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
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
Generations of family at the Boardwalk, 1951
Starting in the late 1930s, my parents would visit Santa Cruz Boardwalk as teenagers. After my father went off to WWII, my mother and her friends continued to go there
