All Memories
Summer of 84, 1984
I remember driving over Highway 17 with Mom, Dad, and family to get to the Boardwalk. We lived in Sunnyvale. I’ll never forget the smell of that place. I remember
Generations of family at the Boardwalk, 1951
Starting in the late 1930s, my parents would visit Santa Cruz Boardwalk as teenagers. After my father went off to WWII, my mother and her friends continued to go there
Friday Night Bands!, 2012
We took a trip from our small town of Foresthill, which is up in the sticks. We drove about 4 hours to sit in the warm sand, ride the rides,
My Earlyest Boardwalk Memories, 1981
My earlyest Boardwalk memory was bacl in 1981. I was 4 at the time, but can remember it like I was there last month. I remember going with my Dad,
The Plunge, 1911
Many people in Santa Cruz learned to swim at the Boardwalk’s indoor, salt-water pool (the Plunge) in classes taught by the Red Cross. The pool became a mini-golf course in
Family Togetherness on the Boardwalk, 1947
During the summer of 1947 my father Harold Blackmore, my mother, and I all worked on the Boardwalk. I worked for ?Lane’s Custards? stand. When my Dad first started he
Boardwalk Memories, 1986
I moved to Santa Cruz in 1976 from Southern California. I spent many hours enjoying the Boardwalk as it was the closest thing to Pacific Ocean Park and a reminder
The Wishing Well, 1949
This is the Wishing Well which was outside the Casino in 1949. The Klempnauers and Lages were cousins who had moved to Santa Cruz from Kansas City, Mo., in 1946
Battle of the Bands, 1965
As a young musician, the Cocoanut Grove was such an exciting venue to perform, the 60s at its best! Our group, the Caveliers, took 2nd place to a local band
O’reilly Family, Part 3, 1929
Top Photo: Ray O’Reilly’s girlfriend, Victoria Bottom Photo: Ray O’Reilly 1929, standing on the train tracks with the Giant Dipper in the background.
O’reilly Family, Part 2, 1929
Top Photo: Raymond O’Reilly on the beach in front of what would now be walkway #4. Bottom Photo: Joe O’Reilly Jr. and Blanche Santa Cruz. The Giant Dipper is in
O’reilly Family, Part 1, 1929
Top Photo: Ray and Joe Sr. O’Reilly in front of the arcade at the Boardwalk. Bottom Photo: Joe Sr. & Annie (Eunice) O’Reilly with Victoria. Dipper in the background late
Games, 1948
I began working at the Boardwalk in 1948 at the Milk Bottle Game, one of two such concessions owned my aunt, Patricia Woolridge. Walkin CharlieA couple of true hotshots would
The Cowboy, 1965
In 1965 the Autorama was visited by a cowboy and a bear, most likely for a publicity photo. Dangerous Dan the Dinosaur, who came up from the bottom of the
Hill’s Restaurant Next To The Giant Dipper, 1947
My parents, Harry and Agnes Hill, owned Hill’s Restaurant next to the Giant Dipper from 1947-1954. Since this was the era before any prepared foods, my parents had to start
