Update: Recently we asked LocalSC visitors how they felt about storm damage to the cement ship. It’s not like it’s going anywhere, even as a reef it will still be really cool. It’s really exciting to see the ship change and evolve. It’s nice to remember how much fun I had there years ago. The […]
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History of the Seacliff Beach Cement Ship
One of the most remarkable landmarks along the Santa Cruz coastline is the S. S. Palo Alto, more traditionally known as the old “cement ship”. Lodged at the end of the Seacliff State Beach fishing pier in Aptos, the ship remains a nostalgic symbol of local life and activities from the past. Long before the […]