Family Vacations, 1950
Several times every year we went to the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk. One year the Santa Cruz newspaper asked to take our picture for a feature article. It was great.
Yearly summer family vacation, 2019
My kids and I look forward to this place every year! I live on meager means as a Nutrition Food Service Worker for the school district. But I always save
Me and My Girl, 2018
West Coast road trip with my husband. We stopped in Santa Cruz because it snows in Yosemite National Park! (And of course our last name is Croes same as Cruz.)
My Grandparents on Vacation, 1915
My Grandparents and great grandparents spent 1 month every summer in Santa Cruz. They sometimes stayed at La Playa Cottages. They’d pack their trunk and board the train in Oakland.
Enjoying the Beach, 1960
This is a photo of my late husband, Marc Paris. He always loved the Santa Cruz area, and we were fortunate to move there a year before he passed in
Dipping Our Toes in the Ocean , 2014
I moved to California from the East Coast when I was 18 and on my own. I’d never traveled far or been to the coast or experienced the ocean. I
First Date, 1988
On our first date, I decided to take my beautiful date to Santa Cruz. We had a great dinner at Stagnaros on the wharf, went on a few rides, then
Life on the Boardwalk, 1945
My father was a lifeguard at Cowells Beach for years. He was also in the Water Carnivals in the Plunge. He did a lot of surfing with his friends. My
Best Times Of My Life, 1966
My Grandparents lived in Santa Cruz on Freemont Ave. My sister and I would walk to the Boardwalk every day. We worked as maids at a motel that was on
My early days
I was born in Salt Creek Northern Ca. and my family moved to Soquel. I was 9 when Pearl Harbor happened. I went to Santa Cruz High as Soquel High
Boardwalk Memories, 1986
I moved to Santa Cruz in 1976 from Southern California. I spent many hours enjoying the Boardwalk as it was the closest thing to Pacific Ocean Park and a reminder
The Wishing Well, 1949
This is the Wishing Well which was outside the Casino in 1949. The Klempnauers and Lages were cousins who had moved to Santa Cruz from Kansas City, Mo., in 1946
Battle of the Bands, 1965
As a young musician, the Cocoanut Grove was such an exciting venue to perform, the 60s at its best! Our group, the Caveliers, took 2nd place to a local band
O’reilly Family, Part 3, 1929
Top Photo: Ray O’Reilly’s girlfriend, Victoria Bottom Photo: Ray O’Reilly 1929, standing on the train tracks with the Giant Dipper in the background.
O’reilly Family, Part 2, 1929
Top Photo: Raymond O’Reilly on the beach in front of what would now be walkway #4. Bottom Photo: Joe O’Reilly Jr. and Blanche Santa Cruz. The Giant Dipper is in
