Santa Cruz Saloon, 1970
They say i wanted my picture taken like that!
The Salinas Family, 1969
The Salinas family (Pat, Maria, and Ronnie, and niece Jennifer) next to the old bandstand. We moved from San Jose to Santa Cruz two years later.
Grandma Van on the Beach, 1906
The back of my great-great grandmother’s photo reads: “Today the 21st of February, 1906, I, Ellen Rand Van Valkenburgh, born in Maiden Lane, New York City, June 14, 1827. Came
Santa Cruz Boardwalk from Pier, 2003
Santa Cruz Boardwalk from Pier
Please Pass the Lotion, 1956
This picture was taken in 1956, the girl on the left is my mother. The Boardwalk is still one of my family’s favorite places to go. I have two children
Growing Up at the Boardwalk, 1950
My parents, Pep and Hope Mealiffe, fulfilled their long time dream by moving to Santa Cruz in 1947 when I was 2 years old. They purchased the Dolphin Court on
James Durbin, 2012
May 19, 2012 – The second “Durbin Day” James Durbin concert live at the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk! James has had incredible success with his album, “Memories of a Beatiful
Fun in the sun, 2009
I grew up going to santa cruz beach and boardwalk every weekend, then I took my 4 kids there every summer when we would visit northern Cali ( now living
Santa Cruz or Bust!, 1957
This is my mom Charlotte, my dad Dennis and their Bedlington Terrier Penny.
Mama and Merrie, 1952
My grandmother Helen Groszmann and aunt Merrie Groszmann spending a day on the beach between the wharf and casino.
Hot Dog!, 1927
HOT DOG! Henry “Hot Dog” Miller was a Boardwalk institution in the 1920’s. In 1927, Miller’s famous hot dog enterprise was favorably placed at the entrance to the colonnade, leading
A Day at the Beach, 1954
My mother Connie Buchholtz (holding me) drove for Santa Cruz Metro. She passed away Jan. 17, 2007. The young girl next to her is my aunt, Merrie Groszmann, who worked
A Poem
A sunny blue sky shines over the beach’s shore Amusement park screams are heard nearby as Giant Dipper riders take the plunge Napping and tanning, tourists and locals relax along
Three Generations of Fun at the “BW”
My mom and dad were in high school when they started dating in the 1960’s. They would hitch-hike from Santa Clara to Santa Cruz and play at the Boardwalk all
I Remember When, 1964
I was just a little kid, but I remember the Fun House on the Boardwalk with the giant wooden slide, the spinning disc, the wavy walkway, and basically the wonderful
Easter at the Boardwalk, 1980
The Saturday before Easter the Boardwalk would hold a huge Easter Egg Hunt in the sand by the bandstand. The tractors would bury thousands of plastic eggs in roped-off areas
