Tag: 1950s

This image shows the walkway that leads into the motel property known as the Lamplighter Lodging.

The description states:
CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA, CALIFORNIA
Famed Art and Cultural Community of Northern California. This typically picturesque village scene shows the LAMPLIGHTER LODGING on Ocean Ave.
–The establishment was built in 1912 and still exists at this same location, with a small name change to the Lamplighter Inn.
This image likely dates from the 1950s.

This image shows a more recent and definitive view of the Tuck Box from Delores Street in Carmel, California.

The description states:
239–CARMEL, CALIFORNIA
Carmel with its colony of artists and writers is a quaint crossroads of the art world. The business buildings along the streets are built to suit the individual taste of each owner.
–Two notable characteristics of Carmel: the buildings are all custom construction, and none have street numbers. All mail for the central village is picked up by the recipients at the post office in the center of town. To find a place when you visit, you must know the closest cross street and look for your destination along the block as you pass by.
This image likely dates from the 1950s.

This image shows some of the commercial fishing boats at rest in the marina near the famous Fisherman’s Wharf in San Francisco, California.

The description states:
1616–FISHING FLEET, SAN FRANCISCO,  CALIF.
San Francisco has a large commercial fishing fleet which makes Fisherman’s Wharf its home harbor. Here the bright painted boats and sun-browned fishermen are reminiscent of an Old World Port.
—This area around Fisherman’s Wharf has remained much the same over the decades, as evidenced by the continuing presence of both the restaurants visible in the background. This picture appears to be taken from the windows of the Castagnola’s Restaurant.
This image likely dates from the 1950s.

This image shows the Golden Gate TraveLodge Motel in San Francisco, California as it looked at night.

The description states:
GOLDEN GATE TRAVELODGE
2230 Lombard Street, San Francisco 23, California
Walnut 1-0664
28 units — on Highway 101
11/2 miles from Golden Gate Bridge
10 minutes from downtown San Francisco
5 minutes from Fisherman’s Wharf
Restaurants — Complete Shopping Area — walking distance
Recommended by Duncan Hines
AAA Approved
—A view of the location today shows that the building is still there and in use as a motel, but the TraveLodge has moved to another location.
This postcard likely dates from the 1950s.

This image shows the original tower of the main international airport for the San Francisco Bay Area, known by the assigned letters SFO.

The description states:
1665 — SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
Situated on Bayshore Highway 14 miles south of San Francisco. One of the world’s newest and finest airports. Costing more than $15,000,000 it is equipped with all latest motivational and safety devices. Its many facilities include restaurant, coffee shop, newsstand, book shop, souvenier [sic] and gift shops.
–The two planes in the image are both propeller driven aircraft common in that era. The one on the left is most likely a Lockheed Constellation, based on its unusual three part tail design. The one in the foreground is possibly a Douglas DC-6, as this was a common aircraft for Pan Am in this era and location.
This image likely dates from the 1950s.

This view shows an early version of the layout of the main international airport for Los Angeles, known by the assigned letters LAX.

The description states:
LOS ANGELES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
Los Angeles, Calif.
Aerial view of Main Concourse. Destined to be the largest and most modern air terminal in the world.
–The look of the field is far different from the current appearance, as there have been several expansions and modifications. As this was before jetways, the planes do not park adjacent to any walking path. Instead, the passengers would walk out into the weather and up a rolling stairway. In addition, the planes visible are all propellor driven, indicating this image is from the 1950s.