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 Danish ...

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 ...

Jimmy Raun-Byberg has painted amusement park rides for 35 years. “I was a professional artist beforehand,” he says. Many would say Raun-Byberg still is. He’s been touching up the rides at the Santa ...

Click, thump, riiiiing! That's the sound of something you often hear about but rarely see: A carousel rider going for the brass ring. It happens on a daily basis on the Looff Carousel at the Santa ...

The Boardwalk will be buzzing this summer. Fresh ocean air allowed the landmark Santa Cruz beachside park to stay open to thrill seekers, skee-ball players and salt-water taffy eaters for much of the ...

The 1911 Looff Carousel at the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk has one of only five working carousel ring machines in the country. And when you’re astride your proud, pretty horse and rounding that crucial ...

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 ...

CAPITOLA — Like a nostalgic sequel, a beachside merry-go-round last entertaining families on the Esplanade in the mid-1960s could once again make its return. The Capitola City Council unanimously ...