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The San Francisco Chronical published an article on August 6, 2015 about Santa Cruz County entitled 10 ways to explore the county by Maria Gaura. The number one way to explore the county according to Gaura is to "Walk the waterfront." In part, she says, "A few miles south, the Pleasure Point pathway stretches a half mile from Pleasure Point Park, with seashell-embedded hardscaping created by concrete artist Tom Ralston, to the Hook, the famous surf break at the end of 41st Avenue."
Tom Ralston Concrete is honored to be mentioned in the article 10 ways to explore the county. You can read the rest of the article in the San Francisco Chronical...if you have a subscription. See more of the Pleasure Point Park project.
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Great new spread about Tom's recently released book Sculpting Hillsides with Decorative Concrete.
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Santa Cruz Sentinel July 16, 2014
Tom Ralston Concrete was awarded the contract to repair the stairs at Indicator Point. It's a tough job requiring early morning hours in temperamental conditions. See the Santa Cruz stairway to Indicators surf break closed for repairs for more on the story. Once complete, we'll update the project here on the website.
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Recently Tom Ralston was interviewed by Bay Area For Sale, a website dedicated to home sales and increasing home values.
In this interview you will learn more about Tom Ralston Concrete and:
- Various uses for concrete in and around the home
- Different types, textures and colors of concrete
- Benefits and discussion of using concrete
Head on over to Bay Area For Sale to read the full interview.
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January 22, 2014
Tom Ralston Concrete wins Top Honors @ World of Concrete for hillside swimming pool and decorative hardscape. Judges chose the Turowski Pool Deck to receive the WOW award for the stunning work done on a very steep hillside with difficult access. With a waterfall, a firepit, fire bowls, countertops, and custom lighting. this TRC project was chosen among 96 national entries to receive the coveted WOW Award from the American Society of Concrete Contractors and the Decorative Concrete Council.
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Photo Credits: Dan Coyro/SentinelBy Kara Guzman
SANTA CRUZ -- Chinese fishermen, railroad workers, servants and farm laborers once drove the county's economy, but little trace of their history exists.
Until now.
Construction workers finished the first phase of a 17-foot Chinese memorial gate at Evergreen Cemetery Thursday.
The gate, commissioned by the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History, will be part of the museum's sold-out Chinatown history walk Saturday.
Contractor Tom Ralston collaborated with local historians Sandy Lydon and Geoffrey Dunn, former Chinatown resident George Ow, and museum volunteer Sibley Simon to design the gate.
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