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First Ride "Hostess" (Operator), 1972

I started working at the Boardwalk taking tickets. Girls were not allowed to operate the rides. That did not sit well with me and I started bugging management. I remember the newspaper...

Above The Boardwalk, 1975

More pictures from August 2, 1975.

Above The Boardwalk, 1975

This is the last in the series of pictures.

Leaving the Boardwalk, 1977

This is a photo of my family leaving the Santa Cruz Beach boardwalk Summer of 77. Second photo is Unique McPete on the Highwire.

Boardwalk photo

Stuck at the Bottom of the Barrel, 1968

One of the attractions in the fun house was a big revolving 'barrel'. It was about 7' in diameter with no top or bottom and it sat on its side and turned like a front-loading...

Carousel, 2015

I'm a local, born here in 1979. I wish I was born 20 years earlier to have enjoyed the fun house and plunge. My parents and grandparents were fortunate enough to spend much of their childhood here...

Boardwalk photo

Summer Days, 1971

My great uncle and aunt lived in Felton, CA. and our family often came to Boardwalk. My uncle used to go out on the pier and catch crab while we we all at Boardwalk going on the rides. We loved going...

Boardwalk photo

Memories of a homesick native., 1980

Santa Cruz is my hometown. I was born there, spent most of my childhood and teenage years there, and have been homesick for it for most of the past 20 years. Part of the problem of growing...

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Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk
400 Beach Street
Santa Cruz, California 95060
Phone (831) 423-5590

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