All Memories
Live Ammo Shooting Gallery Rabbit
Here’s a rabbit that came from the last shooting gallery on the Boardwalk that used live ammunition. The shooting gallery was owned by Ed Whiting and when he closed it,
Shutting Down the Hurricane, 1994
Working at the Boardwalk was my first job. I was there for about 6 years, starting with Whitings Foods in 1989 then when I was old enough to work the
The Comfort Family, 1919
Top Photo is is the Comfort family, enjoying time with visiting relatives from Kansas at the Main Beach. My grandmother, Marguerite (Comfort) Williams is tucked in-between my great-grandparents at left.
The Skee Roll Lady
Mary E. “Betty” Kingdom (August 19, 1915 – February 15, 2005) worked at the Boardwalk for thirty years. She was a dedicated employee of the Santa Cruz Seaside Company and
Cute Outlaws
This is a photo of Andrea and I, taken at Antique Photo in the Casino Arcade.
Old Pics
Top photo taken in late 1940’s of my aunt,mother and father relaxing at Casino Beach. Bottom photo taken around 1937. Jordon, Rodney and Gordon Ouse at beach in front of
Vacation Photos, 1950
These are various photos taken by my uncle Tom Squires. He and my mother Marilyn Squires Stefani and my grandparents Norman and Marcelene Squires vacationed in Santa Cruz every year
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.
