All Memories
Scrambler Finds a Home, 1986
I’ve loved the Boardwalk ever since I was a kid, and now I’m 62 years old. I have a piece of history from the Santa Cruz Boardwalk, it is a
Not like that anymore, 1962
I was 10 yrs old riding the Giant Dipper with a neighbor. As we started to descend the first drop she raised her arms and knocked my glasses off. Into
Working at the Boardwalk, 1986
I’d been an exchange student from the UK, studying in Illinois, when I came to the Boardwalk to work for the summer with three friends. We stayed in La Bahia
Family Coincidence, 1998
My mother would visit Santa Cruz every summer as a small child, beginning in 1918. I remember her so vividly saying that “Papa” would send a car for us and
Best Date Ever!, 1981
It was my 19th birthday, the summer of 1981. I met this terrific girl at college named Andie. A Bay Area California native, like me. With a gorgeous tan and
First Neptune’s Casino, 1904
This 1904 photo shows the first Neptune’s Casino which burned down just three years after it was built. Sitting on the beach in heavy clothes must have been a little
National Guard on Horseback, 1904
Whoa… a 1904 photograph in front of the first casino building shows the National Guard on horseback.
Leibbrandts’ Family, 1919
This photo shows Clair Leibbrandt and family in front of the Boardwalk in 1919. The Leibbrandts opened one of the first public bath houses in California right here in 1868.
Kids at the Boardwalk, 1936
Kids haven’t really changed much since 1936! Boardwalk signs in the background promote Miller’s Hot Dogs and Salt Water Baths.
Beach Bandstand, 1950
Some of our Friday Night Bands would really like this setup…. walk to the stage without touching the sand! This photo was probably taken around 1950.
Giant Dipper Painted
Our Giant Dipper is GLEAMING!! Thanks to painting contractor Baynum Painting, headquartered in Kentucky, they specialize in painting roller coasters and amusement park rides. Fun Facts: • The Dipper turns
The Abominable SunMan
We’ve had some crazy-fun characters here at the Boardwalk but, I’m not sure any of them beat out the Abominable SunMan. Who remembers this hairy beach beast?
Marini’s Hat Stand, 1967
In 1967, Marini’s Hat Stand was a cute little concession near the Ferris Wheel. Does anybody recognize the building?
Giant Mola Mola and Octopus, 1927
The capture of a giant ocean sunfish (Mola Mola) and an octopus that measured twelve feet from tip to tip called for an exhibit of these two rarities.
My early days
I was born in Salt Creek Northern Ca. and my family moved to Soquel. I was 9 when Pearl Harbor happened. I went to Santa Cruz High as Soquel High
Under the Boardwalk, 1963
I met my husband cruising Beach Street at the Boardwalk. He was riding with a buddy in an XKE; I was driving my Sprite with my girlfriend. We decided to
