In fact, one of those little girls is the generous woman who donated this film to us - very much still alive and kickin'! Happily, there are still many who remember these days - and luckily, once they're gone, we'll still have these memories of them on film.
those roads after the sign 'Aptos' sign are exactly the same today! I couldn't believe what I was seeing...just was on 'em a 1/2 hour before viewing this clip...only thing changed is that it's built up so much more, and population is huge by comparison...but the roads here are so beyond outdated it unbelievable...traffic is a nightmare all over Santa Cruz. what a trip! thanks.
I lived in Santa Cruz spring and summer of 1960...East Cliff Dr. remember the boardwalk...and those electric bumper cars...what a memory from a kid fresh from Eastern Canada! Thanks.
My stepdad, who grew up in Swanton, (just north of Santa Cruz) was 8 years old when this was filmed-He is 93 now. Neat to see how life was like back then. Top speed of those cars was probably 45-50 mph.
Priceless footage! The hey days right before America joined in on WW2. Beautiful carefree people. Shirley Temple style dancing, lol. Love the Santa Cruz sign and the footage of the old Boardwalk.
I love this movie. My grandmother used to dip chocolates for Marini's Candies from the late 60's through the 90's, so I got to spend my summers terrorizing the Boardwalk with my brother. The area looked SO different back then. Good times.
In the middle to late 50's my folks would always go to the Santa Cruz Boardwalk in the summer. I remember watching a few Miss California Beauty Pageants there in '57 and '58. What great memories !
My favorite place ever but the evening traffic on Hwy 1, wow, once it took me an hour and a half to make it from downtown Santa Cruz to Severinos in Aptos. Traffic jams in Santa Cruz.
My aunt used to ride the Giant Dipper standing up, back in the early '30s. She also used to ride, standing up, on her boyfriend's motorcycle down West Cliff Drive from Lighthouse Point to Natural Bridges Beach.
Wow what a trip to see this! been going back and forth to santa cruz my whole life, this just gives a better respect to what things use to be like and what they are today!
DooDoo Man I went to a book lecture in SC years ago about Italian fishermen in SC during WW2. I believe Stagnaro was one of the fishermen who had to leave the coast (like what the Japanese experienced). They are a long time Santa Cruz family.
There are 2 Stagnaro families, The ones at the end of the wharf and the C. Stagnaro's at the middle of the wharf who owned the Miss Stagnaro and the fishing boats. Those speedboats were commandeered by the USNavy in the 60's as they were the fastest boats on the west coast and could keep up with experimental boats the Navy was developing at the time.
We had a boat at Santa Cruz yacht harbor in the 60s.We spent many a weekend going "over the hill" from Saratoga.Hwy 17had no krails and every curve was banked opposite of the curve!One such curve we referred to as Deadmans curve.When you have a curve in the road that is banked the opposite direction,it gives people a false sense of confidence!There waa a graveyard of cars for some time in the valley below that particular turn
I have to say the best part about living in San Jose and the Bay area that includes Santa Cruz was in the 1970s and 1980s and being biracial African American and Caucasian. I must say I did not experience a lot of bigotry. I remember my mom who's African American would take us everywhere everywhere throughout the Bay area even Santa Cruz even to the beach during the hot summer during the '80s and I never experienced any bigotry from anyone I don't know if my mom did but I don't think she did otherwise she wouldn't just keep going. In fact everyone was so nice to us everywhere we went it blew my mind thinking back on it now. And raising a family and the Bay area for my mom and my dad My mom being African American coming from rural Idaho Yes I said rural Idaho and coming to the Bay area and having me and my brothers and sisters I just got to say wow. And she said she had to endure a lot of bigotry in Idaho. But it did not sway her from moving to the Bay area California and getting her furthering her education in college and my dad furthering his education college. Thank you so much for the video I just needed to share that
Just goes to show you that a lot of the "bigotry" and "racisms" quoted by certain political parties is not so much about change, but about keeping alive an idea that the people have long since forgotten. I grew up in the San Jose/Los Gatos/Santa Cruz area and there was never any racism, just good, honest, hard working people.
@@willbaker8505 hey I'm going to go ahead and get into it with you Idaho originally. So I'm not sure what you people you're referring to. Why not just be brave and spit it out
I've lived in Santa Cruz Co. for over 30 yrs now and must say this is a true Eden, as we always get some kind of sunshine, no matter the season. Even during our rainy season (Dec - March/April) we get breaks in the weather that allow you to get out and enjoy some fresh air and walk your dog. I love my little piece of paradise and will never move away. Must say that our roads are becoming an issue due to increased population and subsequent traffic congestion, but still a great place to live.
