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Family
Photo, 1927
This is a photo of me and my
parents with my aunt and uncle at the Boardwalk in 1927. I'm
the little guy on my mother's lap, I was 6 years old at the time. Check
out the stove-pipe hat my Dad is wearing!
Malcolm
Scott
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Life at the Beach, 1956
I have a lot of fond memories of the
Plunge. My aunt, Shirley
Wightman, was an aerialist in the water show with Don Patterson
and a few others. My Uncle Skip (Littlefield) was Director of Entertainment,
and a historian. I learned to swim from my aunt at the Plunge. We
always went down to the beach after our chores were done. My
aunt would make our lunch and we would go down to meet Uncle Skip.
There were lots of umbrellas that you don't see much anymore.
I remember the speed boat ride, and the old stage where they had
the Miss California Contest. You would always see Uncle Skip announcing
it. One of my favorite times was when my Gramma from San Jose came
for the summer. She would take us to the beach and ride the
Merry-Go-Round every night for a month while she was here. Those
days were great. On the weekends all us kids from school would meet
at Cowells Beach or the river mouth, and play in the water and hang
out. We had some great times. It was a peaceful time for all.
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Jean & Bill, 1936
Jean and her brother Bill at the Boardwalk in 1936 and on the porch of the Santa Cruz home where they stayed every summer.
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Memories of my Mom, 1996
My mother and grandmother took my sister and I to the boardwalk for the first time in the early 70'. Her parents had taken her there many times while she was growning up in the 50's. Being a rollar coaster fanatic, she took me on the Giant Dipper. We rode many times. After I grew up and had children of my own I started taking them to the Boardwalk once or twice a summer. My mom took each of my children on their first rides on the Dipper as soon as they were tall enough. The last time we went with her was in 1996. She was suffering from cancer of the spine and hips. She rode the Dipper 3 times that day even though the movement was very painful in her condition. She loved that ride. We lost her that fall. Eventually we moved out of state, but still return once every summer to enjoy the Boardwalk. I always ride once alone in rememberance of that last day my mother rode the Dipper.
Kelly
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First Visit to the Boardwalk, 1970
This was my family's first visit to the Boardwalk.
Jesus Reyes |
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