Bathing Beauty!, 1950
Mom on the beach at the Boardwalk back in the day!
Working for the Whitings, 1974
In 1974 while attending Aptos High School I went to a job program for students to find a job. For me, an interview was arranged with Ted Whiting SR at
The Fun House, 1969
This is a picture taken in front of the Fun House with all of us who were working on the Boardwalk that summer for the Seaside company:)) Im in there
Getting Ready, 2013
Jerry is now in his mid 80’s, and he joined me in his mid 70’s for a ride on the Big Dipper. Here we are near the tunnel exit on
Rock & Roll, 2019
This was a Bertazzon Matterhorn ride that would spin around forwards and backwards and swing in and out. The ride vehicles were a Chevrolet Bel Air body. It was removed
#offdevices, 2024
With much anticipation to visit Santa Cruz, LJ made this Giant Dipper painting for the contest but mom failed to enter it!!! Let’s get kids off devices more!
1924 Miss Fresno, 1924
My grandmother, Miss Fresno, on stage showing her talent in The 1924 Bathing Beauty Pageant
Four years old in Santa Cruz, 1970
I came across a bunch of slides from my parents, including these of me at the age of 4 from the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk.
Dancing to the Oldies – Papa Doo Run Run, 2015
Remembering some of the great bands we saw on the beach. Here is Papa Doo Run Run – a Beach Boys cover band back in 2015!
Then and Now, 2009
The photo of me as a child with the ice cream cone ran in the Boardwalk brochure for over a decade. When the 100 year anniversary came around, I visited
50 years of marriage, 2024
This is a story of two teenagers falling in love going to Santa Cruz just about every weekend as teenagers. We loved riding the roller coaster and all the other
100 Years ago, 1922
Found this photo in an album of my grandfather’s. Other pictures were dated 1920-23.
My grandma and grandpa, 1959
This is a picture of my grandma and grandpa (Ken and Nancy) approx. in 1959, when they were first dating. They got married in 1961 they had 4 children and
High School Graduation & Giant Dipper, 1979
I graduated high school on the Saturday before Memorial Day 1979. We lived in San Jose, but my graduation party was at a beach house in Aptos. Family and a
First ride on the Big Dipper, 1949
In 1949 there were no age or size restrictions on the Giant Dipper, so my father carried me on that ride when I was an infant in diapers. I don’t
My first Santa Cruz photo, 1958
My parents took me to Santa Cruz when I was 6 months old. My dad’s parents would stay in a little cottage close to the Boardwalk for a month’s vacation,