Is it a coincidence that the video is 4:20 long? :p Just kidding! This has some amazing footage, we are lucky to have it! Thank you for posting this! :) Peace and love
@@life_of_riley88 Still there, Right where Auntie Mame's is. Cookies Cutters used to be the Greyhound office. The sign on the corner still says Camp Evers.
0:10 HWY17 heading toward S Cruz, just before Laurel Curve. 0:13 Just before heading south into Laurel Curve. 0:25 I'm pretty sure this is heading north, back to S Jose, just coming out of Big Moody Curve, just before the town of Lexington, where Lexington Reservoir is.0:32 This looks like the Glenwood Cutoff, heading into Scotts Valley.0:36 This is the Aptos Southern Pacific trestle on the south side of Aptos, heading north into town. Many a time I floored my Hudson and headed up the side road.
Better times, to be sure. However, closer inspection of Highway 17 back then should remind people what a dangerous road it was...smarter people drove in the right-hand lane.
Great footage! I don't think it's highway 17 though. They arrive in Aptos, so they probably drove Sequel-San Jose. Furthermore, 17 is rather new and probably did not exists in 1937.
+karim khaldi Thank you. I did not know that there was such a road called Soquel San Jose Rd. I am going to take that for one of my fall road trips just because.
No they didn't come from San Jose because they passed Aptos, if so they apparently came from Watsonville or Monterey. Just saying unless they traveled from Morgan Hill
@@yosemite2405 if you visit Santa Cruz on a trip you will have no reason to travel on Soquel Rd, even if you stop by Capitola you won't travel and n that road
The music's ten years out of date. It was recorded in the 1920s. Benny Goodman, Duke Ellington, and Tommy Dorsey were kings of popular music when these videos were made.
Brian Holihan true, but as copyright policies preclude us from using those catchy tunes in this film, we found a catchy one whose copyright expired. Don’t forget, music gets played long after it is released - surely somebody was still listening to this song a scant 10 years after its recording!
Nice historic capture, thanks for sharing. But why this music? I like the music very much. But immediately thought, "That music is from the twenties, not from 1937 or 1938." Since you kindly named the source, I looked it up, and yup, 1924. Why not use some swing music that came out at the time the film was made? Couldn't you find any that didn't charge too high a copyright royalty?
Elizabeth Lilly At the time we posted this film, CZcams's policy on copyrighted music would have meant either a silent version or a version with music made before 1932. We'll likely post this film again later, scanned with our new HD machines, and with more appropriate music! Thanks for your attention to detail!
Santa Cruz is a special place and like the rest of California was much much nicer thirty, forty years back when there were way less people. The quality of life there has been destroyed. Enjoy!
In fact, one of those little girls is the generous woman who donated this film to us - very much still alive and kickin'! Happily, there are still many who remember these days - and luckily, once they're gone, we'll still have these memories of them on film.
those roads after the sign 'Aptos' sign are exactly the same today! I couldn't believe what I was seeing...just was on 'em a 1/2 hour before viewing this clip...only thing changed is that it's built up so much more, and population is huge by comparison...but the roads here are so beyond outdated it unbelievable...traffic is a nightmare all over Santa Cruz.
what a trip! thanks.
My mom came to Santa Cruz as a high school graduation present in 1938
According to Wikipedia, Highway 17 didn't open until 1940. This would have been along the Old Santa Cruz highway.
I lived in Santa Cruz spring and summer of 1960...East Cliff Dr. remember the boardwalk...and those electric bumper cars...what a memory from a kid fresh from Eastern Canada! Thanks.
My stepdad, who grew up in Swanton, (just north of Santa Cruz) was 8 years old when this was filmed-He is 93 now. Neat to see how life was like back then. Top speed of those cars was probably 45-50 mph.
My mother and her family would drive from Stocton to Santa cruz ever summer for vaction in the 30's
Priceless footage! The hey days right before America joined in on WW2. Beautiful carefree people. Shirley Temple style dancing, lol. Love the Santa Cruz sign and the footage of the old Boardwalk.
I love this movie. My grandmother used to dip chocolates for Marini's Candies from the late 60's through the 90's, so I got to spend my summers terrorizing the Boardwalk with my brother. The area looked SO different back then. Good times.
In the middle to late 50's my folks would always go to the Santa Cruz Boardwalk in the summer. I remember watching a few Miss California Beauty Pageants there in '57 and '58. What great memories !
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Cool!! We used to skip school and go to Santa Cruz !!! Thought we were the shit !!! Miss the old boardwalk memories!!!!
Thanks to the magic of reincarnation all of these people were on the Santa Cruz beach again in 2019 and nearly all of them had tattoos.
Terrific little film. I agree we are lucky to have it.
