The Looff Carousel at the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk, where painted ponies have been spinning for a century, is a triumph of tradition in a field dominated by the pursuit of new thrills.

Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk. Charles I.D. Looff, whose first carousel project was installed at Coney Island in 1876, and his family are known for the extravagant carousels and other amusement park ...

SANTA CRUZ, CALIFORNIA - MAY 1: People sit in front of a Wurlitzer 165 Dupler Orchestral Organ at the Looff Carousel at the Boardwalk in Santa Cruz, Calif., on Sunday, May 1, 2022.

The Looff Carousel's painted ponies have been spinning for a century at the -- a triumph of tradition in a field dominated by the pursuit of new thrills. "I love it," says Gerry Watt, 57, of ...

A dying breed of carousel celebrates its centennial in 2011 at the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk.. The 1911 Looff Carousel, simply called the Merry-Go-Round at the Beach Boardwalk, was built by ...

The Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk's carousel marks 100 years of going around in circles this August, and the celebration has already begun with an art exhibition (through July 1) at Santa Cruz County ...

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. — Click, thump, riiiiing! That's the sound of something you often hear about but rarely see: A carousel rider going for the brass ring.

Not for the first time, the city of Capitola is investigating buying back a merry-go-round last seen in the village in the 1960s. The ride is now in Aromas. (Bill Lovejoy — Santa Cruz Sentinel file) ...

A Wurlitzer 165 Dupler organ provides the tunes for the Looff Carousel at the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk. (Shae Hammond/Bay Area News Group) ‘May-hem’ this month.

SANTA CRUZ, CALIFORNIA – NOVEMBER 20: A portrait of carousel painter Jimmy Raun-Byberg at the Looff Carousel at the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk in Santa Cruz, Calif., on Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2019.

Santa Cruz Boardwalk 2022: Beach movies, concerts return; Looff Carousel celebrates the big 1-1-1 Share this: Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook ...