"Beach Fun" Boardwalk Memories

My first trip to the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk was in 1962. I was 2 years old and was allowed my first ride on the Giant Dipper. It seems you

I was born in Santa Cruz and all through my childhood I can remember going to the Boardwalk to watch the fireworks on the 4th of July. My Father, Mother,

My folks bought a summer home in Scott’s Valley in 1958. Every summer we would pile as many kids into our station wagon as possible and head to the beach/boardwalk.

When I was a very small child, my father played in the Coast Guard Reserve Band on the old Boardwalk bandstand. My family spent almost every weekend during the summers

Every weekend during the summer my parents would take us to visit my Aunt and Uncle in San Jose. It was the same routine every Saturday. My Uncle would ask

We have a hand-painted picture of the Boardwalk by a local painter and it brings back so many memories when i walk by it every day. We have been going

My family would make the trek from San Francisco every July 4 back in the early 60’s to visit our relatives in Capitola. We used to light firecrackers in the

When I was little we would come to Santa Cruz for a weekend as a fun vacation. One of my family members won a doll for me which from that

We stayed in a motel just across the river from the beach. We had two rooms because we had a big family. I met a girl I went to school

I grew up in San Jose, so it was never too hard to get to the Boardwalk. I was taken there a lot by my family as a child and

The year was 1984 and it was Senior Beach Day. We drove over the hill from San Jose and it was a beautiful day. My teenage friends and I hit

My first visit to Santa Cruz was in 1957, I was living with my Aunt and Uncle in San Jose. I thought I had died and gone to heaven on

I will never forget that summer day last year at the boardwalk. Any day at the Boardwalk is a great one, but that day was especially lucky. To begin with,

The Santa Cruz Boardwalk was and still is a favorite spot of mine. as a kid I remember going with a group of other newspaper boys from the Oakland Tribune.