Everyone is so fit 🙃
who do you think built the country, lmfao
Bro this is the 1930s what do you expect
@@marcocampos2332 a lot of hard working white people lmfao, not these softies of the modern age
My favorite place ever but the evening traffic on Hwy 1, wow, once it took me an hour and a half to make it from downtown Santa Cruz to Severinos in Aptos. Traffic jams in Santa Cruz.
My aunt used to ride the Giant Dipper standing up, back in the early '30s. She also used to ride, standing up, on her boyfriend's motorcycle down West Cliff Drive from Lighthouse Point to Natural Bridges Beach.
lived there 1959 loved it
Loved this film.
Santa Cruz, wow what a place..... why ... I remember.....well...I don't remember. Boy..........those were the days.
Wow what a trip to see this! been going back and forth to santa cruz my whole life, this just gives a better respect to what things use to be like and what they are today!
I love how the name of that boat was Miss Stagnaro. There is still a Stagnaro's seafood restaurant on the pier today.
yeah i noticed that too! I thought maybe it was their boat but idk still cool!
DooDoo Man I went to a book lecture in SC years ago about Italian fishermen in SC during WW2. I believe Stagnaro was one of the fishermen who had to leave the coast (like what the Japanese experienced). They are a long time Santa Cruz family.
Stagnaro fishing trips, but that's gone now.
There are 2 Stagnaro families, The ones at the end of the wharf and the C. Stagnaro's at the middle of the wharf who owned the Miss Stagnaro and the fishing boats. Those speedboats were commandeered by the USNavy in the 60's as they were the fastest boats on the west coast and could keep up with experimental boats the Navy was developing at the time.
Great video!!
Look at all the patches in the road 17 was falling apart long ago!
Some parts of road coming to and going back look almost like today! Hope it isn’t me wanting to make it so🙂
BRING BACK THOSE 1-seater trains on the Dipper!!
We had a boat at Santa Cruz yacht harbor in the 60s.We spent many a weekend going "over the hill" from Saratoga.Hwy 17had no krails and every curve was banked opposite of the curve!One such curve we referred to as Deadmans curve.When you have a curve in the road that is banked the opposite direction,it gives people a false sense of confidence!There waa a graveyard of cars for some time in the valley below that particular turn
our play ground 60's 70's 80's 90's
cheers
lol..this is 1937-38...can you read?
The baby the man's holding at 2:43.......about 78 years old now.
I have to say the best part about living in San Jose and the Bay area that includes Santa Cruz was in the 1970s and 1980s and being biracial African American and Caucasian. I must say I did not experience a lot of bigotry. I remember my mom who's African American would take us everywhere everywhere throughout the Bay area even Santa Cruz even to the beach during the hot summer during the '80s and I never experienced any bigotry from anyone I don't know if my mom did but I don't think she did otherwise she wouldn't just keep going. In fact everyone was so nice to us everywhere we went it blew my mind thinking back on it now. And raising a family and the Bay area for my mom and my dad My mom being African American coming from rural Idaho Yes I said rural Idaho and coming to the Bay area and having me and my brothers and sisters I just got to say wow. And she said she had to endure a lot of bigotry in Idaho. But it did not sway her from moving to the Bay area California and getting her furthering her education in college and my dad furthering his education college. Thank you so much for the video I just needed to share that
Just goes to show you that a lot of the "bigotry" and "racisms" quoted by certain political parties is not so much about change, but about keeping alive an idea that the people have long since forgotten. I grew up in the San Jose/Los Gatos/Santa Cruz area and there was never any racism, just good, honest, hard working people.
@@willbaker8505 hey I'm going to go ahead and get into it with you Idaho originally. So I'm not sure what you people you're referring to. Why not just be brave and spit it out
Good stuff. God bless you and stay well. ✨
I've lived in Santa Cruz Co. for over 30 yrs now and must say this is a true Eden, as we always get some kind of sunshine, no matter the season. Even during our rainy season (Dec - March/April) we get breaks in the weather that allow you to get out and enjoy some fresh air and walk your dog. I love my little piece of paradise and will never move away. Must say that our roads are becoming an issue due to increased population and subsequent traffic congestion, but still a great place to live.
I always found the foggy summers depressing and was glad to move from Santa Cruz.
Excellent! Thanks for sharing. Please post anything else like this! Great Job!!
Great editing to the music which was perfectly suited for the subject matter. It gave me a good feel for the times. Thanks!
Thanks for taking us down this memory lane. Great job. :)
This is amazing! Thanks for posting this!
Thanks for posting this!
Amazing video.
that was awesome..Thank you so much for that..I grew up there♥
It's Wonderful to see these movies. Greatful to the Donor of these priceless Archival Shorts! Thank You Much!
Incredible! Thanks!
wow that's amazing. thanks for sharing!
