This Post Card was sent from Boulder Creek to Santa Cruz 109 years ago this month. December 16th, 1907The simple message “Sorry I can’t stay the night, I have to catch a train.” Something that we we would easily send off in a text message today, took planning, shopping, a stamp and a trip to […]
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Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium – 1948
This Post Card celebrating the opening of the the Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium was sent from Santa Cruz to Worcester Massachusetts 68 years ago.Ma Green was surprised to see the weather doing fine and the trees all in bud during November. Its fun to recognize these Santa Cruz weather oddities that we see regularly and […]
Chasing Around Santa Cruz in 1930
This Santa Cruz Post Card was sent from San Francisco to Vermont 86 years ago this month. It looks like Jessie had a great time, but would have had an even better time if her friend had joined her to “chase around” on her tour of the west coast!SAN FRANCISCO CALIF NOV 12 930 PM […]
Redwood Grove – Fine Place Here
This Post Card was sent from the Big Trees Redwood Grove via Santa Cruz to Natick Massachusetts 110 years ago this month. SANTA CRUZ, CAL. APR 3 12:30 PM 1906 And it only took 4 days to arrive! NATICK APR 7 2-PM 19 06 MASS BRITTON & REY, LITHOGRAPHERS, SAN FRANCISCO 687. General Fremont, Wife […]
Postcard : Fishing On The Wharf
I see that girl breaking the 4th wall, staring at the camera! She really wanted to be mailed around the world!
Hotel Palomar, New – Modern – Fireproof
New – Modern – Fireproof. From a post card contest entry sent August 1974 from El Palomar Santa Cruz to San Francisco Do you think they won anything? Postal Service, CA PM 2 Aug 1974 HOTEL PALOMAR, Santa Cruz, California New – Modern – Fireproof Located in the Heart of a Paradise of Nature […]
Santa Cruz Land Title Company 1959
Changing up our throwback Thursday this week with a great vintage map of Santa Cruz from 1959. Santa Cruz Land Title Company(Title Insurance Building)
Before the Boardwalk – Fisherman’s Wharf
This Post Card was sent from Santa Cruz to Salt Lake City 106 years ago this month.SANTA CRUZ CAL JUL 28 5 – PM 1909 510 – Fisherman’s Wharf, SANTA CRUZ, California.
Sea Beach Hotel 1912
This Post Card was sent from Seabright to San Jose 113 years ago this month.SANTA CRUZ JUN 13 8 AM SEABRIGHT S 1912 798 – Sea Beach Hotel.SantaCruz,California.