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Column: Mostly about People. Cement ship at Seacliff Beach, photo. On reverse: Lon Trents Wed 50 Years (photo).
The Palo Alto, known as the Cement Ship. The Palo Alto was purchased by the Cal-Neva Company in 1930 and towed to Seacliff Beach. A 600-foot pier was built to connect the ship to the shore. For two years the ship was an amusement center with a…
The Cement Ship, originally the Palo Alto, with fishermen on the Seacliff Pier next to it. In 1965 the ship was sold to the State of California for $1.00 and incorporated into Seacliff State Beach.
