Sea Monster, 1967
As a child, I couldn’t get enough of the crashing waves, looking for sand dollars on the beach or the rides on the Boardwalk. I remember watching the older kids
The Dinosaur, 1964
My first time to Santa Cruz Boardwalk was 1964 when I was 6 years old. I remember seeing the wooden roller coaster for the first time and being told by
Double Shot, 2005
I made the record of going on Double Shot 32 times. I loved the G’s it puts on at the beginning of the ride and the air time you get
Wild Mouse Memories, 1975
I remember going to the Boardwalk with my parents and sister at least once a year. One year we went with some friends and decided to ride the Wild Mouse.
Summer Fun, 2005
A week of camping and playing in Santa Cruz.
Boardwalk and Playland Memories, 2012
I finally got down to the Boardwalk this past July and re-visited two of my family’s treasures of the past. My relatives owned Playland in San Francisco and seeing Laffing
The Singer, 1960
Almost every summer my family made the trip from San Jose for a mini-vacation in Santa Cruz. Often we would stay at the Casa del Rey or one of the
Great Times, 1968
My earliest recollection of the Boardwalk is the wooden slide, the Merry-go-Round and the recording booth. On a cold rainy morning in 1968, my mother and I recorded “Rain Drops
Amazing!, 1968
My brother and I would go to Santa Cruz every summer and stay for a week with our parents, we were 5 or younger at the time. I can remember
Fun House Memories, 1947
Sixty years later, I can still vividly remember my friend Jim Brick and I being dropped off by one of our moms at the entrance to the Boardwalk. We raced
Marionette Show, 1970
I started coming to Santa Cruz with my parents when I was about 5. My folks were friends with Jack and Sandy who ran the puppet show right next to
Riding the Giant Dipper, 1969
My family used to go to the boardwalk every summer and spend the day. We lived a couple hours away. We would get there early and go on rides all
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
