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Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk

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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...
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I grew up across street at Casa Alta apts., 1971

From 1971 - 1981, my mom, my brother and I lived across the street from the roller coaster. I spent my whole young life in this beautiful place! There was never a dull moment!...

The Willoughby Family, 1931

Alfred and Emily Willoughby often came to the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk to visit their daughter Esther Willoughby Harris and her husband John Ralph Harris and their precious granddaughter in...

Flowers for the Santa Cruz Seaside Company, 1915

I recently bought the book, “The Santa Cruz Boardwalk a Century by the Sea”. On page 57 there is this 1915 mention of “novel ways to attract attention and promote the Santa Cruz...
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My birthday with my awesome dad, 1971

Every year on my birthday, starting in 1971, my Dad and I had a date, lunch at Castignolas, at a table overlooking the Boardwalk. Then we would go spend the afternoon having the time of...