Name/Title
Balboa, CaliforniaEntry/Object ID
BIM2020.005.371Description
Two copies of a color postcard looking down Main street towards the Balboa Pavilion from the intersection of Main and Balboa Blvd. The balboa pharmacy is on the left and a sporting goods store (once a casino) is on the right. There are cars in the intersection.
One used and one sent. Sent postcard mailed from Newport Beach on October 21, 1961 to Whitman, Nebraska. Sent to Madie Krenz by Edna Williams.
Published by Golden West. Photograph by George E. Watson. Postcard number GW-168-A. Printed by H. S. Crocker Co., Inc.Subject
Main Street, Balboa Pavilion, Balboa PharmacySubject Place
City
Balboa, Newport BeachState/Province
CaliforniaCountry
United States of AmericaCollection
Bob Lambert Postcard CollectionLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Postcard, PictureNomenclature Primary Object Term
PostcardNomenclature Sub-Class
Writing MediaNomenclature Class
Written Communication T&ENomenclature Category
Category 06: Tools & Equipment for CommunicationPostcard Details
Postcard Type
Photochrome (1930-Present)Place Published
City
Long BeachState/Province
CaliforniaCountry
United States of AmericaPrinter
H. S. Crocker Co., Inc.Place Printed
City
San FranciscoState/Province
CaliforniaCountry
United States of AmericaPhotographer
George E. Watson (G. E. Watson)Postmark
Date and Time of Postmark
October 21, 1961 at 7 pmPostmark Place
City
Newport BeachState/Province
CaliforniaCountry
United States of AmericaStamp
Purple 3 cent liberty stampAddressee
Name
Mrs. Madie KrenzAddress
City
WhitmanState/Province
NebraskaPrimary Language
EnglishTranscription
Transcription
This old building is going to be torn down as well as another one we saw this morning. This is rather dull time of year but still there are quite a few around. There are 17 little apt here in this particular area. We are in the larger one. Very pleasant for us. 3 of us and how you do sleep.
Edna WilliamsLanguage
EnglishNotes
There is an arrow pointing to the Balboa Pavilion on the front of the postcard, indicating it is the building referred to as the one "to be torn down".Transcription
Danny HorstLanguage
EnglishNotes
The name is written on the back of the postcard which is also stamped in blue ink with 333.Other Names and Numbers
Other Numbers
Number Type
Postcard NumberOther Number
GW-168-ACreate Date
April 23, 2021Update Date
July 12, 2021