Is it a coincidence that the video is 4:20 long? :p Just kidding! This has some amazing footage, we are lucky to have it! Thank you for posting this! :) Peace and love
17 was suicide alley - no center divider.
I remember that most of it was without a center divide in '96 when I first moved to the bay area. Amazing that it was open for that long
Looks awesome although I was not born in that era.
I've been on the Miss Stagnaro. 3:57 dropping down into Camp Evers, it's still there, in Scotts Valley on what is now Mt Hermon Rd. Easter 1938, eh?
Where on Mount Hermon is it? Is it privately owned now or something?
@@life_of_riley88 Still there, Right where Auntie Mame's is. Cookies Cutters used to be the Greyhound office. The sign on the corner still says Camp Evers.
@@Poppageno Really? I must have never looked hard when I drive by Aunt Mame's, cool!
wow what a trip!
Wow, what a trip.
0:10 HWY17 heading toward S Cruz, just before Laurel Curve. 0:13 Just before heading south into Laurel Curve. 0:25 I'm pretty sure this is heading north, back to S Jose, just coming out of Big Moody Curve, just before the town of Lexington, where Lexington Reservoir is.0:32 This looks like the Glenwood Cutoff, heading into Scotts Valley.0:36 This is the Aptos Southern Pacific trestle on the south side of Aptos, heading north into town. Many a time I floored my Hudson and headed up the side road.
very neat!
It's not that short ..... there are lots of 75, 85 even 95 year olds walking around today that could have been in this video.
This is great - how about that unpadded iron bar on the front of the Giant Dipper?
Better times, to be sure. However, closer inspection of Highway 17 back then should remind people what a dangerous road it was...smarter people drove in the right-hand lane.
that's not 17, it's the old Santa Cruz highway. Highway 17 opened in 1941
Amazing history, thank you! Feels like a safe distance from The "great" depression, the new deal and nearly 100% unemployment for African Americans.
Great footage!
I don't think it's highway 17 though. They arrive in Aptos, so they probably drove Sequel-San Jose.
Furthermore, 17 is rather new and probably did not exists in 1937.
+karim khaldi Thank you. I did not know that there was such a road called Soquel San Jose Rd. I am going to take that for one of my fall road trips just because.
No they didn't come from San Jose because they passed Aptos, if so they apparently came from Watsonville or Monterey. Just saying unless they traveled from Morgan Hill
@@yosemite2405 if you visit Santa Cruz on a trip you will have no reason to travel on Soquel Rd, even if you stop by Capitola you won't travel and n that road
yes, they came from South hwy One Cabrillo Hwy...and there once was a "Sticky Whicket" malt shop where Cabrillo College is, now. 😀
I recognize Pacheco pass
The music's ten years out of date. It was recorded in the 1920s. Benny Goodman, Duke Ellington, and Tommy Dorsey were kings of popular music when these videos were made.
Brian Holihan true, but as copyright policies preclude us from using those catchy tunes in this film, we found a catchy one whose copyright expired. Don’t forget, music gets played long after it is released - surely somebody was still listening to this song a scant 10 years after its recording!
10cent get a boat 1938 right now 200$/3hr 2020 😄
Snappy music.... Cutting a rug,,,,
Is this the first point of view video of the Giant Dipper Roller Coaster?
Nice historic capture, thanks for sharing. But why this music? I like the music very much. But immediately thought, "That music is from the twenties, not from 1937 or 1938." Since you kindly named the source, I looked it up, and yup, 1924. Why not use some swing music that came out at the time the film was made? Couldn't you find any that didn't charge too high a copyright royalty?
Elizabeth Lilly At the time we posted this film, CZcams's policy on copyrighted music would have meant either a silent version or a version with music made before 1932. We'll likely post this film again later, scanned with our new HD machines, and with more appropriate music! Thanks for your attention to detail!
Thanks.
No one hogging waves in the line up.
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Dang! And look at everyone, do you see the difference between then and us today? Hint:: waist line
It's true. Those dudes were super fit by today's standards
My happy ass is gonna be on the road next month
People look different now. We are much Fatter. I lived in SC and area for about 20 yrs. Lived 800 ft from the Boardwalk.... Folks are fatter.
Did you go to the Dutch Doll for pancakes ?
And absolutely no one was fat!
Santa Cruz is a special place and like the rest of California was much much nicer thirty, forty years back when there were way less people. The quality of life there has been destroyed. Enjoy!
They really should have put a train in the middle of that road. I heard OPEC bought out the rights.
weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee no seat belts and the good life...
hard to believe--not one person in this video is alive today. life is short.
Not true when you commented and still not true in 2023.
Dope video wish it was slowed down and less edits
Looks like Santa Cruz had everything except diversity.