All Memories
Day Trips to Santa Cruz and Miss California Pageant
My father grew up in the Menlo Park, and brought his family up there. His favorite thing in the world was swimming in the ocean – the colder the water,
Ya-Ya Sisters Revisit Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk, 1976
I had my fourteenth birthday party at the Boardwalk in 1976. Some of us had our photo taken. We hung out on the beach, had a picnic, and enjoyed the
Enjoying the View, 1959
The bumper cars were one of our favorite rides during our annual summer vacation. Our daughters Cindy and Judy look like they were having a great time.
Working at the Boardwalk, 1978
When I was a kid it was a right of passage to work at the Boardwalk. I worked at the Walk when I was 15 1/2 years old to save
Merry-Go-Round, 1946
This is me on the Small Merry-go-Round in the childrens area of Santa Cruz Boardwalk in about 1946
Buccaneer Bay Mini Golf, 2007
This photo was taken at the newly refurbished Buccaneer Bay. These were the first guests to experience our new “Under Water Sea Adventure.”
Fireball, 2006
Being an artist and being an Amusement park/coaster enthusiast, I decided to draw one of my favorite flat rides at the Boardwalk. This ride was quite intense as the G’s
A Pirate’s Paradise, 2006
The Boardwalk was the perfect destination for our ‘lil pirate to be a pirate. This photo was taken in Neptune’s Kingdom. The atmosphere is trul
Growing up in Santa Cruz
Jim Jessen spent much of his youth growing up in Santa Cruz at the beach and Boardwalk. Top photo (left) is with son Joe Aliberti and niece Joyce Ingle Johnson.
Father’s Day, 2006
My son and I enjoying fathers day 2006 together.
Billboard Model, 1956
I was a model for the Boardwalk in 1956. My photograph was used on billboards promoting the beach, the billboards could be seen up and down the state for a
Santa Cruz Beach, 1949
This is picture of my Mom and Dad with my sister and brother at the boardwalk in 1949. I especially like the shirt and tie on my Dad!
Summer Vacations, 1950
My earliest remembrances of the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk are of my family’s annual summer vacations in the mid 1950s. My mother and little French grandmother would rent connecting rooms
Grandparents on the Pleasure Pier, 1917
My grandparents were regular visitors to Santa Cruz thoughout their lives. They took the train at least once a year from downtown San Jose through the Santa Cruz Mountains to
Sisters, 1925
My mother and her older sister pose for the camera at a Boardwalk photo concession in 1925.
The Scrambler, 1980
My family visited the Boardwalk regularly every summer. I seem a little young for the Scambler!
