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"Family & Friends" Boardwalk Memories

Santa Cruz Saloon, 1967

My grandfather (on the right) celebrates his birthday at the Santa Cruz Saloon with his two cousins.

My Grandma and her friends, 1941

This is a picture of my Grandma with her high school friends from 1941, she was born in 1925 and she told me it was in high school so I’m

Our Santa Cruz Memories

When I was little, we lived in San Jose. Every weekend, my folks would pack up the car and we would head to Santa Cruz. I love this place very

Mom loved the beach, 1970

My mom loved Santa Cruz. She grew up going there and took us as kids. Then took her Grandkids. Best memories ever. ❤️ When she died she wanted all her

Fun at Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk, 1965

Our family enjoyed vacations every year at the beach. This year a reporter from Santa Cruz newspaper interviewed us and we were in the paper. Always a wonderful memory, we

Grandma Ruth, 1929

My grandma passed away in 2004. Was looking through her old pictures and came across this amazing memory. My grandma and friends at the boardwalk, Dated July, 28 1929.

My Mom at the Boardwalk, 1947

This is one of my favorite photos of my mom when she was little. She was about 2 at the time so I’m guessing it was from 1947. My grandparents

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

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

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

Better than Disneyland, 2018

My children have been to Disneyland dozens of times but say they have more fun on “our” boardwalk. Coasters, thrill rides and ice cream cones are what they love. Thank

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