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Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk

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Our Santa Cruz Memories

When I was little, we lived in San Jose. Every weekend, my folks would pack up the car and we would head to Santa Cruz. I love this place very much and now share it with my family. From the...

My Grandma and her friends 1941, 2021

This is a picture of my Grandma with her high school friends from 1941, she was born in 1925 and she told me it was in high school so I'm just guessing around 1941, a lot going...

My Mom at the Bordwalk, 1947

This is one of my favorite photos of my mom when she was little. She was about 2 at the time so I’m guessing it was from 1947. My grandparents and her lived in CA for as long as I could remember...

A Captured Moment on Pleasure Pier, 1953

My grandfather Polo, as we called him, and my grandmother Aida who I loved very much. My mother told me the story of a long ride from Texas to California in a slow 1938 International...

Fishing at Santa Cruz, 1969

My dad and I would come here a couple of times each summer. I could always get him on The Giant Dipper or The Wild Mouse. But I LOVED The Walking Charlie, Skee Roll, and The Greyhound Race.

Making memories is what we do best!, 2019

As a tradition every Summer since our youngest was born we visit the Boardwalk at least once a year. He will be 6 this Summer. Can't wait to have funnel cake and family time...

Jail Time, 1954

These are our parents Carl and Dorothy Plank in the Arcade section of the Boardwalk. My sister (on the box) and I thought we were in jail!

Honeymoon, 2015

I grew up in San Jose, and going to the Boardwalk was always a treat. When I graduated high school, I worked summers at a camp above Corralitos, and me and a few other camp workers would pile into my...