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"Family & Friends" Boardwalk Memories

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

Mabel & Ethel Shepherd, 1917

My grandmother and her sister traveled from Fresno to Santa Cruz in the early 1900s to sunbathe and enjoy the Boardwalk. I find it uncanny how similar it looks today.

My Family’s Boardwalk Memoriesf, 1990

When my children were young we would drive from Redmond, Washington to Hollister,California to visit my wife’s sister. Then we would drive over to the Boardwalk. For a Pepsi can

In the Arcade, 1966

My brother and I chaperoning our older sister on a date. We had our picture taken together in the Arcade, the year was approx. 1966.

Walk In Memory Lane, 2013

June 2013 was been a blast for us! Our visit to the Boardwalk really kicked off our Summer! We had so much fun together and you can clearly see how

Back in The Day, 1966

One of my fondest memories of growing up in California was taking the bus from Mountain View to Santa Cruz to spend the day. I and my friends didn’t have

Family Day at the Beach, 1969

When I was 6 my dad took our family from San Jose to Santa Cruz. I remember seeing the roller coaster from the parking lot. We went on the beach,

1932 Ford Coupe, 1971

I grew up in Gilroy, in 1971 Dad brought my sister and I to the Boardwalk a lot. It was A beautiful summer day when I saw a canary yellow

Great Family Vacations, 1955

My earliest memories of Santa Cruz vacations go back to about 1957. We always stayed at the Barson Street Apartments until 1958 when my sister was born. Then we moved

Friday Night Bands!, 2012

We took a trip from our small town of Foresthill, which is up in the sticks. We drove about 4 hours to sit in the warm sand, ride the rides,

O’reilly Family, Part 1, 1929

Top Photo: Ray and Joe Sr. O’Reilly in front of the arcade at the Boardwalk. Bottom Photo: Joe Sr. & Annie (Eunice) O’Reilly with Victoria. Dipper in the background late

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