The Santa Cruz Surfing Museum is a museum which was established in May 1986 to document the history of surfing. With collections dating back to the earliest years of surfing on mainland United States , the museum houses a historical account of surfing in Santa Cruz, California .
23-824: Located in the Mark Abbott Memorial Lighthouse at Lighthouse Point on West Cliff Drive, the Santa Cruz Surfing Museum opened its doors in June 1986 as the first surfing museum in the world. The lighthouse was built in 1967 as a memorial to surfer Mark Abbott, who died while surfing at the nearby Pleasure Point surf break. Overlooking the Steamer Lane surfing hotspot, this little museum features photographs, surfboards, and videos tracing over 100 years of surfing history in Santa Cruz. After funding cuts in 2009,
46-459: A delegate to US Congress) in April 2010. Throughout its history, surf culture has reflected and responded to popular culture. Photographs chronicle the evolution of surfing culture in Santa Cruz from idyllic summers spent at the beach in the 1930s and 1940s, through the hipster beach party 1950s, the surf rock 1960s, the “soul surfing” 1970s, the neon 1980s, and the rebirth of classic long-board riding in
69-520: A one-quarter square league from Rodeo Gulch to Soquel Creek, from the sea up. Rancho Encinalitos (little live oak ranch), owned by Alejandro Rodriguez, ran from Corcoran West and included the lands to Woods Lagoon. The conclusion of the Mexican American War in 1850 resulted in more immigration. Americans and Europeans joined with the Mexican Rancho families or through purchase gained land in
92-402: A specialized term for demographers. CBS commentator Charles Osgood composed a verse which includes There's nothing that I wouldn't do If you would be my POSSLQ You live with me and I with you, And you will be my POSSLQ. I'll be your friend and so much more; That's what a POSSLQ is for. Elliot Sperber, the writer of The Hartford Courant ' s weekly cryptogram , invented
115-660: A term coined in the late 1970s by the United States Census Bureau as part of an effort to more accurately gauge the prevalence of cohabitation in American households. After the 1980 Census , the term gained currency in the wider culture for a time. After demographers observed the increasing frequency of cohabitation over the 1980s, the Census Bureau began directly asking respondents to their major surveys whether they were "unmarried partners", thus making obsolete
138-641: Is that the Pleasure Point roadhouse 2-3905 E-Cliff was used in these endeavors. As the contests between the surfers from Steamer Lane and Pleasure Point increased, the Pleasure Point Surfing Association reinvigorated the PPNF in the 1960s with the inspiration from Jim Phillip's , renowned surf art -skate artist under Harry Contie . The beach at O'Neill's has long been used for surf access and gathering. Directly in front of O'Neill's house
161-712: Is the surf break called "Insides" and next to it on the land is a dirt field called "The Dirt Farm". Jack is kind enough to let the community use the property for running local dogs off leash or surf contests sponsored by the (Dirtfarm surf club]. All contestants must use surf boards built before 1970 with no leashes and wear an item like O’Neill. Famous surfers, including WSL Surfer Reilly Stone, Peter Mel , Jay Moriarty , Adam Repogle , Chris Gallagher , Kieran Horn , Marcel Soros , Flea Virostko , Kevin Reed, Richard Schmidt , Tanner Beckett , Christiaan Bailey , CJ Nelson and Homer Hernard . The early big wave rider Fred Van Dyke and
184-440: The 1990s. Examples of surfboards from each era are on display, from the huge hollow paddle boards and redwood planks made and ridden in the 1930s and 1940s to examples of early foam and fiberglass boards, and speedy short boards used to create radical new surf moves beginning in the 1970s. The museum contains the current Santa Cruz Light, marking Point Santa Cruz on the west side of Santa Cruz Anchorage. The original lighthouse
207-663: The Capitola Street car. They planted the eucalyptus windbreak that still shelters the area now. They also provided over wintering for the monarch butterfly . The house burned on 12.14, 1915. LOTS $ 5 down, $ 5 mo. 75–90 ft. Free water to lot, golden Waukesha mineral water. Free beach, 2,000 ft (610 m). long. Free camping. 1929 70 acres Moran Lagoon to 38th 1948 Beltz Haven 38th-34th 1936 permission to develop water system around Breakers Beach 1938 seeks to lay water mains in Live Oak 1938 sued by Breakers for poor water. Rumor
230-617: The Santa Cruz Surfing Club Preservation Society and private donations kept the museum open. The exhibits at the museum explore over 100 years of surfing in Santa Cruz. Introduced in 1885 by three Hawaiian princes who surfed the mouth of the San Lorenzo River on plank boards, surfing has permeated every facet of the Santa Cruz community. A plaque was dedicated to the princes: David Kawānanakoa , Edward Abnel Keliʻiahonui , and Jonah Kūhiō Kalanianaʻole (later
253-428: The age of 18 living in them, 943 (35.6%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 267 (10.1%) had a female householder with no husband present, 114 (4.3%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 248 (9.4%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships , and 26 (1.0%) same-sex married couples or partnerships . 914 households (34.5%) were made up of individuals, and 251 (9.5%) had someone living alone who
