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

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 town's image as a world-class resort. Learn about the Boardwalk's 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 Casino's Tragic Fire and Reconstruction

The West's First Hot Salt-Water Plunge Natatorium

Giant Dipper Wooden Rollercoaster

Charles Looff's 1911 Carousel

Origins of the Miss California Pageant

Luxury Hotels such as the Casa del Rey and Pacific Ocean House

And much, much more!