Volleyball nets were set up and very popular that morning. The day was warm enough for men to play shirtless.

Most people near the nets played volleyball. A few sat nearby and read.

A paved bike path paralleled the sidewalk on one side and the wide beach on the other side.

A surf board rack stood on the beach despite the absence of any surf that day.

Two outrigger boats were still partly wrapped that morning.

Folks walked and played on the beach near the surf line. One man photographed a woman, while another man dashed away from two women.

The hills of Santa Barbara were visible beyond West Beach. Also notice the palm trees lining the street.

A sign on Stearn's Wharf described, "The Shifting Sands of the Beach."

A man used a metal detector to search for lost treasures on the beach. Here, he turned over some sand to see what lay below.

West beach was very wide, bordered by the Pacific on one side and the curve of Santa Barbara on the other side.