My birthday with my awesome dad, 1971
Every year on my birthday, starting in 1971, my Dad and I had a date, lunch at Castignolas, at a table overlooking the Boardwalk. Then we would go spend the
Flowers for the Santa Cruz Seaside Company, 1915
I recently bought the book, “The Santa Cruz Boardwalk a Century by the Sea”. On page 57 there is this 1915 mention of “novel ways to attract attention and promote
Classics, 1996
My family has been spending summers in Santa Cruz since my Grandmother was young. We would stay at the Terrace Courts for months. This is a photo we took in
4th of July , 2015
My family is from Valencia California and I had opportunity to take my family last year for the first time to Santa Cruz and enjoy the Boardwalk. A very memorable
Great Times in the Warm California Sun, 1972
My first memory was at the age of 5. After a fun day on the beach we climbed up the stairs to buy soft-serve ice cream, chocolate-covered bananas, cotton candy,
Jailed at the Boardwalk!, 1966
Andrea Madriago (left) and I met as freshman at Blackford High School, San Jose, 1964. We both loved the Beatles and with Barbara and Beverly we made our own fab
Working on the Boardwalk, 1974
When I turned 16 years old I went to work at the Boardwalk for the Whiting family. Ted Sr. and Pinky took my job request from Aptos High School and
Re-writing an old memory, 2014
When I was younger and still lived in California my family used to go to the Boardwalk all the time. I have so many wonderful memories from being at this
Best Birthday Celebration–ever, 2014
My best friend surprised me with a two-day trip to the Boardwalk as a birthday gift. We arrived the evening before my birthday, checked into our hotel across the street
My Boss, 1988
The first place I ever worked for an extended period of time (three years) was as a ride operator in Area III. Our supervisor was a gentleman named John Busé.
A 75 Year Love Affair with the Santa Cruz Boardwalk, 2014
I have been coming to the Santa Cruz Beach and Boardwalk pretty much every year, from the Pittsburg, CA area, since I was 2 years old and am now in
Pics from My Grandma’s Album, 1920
Since I wasn’t there, I don’t have a story but I heard if my grandma went out and drank any alcohol she wasn’t allowed back home and so she would
Working at the Boardwalk, 1986
I’d been an exchange student from the UK, studying in Illinois, when I came to the Boardwalk to work for the summer with three friends. We stayed in La Bahia
Family Coincidence, 1998
My mother would visit Santa Cruz every summer as a small child, beginning in 1918. I remember her so vividly saying that “Papa” would send a car for us and
Oldest couple to ride the Giant Dipper?, 2013
My parents were visiting Santa Cruz for Thanksgiving 2013 so we took them for a day at the Boardwalk. They wanted to ride the Giant Dipper with their grandkids and
