Left By Our Big Brother, 1971
When I was 7 and my older sister Sylvia was 8 our teenage brother John took us to the Boardwalk. We played for a while and then my brother decided
Forever a California Girl, 1965
Along time has passed but my memories of the Santa Cruz Boardwalk will be forever etched in my mind. I grew up in San Jose and Morgan Hill along with
The Boardwalk Was My Playground, 1972
The Boardwalk was my home for many years. I lived on Beach St. at the Casa Alta Apartments. Every day I came across the street to the Boardwalk. The security
Summers of Happiness, 1969
Every summer my mother and I take my two boys (age 11 and 14) to Santa Cruz for a week. My parents brought me when I was a girl and
Getting Over Hard Times, 2003
I was 8 and my grandmother had just died. My aunt, who lives 30 minutes away from the Boardwalk, took me and her daughter to the Boardwalk. She said it
Arcade, 1967
I have very fond memories of the old Fun House arcade. The big wooden slide, that you rode down on a carpet square. The big turning bottle you walked through
Cave Train, 1979
I remember riding the Cave Train during my first visit to Santa Cruz. I was three and thought that the diamonds on the wall in the Cave Train were the
First Ride on the Giant Dipper, 2004
I went to a birthday party at the Boardwalk when I was six years old. When I first saw the Giant Dipper I said “No way.” Then I was in
Santa Cruz Memories, 1975
We have a hand-painted picture of the Boardwalk by a local painter and it brings back so many memories when i walk by it every day. We have been going
Fourth of July, 1962
My family would make the trek from San Francisco every July 4 back in the early 60’s to visit our relatives in Capitola. We used to light firecrackers in the
Baby Santa Cruz, 1978
When I was little we would come to Santa Cruz for a weekend as a fun vacation. One of my family members won a doll for me which from that
Santa Cruz, 1963
We stayed in a motel just across the river from the beach. We had two rooms because we had a big family. I met a girl I went to school
Tides Change, Memories Remain Forever, 2012
Thirteen years of smiling faces stained with pink cotton candy, tiny footprints imbedded in the sand, my now 13 year old son riding the Dipper for the 12th time today,
Family Ties, 2006
My earliest memories of the Boardwalk are rooted in my youth. As a child, there was no place I’d rather be than boarding the Red Baron, the Cave Train, or
A Day in the Life of a Teenage Girl, 1952
Most of the girls in our class who worked at the ‘walk had jobs at one of the food concessions; my first job was at Ruth’s Hamburger Stand. My mother
First Roller Coaster, 1996
My dad took me to the Boardwalk when I was 5 and I had never ridden a roller coaster. When we got there my dad asked me if I wanted
