Bring Boardwalk history to life with your stories and photos!
Everyone has a story to share about visiting the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk. Whether from years gone by or just recently.
If you have any great photographs taken at the Boardwalk, we’d like to see them! We’re especially interested in older photographs, from before 1970.
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#offdevices, 2024
With much anticipation to visit Santa Cruz, LJ made this Giant Dipper painting for the contest but mom failed to enter it!!! Let’s get kids off devices more!
1924 Miss Fresno, 1924
My grandmother, Miss Fresno, on stage showing her talent in The 1924 Bathing Beauty Pageant
Four years old in Santa Cruz, 1970
I came across a bunch of slides from my parents, including these of me at the age of 4 from the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk.
Dancing to the Oldies – Papa Doo Run Run, 2015
Remembering some of the great bands we saw on the beach. Here is Papa Doo Run Run – a Beach Boys cover band back in 2015!
Then and Now, 2009
The photo of me as a child with the ice cream cone ran in the Boardwalk brochure for over a decade. When the 100 year anniversary came around, I visited
50 years of marriage, 2024
This is a story of two teenagers falling in love going to Santa Cruz just about every weekend as teenagers. We loved riding the roller coaster and all the other
100 Years ago, 1922
Found this photo in an album of my grandfather’s. Other pictures were dated 1920-23.
My grandma and grandpa, 1959
This is a picture of my grandma and grandpa (Ken and Nancy) approx. in 1959, when they were first dating. They got married in 1961 they had 4 children and
High School Graduation & Giant Dipper, 1979
I graduated high school on the Saturday before Memorial Day 1979. We lived in San Jose, but my graduation party was at a beach house in Aptos. Family and a
First ride on the Big Dipper, 1949
In 1949 there were no age or size restrictions on the Giant Dipper, so my father carried me on that ride when I was an infant in diapers. I don’t
My first Santa Cruz photo, 1958
My parents took me to Santa Cruz when I was 6 months old. My dad’s parents would stay in a little cottage close to the Boardwalk for a month’s vacation,
Building of the Dipper, 2024
I have been told all of my life that my great grandfather was part of the crew that built the Big Dipper in Santa Cruz. His name was carved on
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Everyone has a favorite ride, the Boardwalk has been thrilling kids of all ages for generations.
Romance
The Boardwalk has always been a popular date destination, there must be something in the ocean air.
Giant Dipper 100th
With over 68 million riders since 1924, the Giant Dipper is an iconic highlight of cherished memories for generations of Boardwalk guests.
Boardwalk Fun Facts
The Boardwalk has roots as far back as 1865. Learn fun facts through classic photos.
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