Report Card Day, 1974
The memory that stands out the most about the boardwalk was Report Card Day. You would take your report card to the ticket booth and with an A grade you
Summers with our Mothers, 1957
My fondest memories of growing up are the times I spent at the beach with my mother Dorothy, and her best friend Marlowe. Every summer my mother, my sister Chris
My Playground, 1950
In the 1950s my brother and I would ride our bikes from King Street to the beach and spend the entire day there…summer after summer and even during the winter,
A Lifetime of Fun, 1969
I have lived in Santa Cruz County for 38 years. My son, who is developmentally delayed, was seven years old when I first allowed him to go on a ride.
The Giant Dipper, 1960
My great grandfather built a place in Seabright back in the 20 or 30s, and we used to come down when I was a kid back in the 60s. I
The Plunge, 1951
When I was 5 years old my Grandparents, Amy & Dick Luke, took me to the Salt Water Plunge, to learn how to swim! I remember walking down a long
Working my way through school, 1935
As I sit around at age 86, after a long caeer including four years as a Naval Officer during WWII, a long career with NASA-Ames, including managing Space Projects, I
Days Gone By, 1960
I remember going into the funhouse…scary and FUN. I particularly remember something like a spinner…..you sat down in the center and the faster it spun, the harder it was to
Riding the Dipper on Opening Day, 1924
My Grandmother lived in Santa Cruz much of the 2nd half of her life. She went to the Boardwalk to see the Giant Dipper on it’s opening day to the
Saratoga, 1960
We used to go to the Boardwalk because it was not far from our home in Saratoga. I remember going into the funhouse…scary and FUN. I particularly the spinner. You
Rainy Day, 1977
I remember a rainy day at the Boardwalk. It was well into late fall, the best time to beat the crowds and avoid the sunburn that plagued us. Because of
Roller Coaster, 1971
When I was about 13 years old we would vacation in Santa Cruz. One week I would come with my family and bring my best friend, and then the next
My First Crush, 1991
When I was in sixth grade I had a huge secret crush on a boy in the eighth grade, I didn’t even tell my best friends, for fear they would
Good Times, 1957
My first visit to Santa Cruz was in 1957, I was living with my Aunt and Uncle in San Jose. I thought I had died and gone to heaven on
My Lucky Day, 2006
I will never forget that summer day last year at the boardwalk. Any day at the Boardwalk is a great one, but that day was especially lucky. To begin with,
Bus Ride to the Boardwalk, 1965
The Santa Cruz Boardwalk was and still is a favorite spot of mine. as a kid I remember going with a group of other newspaper boys from the Oakland Tribune.