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#1732852074717276-412: The area. In 1845 John Daubenbiss and John Hames bought 1,100 acres (4 km ) from Alexander Rodriguez. The Daubenbiss house is on the rise coming out of Soquel Village. The 1855 grant was confirmed by the land commission. Originally surveyed as 2,353 acres (10 km ) in 1858, it was resurveyed in 1861 as 1,473.04 acres (5.9612 km ). In 1869, after a second notice they appealed yet were held to
299-647: The independence of Mexico from Spain in 1821. The Mexican government seized the Mission lands and distributed it to a few powerful families, among them the Rodriguezes and the Arandas. Rancho Arroyo del Rodeo was granted by Gov. Figueroa to Francisco Rodriguez. This area was used for cattle round ups by the Rodriguez and Castro families, in a natural amphitheater where the freeway crosses Rodeo Gulch. Also known as "Los Coyotes",
322-465: The inventor of the wetsuit , Jack O'Neill, are historic figures associated with this area. Two more spots surfed in the early 1970s are Little Wind & Sea and 26th. Both are just west of Sewers, First Peak, Second Peak, and sometimes at 26th Avenue to 36th Ave. POSSLQ POSSLQ ( / ˈ p ɒ s əl k j uː / POSS -əl- KYOO , plural POSSLQs ) is an abbreviation (or acronym ) for " Person of Opposite Sex Sharing Living Quarters ",
345-542: The lens was replaced with a fourth-order Fresnel, for better visibility against the light of the city. The light was electrified in 1917, replaced by a wooden tower in 1941, and the original building demolished in 1948. Pleasure Point, California Pleasure Point is a census-designated place (CDP) in Santa Cruz County , California . Pleasure Point sits at an elevation of 33 feet (10 m). The 2020 United States census reported Pleasure Point's population
368-670: The northern Monterey Bay in Santa Cruz County , California, is a world-renowned surf location, traditionally defined as the area along the coast from 41st Ave to Moran Lagoon, up 30th Ave to Portola and over to 41st Ave down to the sea at the "Hook". It has a firmly rooted surf culture . The Ohlone were the early inhabitants of the Central Coast, prior to the arrival of the Spaniards in 1769. The Spanish sent missionaries to introduce indigenous people to Christianity. The Spanish missions held onto their land and power for twelve years after
391-425: The old method of counting cohabitors, which involved a series of assumptions about "Persons of Opposite Sex Sharing Living Quarters". The category "unmarried partner" first appeared in the 1990 Census , and was incorporated into the monthly Current Population Survey starting in 1995. By the late 1990s, the term POSSLQ had fallen out of general usage (having been replaced by " significant other ") and returned to being
414-774: The smaller size because they didn't object in time. H. and E. Pagels patented part of the lands in 1868. Hames and Daubenbiss patented this Rancho in 1882. Barn on 26th, now in Advent / Pleasure Point Church . Ship, Helen Merrian Cap. Nelson, with cargo of telegraph poles wrecks off ranch. 1896 - Son Patrick, 17, died of typhoid . 1897 - Divorced due to drinking. Son, Martin, drowned off Blacks Point in Jan 1901. Victorian house on beach. Burned March 1901. 1906 - Son, Edward died from mistakenly drinking acid , at his grandfather's ranch in Watsonville. Died in 1904. Children went to Santa Cruz high on
437-561: Was 2,903.0 inhabitants per square mile (1,120.9/km ). The racial makeup of Pleasure Point was 4,847 (82.9%) White , 63 (1.1%) African American , 45 (0.8%) Native American , 144 (2.5%) Asian , 5 (0.1%) Pacific Islander , 506 (8.7%) from other races , and 236 (4.0%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1,140 persons (19.5%). The Census reported that 99.8% of the population lived in households and 0.2% lived in non-institutionalized group quarters. There were 2,650 households, out of which 625 (23.6%) had children under
460-487: Was 39.8 years. For every 100 females, there were 104.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.1 males. There were 3,091 housing units at an average density of 1,534.9 per square mile (592.6/km ), of which 52.0% were owner-occupied and 48.0% were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 3.2%; the rental vacancy rate was 4.3%. 53.3% of the population lived in owner-occupied housing units and 46.5% lived in rental housing units. Pleasure Point, on
483-464: Was 5,821. Prior to the 2010 census, this CDP was called Opal Cliffs . According to the United States Census Bureau , the CDP covers an area of 2.0 square miles (5.2 km ), 0.8 square miles (1.9 km ) of it is land, and 1.3 square miles (4.4 km ) of it (62.63%) is water. The 2010 United States Census reported that Pleasure Point had a population of 5,846. The population density
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#1732852074717506-415: Was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.20. There were 1,324 families (50.0% of all households); the average family size was 2.85. The population was spread out, with 1,026 people (17.6%) under the age of 18, 481 people (8.2%) aged 18 to 24, 1,879 people (32.1%) aged 25 to 44, 1,859 people (31.8%) aged 45 to 64, and 601 people (10.3%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age
529-456: Was one of a number of California coastal lights allocated funding by Congress in 1850, only 19 days after statehood. Because of disputes over ownership of the land, construction did not proceed until 1868. The original light was a two-story wooden structure, with a lantern housing a fifth-order Fresnel lens . Erosion of Point Santa Cruz required the lighthouse to be moved back 300 feet (91 m) in 1879. Around 1909 (sources vary, possibly 1913)
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