Looking like tall blades of grass, the "Before Now" sculpture made bell-like sounds when the wind blew through it. The sculpture was made in 2006 by Carolyn Law. It echos that this site was once a saltwater lagoon.

A bike park was built in 2009 at one end of the park for kids and adults to practice BMX style riding.

A young boy was part of a group practicing their BMX tricks that day. The routes through the practice area appeared to intersect, so the kids had to take turns. As the rules dictated, everyone wore helmets.

The rail line ran behind the park. Here were two parked freight cars. The Roaring Camp Railroads ran trains between Santa Cruz and Roaring Camp through Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park . The trips were weekends-only except for the summer months of June through August which were daily. The adult fare in 2010 was US $23.50 for a three hour round trip.

The recreation center stood behind the playground. This park was not big and grassy. Instead it offered parking, a playground, BMX bicycle practice and soccer fields.

Behind the park, on Chestnut Street, were apartment buildings.

Depot Park was a fairly new park at the foot of Pacific Avenue. It was called Depot because the old train depot was located there and a rail line still passes behind the park. In this shot, the view is out from the park's parking lot and toward Pacific Avenue.

A huge soccer field was at the north end of the park.

The entry to the park as seen from the Pacific Avenue side. Note that the park had a large parking lot.