Santa Cruz, 1959
I was 10 years old in 1959 and living in Hayward. I was looking forward to our summer visit to Santa Cruz. I had saved up $5 for the rides
The Giant Dipper, 1984
I was 14 and had never ridden the Giant Dipper. I was nervous, but was going to go through with it. That was the best choice I had made in
Arcade, 1967
I have very fond memories of the old Fun House arcade. The big wooden slide, that you rode down on a carpet square. The big turning bottle you walked through
Cave Train, 1979
I remember riding the Cave Train during my first visit to Santa Cruz. I was three and thought that the diamonds on the wall in the Cave Train were the
First Ride on the Giant Dipper, 2004
I went to a birthday party at the Boardwalk when I was six years old. When I first saw the Giant Dipper I said “No way.” Then I was in
First Roller Coaster, 1996
My dad took me to the Boardwalk when I was 5 and I had never ridden a roller coaster. When we got there my dad asked me if I wanted
The Giant Dipper, 1958
I went to the Boardwalk often with my family, but would never ride The Giant Dipper. In 1958, when I was 14 years old, I attended my boyfriend’s graduation dance
Octopus, 1972
We grew up in San Jose and didn’t have a lot of money to spare. For a summertime treat Mom would pack up all 6 of us kids and take
The Carousel, The Rings and that CLOWN!, 1978
No one can forget the carousel! I can remember riding it and being too small to reach the rings. My brother would ride on the horse in front of me
The Plunge Bathing Suit, 1950
My sister and I have always loved to swim, so as kids, mom often brought us to the Plunge at the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk. It sounds silly now, but
The Fun House, 1950
As a kid, my favorite Boardwalk attraction was the Fun House. I loved looking endlessly at my wiggly reflection in the Fun House mirrors – first I looked tall and
Hours in the Fun House, 1966
From the age of 6 years to this day my most memorable moments were when my brother, sister and myself would spend up to 4-6 hours in the Fun House.
Bumper Cars and Walking Charlie, 1951
The girls riding the bumper cars sometimes would get tangled up in a corner, and we would have to untangle them. That’s how we met them. It didn’t hurt us
Silly-Willies, 2005
My first ride on Double Shot was fun but terrifying! My best friend and I were scared to death and we didn’t want to go on it at all. But,
Giant Dipper, 1980
In the early 1980s I had a business meeting with my board of directors in Santa Cruz and we had a rides pass for all those attending the meeting. Only
The Scarey Haunted House, 1986
When I was around 12 my family would always go to the Boardwalk when we visited our Aunt, Uncle, and Cousin in San Jose every summer. We would have a
