25 Cents – Back In The Day, 1970
My fondest memories of the Boardwalk were the days spent in The Fun House. For just 25 cents I could spend an entire afternoon, or so it felt, in that
My first Rollercoaster!, 1965
In 1965 I went to the Boardwalk with my David Avenue Elementary School class, I was about 8 yrs old. Oh how excited I was. I recall the sounds of
First ride on the Carousel, 1949
I have no idea how old I was in this photo. I was born in June, 1948. I’d guess this is mid 1948, as I appear old enough to walk,
A 75 Year Love Affair with the Santa Cruz Boardwalk, 2014
I have been coming to the Santa Cruz Beach and Boardwalk pretty much every year, from the Pittsburg, CA area, since I was 2 years old and am now in
Pics from My Grandma’s Album, 1920
Since I wasn’t there, I don’t have a story but I heard if my grandma went out and drank any alcohol she wasn’t allowed back home and so she would
My Best Summer Years, 1969
My family and I came to Santa Cruz every single summer. We stayed at the hotel right across the street, but we spent our whole summer on the the beach
Scrambler Finds a Home, 1986
I’ve loved the Boardwalk ever since I was a kid, and now I’m 62 years old. I have a piece of history from the Santa Cruz Boardwalk, it is a
Not like that anymore, 1962
I was 10 yrs old riding the Giant Dipper with a neighbor. As we started to descend the first drop she raised her arms and knocked my glasses off. Into
Working at the Boardwalk, 1986
I’d been an exchange student from the UK, studying in Illinois, when I came to the Boardwalk to work for the summer with three friends. We stayed in La Bahia
Family Coincidence, 1998
My mother would visit Santa Cruz every summer as a small child, beginning in 1918. I remember her so vividly saying that “Papa” would send a car for us and
Best Date Ever!, 1981
It was my 19th birthday, the summer of 1981. I met this terrific girl at college named Andie. A Bay Area California native, like me. With a gorgeous tan and
First Neptune’s Casino, 1904
This 1904 photo shows the first Neptune’s Casino which burned down just three years after it was built. Sitting on the beach in heavy clothes must have been a little
National Guard on Horseback, 1904
Whoa… a 1904 photograph in front of the first casino building shows the National Guard on horseback.
Leibbrandts’ Family, 1919
This photo shows Clair Leibbrandt and family in front of the Boardwalk in 1919. The Leibbrandts opened one of the first public bath houses in California right here in 1868.
Kids at the Boardwalk, 1936
Kids haven’t really changed much since 1936! Boardwalk signs in the background promote Miller’s Hot Dogs and Salt Water Baths.
