2/9/2002
2/9/2002
2/9/2002
2/9/2002
Landmark information
- Location:
Plaque located near carousel, 400 Beach St, Santa Cruz - Plaque:
Official State Plaque - Site:
Existing - Date First Visited:
7/14/1996 - Date Most Recently Visited:
2/9/2002 - GPS Coordinates:
N 36 57.857, W 122 1.062 - Other Designations:
National Register of Historic Places
About this landmark
Plaque text:
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 operating on the west coast. The boardwalk is the site of two rare attractions, the 1911 carousel and the 1924 Giant Dipper roller coaster. Both were manufactured by members of the Looff family, some of the nation's earliest and most prominent makers of amusement rides.