“DINE IN A GARDEN IN FULL BLOOM” Lehr’s Garden Restaurant opened at 740 Sutter St., San Francisco in November, 1972. Housing both a full florist shop and restaurant, the glass-enclosed “dining spa” was designed to look like and actually be a greenhouse. By the time restaurant opened, the proprietor Murray Lehr had been a partContinue reading “Lehr’s Greenhouse – San Francisco & San Diego, California”
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Carolina Pines and Carolina Pines, Jr. – Los Angeles, California
The original Carolina Pines restaurant opened in either 1923 or 1924 or 1925 (even the restaurant would use all three years in their advertising) at 4619 Melrose Avenue in Los Angeles. The proprietor, Rose Satterfield, opened the small cafe and tea room in with a seating capacity of just 12 people. Rose Satterfield was described by the Los Angeles TimesContinue reading “Carolina Pines and Carolina Pines, Jr. – Los Angeles, California”
Halloween Spook House, 1971
Found photos from a Halloween Spook House somewhere near Los Angeles, 1971.
1909 Portola Festival – San Francisco, California
April 18, 1906. A date that no San Franciscan at that time would ever forget. The fires that raged on for three days after added to the devastation and destruction. The events of those days could have wiped the town off the face of the Earth, but San Franciscans had resolve.Nearly 500 blocks, numerous business and homesContinue reading “1909 Portola Festival – San Francisco, California”
I Didn’t Know Which Bank To Rob
Mailed from Sacramento, California to Mr. J.B. Hosmon of Oroville, California on September 7, 1934: Dear J.B. – Sorry you can’t come this week end to bet, I didn’t now whether you were serious about trusting me to place your bets and being very honest I didn’t know which bank to rob. Amorett & IContinue reading “I Didn’t Know Which Bank To Rob”
1971 & 1972 San Francisco 49ers Schedules
These two mini-schedules advertise the San Francisco 49ers schedule in 1971 and 1972. The first matchbook is sponsored by Ross/Atkins, Champions of the Clothing League. The 49ers would finish 9-5 and make it all the way to the NFC Championship and lose to the Dallas Cowboys. The second matchbook, advertising the 1972 season is sponsoredContinue reading “1971 & 1972 San Francisco 49ers Schedules”
I Hope You Are Feeling
This is the first post of a new series called Come Home Soon. This series will highlight postcard messages from the past. Some of the cards are wonderfully written notes, some are confusing, many are misspelled and all of them are one of a kind. Mailed from Mt. Lowe, California to Miss Florence Price ofContinue reading “I Hope You Are Feeling”