All Memories
Grandma Van on the Beach, 1906
The back of my great-great grandmother’s photo reads: “Today the 21st of February, 1906, I, Ellen Rand Van Valkenburgh, born in Maiden Lane, New York City, June 14, 1827. Came
Bulgy, 2010
Was this your first ride? Bulgy is a classic ride for small kids. Bulgy opened in 1973 and is still going strong. It used to be in a different Boardwalk
Santa Cruz Boardwalk from Pier, 2003
Santa Cruz Boardwalk from Pier
Flying Cages, 1960
In the 1960s, the Flying Cages gave riders a real work out… you used your weight to rock the cage to make it move. If you were big and strong
Please Pass the Lotion, 1956
This picture was taken in 1956, the girl on the left is my mother. The Boardwalk is still one of my family’s favorite places to go. I have two children
Boardwalk’s Annual Easter Egg Hunt, 1947
The Boardwalk’s annual Easter Egg Hunt became a little TOO popular and was eventually discontinued. In this 1947 photo, thousands of kids scramble to find tiny treasures buried in the
Growing Up at the Boardwalk, 1950
My parents, Pep and Hope Mealiffe, fulfilled their long time dream by moving to Santa Cruz in 1947 when I was 2 years old. They purchased the Dolphin Court on
Beach Street Revival, 1983
The Beach Street Revival had street rod outings, car shows, surf music, fifties costume balls, hula hoop contests, and classic car parades. Traffic went both directions in this 1983 photo.
Fireball, 2007
Spring Semester 2007 at San Jose State had just ended and one of my best friends and I wanted to start the summer off right. After driving Highway 17, we
The Lost Boys, 1987
The 1987 vampire movie The Lost Boys has many great Boardwalk scenes! Actors and friends Corey Haim and Corey Feldman “The Two Coreys” get a lot of laughs with their
Walking Charlie, 1972
I spent ton’s of money on this game! Me & the guys used to head down on the weekend and take over the game. Wish it was back!!!
Slide for Life, 1940
The Slide for Life was big in the ’40s. Performers dove into the ocean from a cable that stretched from the roof of the Cocoanut Grove to the old Pleasure
Frank with unknown woman!, 1942
This was a photo I found of my Father, during a time back in the day when he escorted many of the Richmond, CA Independent Newspaper’s paperboys for a well
Suntan Special Train, 1958
A popular train called the “Suntan Special” once ran from the San Francisco Bay Area to the Boardwalk; service ended in 1959. Today Roaring Camp Railroads runs a tourist train
Fourth of July at Pleasure Pier, 1946
During World War II, the Pleasure Pier was renamed the United Nations Pier after thirty U.N. flags were hoisted on the pier during a 1943 Memorial Day program. This photo
Arcade Photo, 1945
This photo of me, my brother, and my cousin was taken in 1945 in the Boardwalk Arcade. We had many great times at the Boardwalk.
