Famous Orchestras and Dances at the Cocoanut Grove Ballroom World-Famous Casinos Tragic Fire and Reconstruction The Wests First Hot Salt-Water Plunge Natatorium Giant Dipper Wooden Rollercoaster Charles Looffs 1911 Carousel Origins of the Miss California Pageant Luxury Hotels such as the Casa del Rey and Pacific Ocean House And much, much more!