Month: September 2012

September 5: Near Santa Barbara, California

Santa Barbara Courthouse
Vintage Postcard: Court House, Santa Barbara, California
Court House, Santa Barbara, California
Today: Court House, Santa Barbara, California
Historic Mission in Santa Barbara, California
Vintage Postcard: Santa Barbara Mission
Santa Barbara Mission
Today: Santa Barbara Mission
Oil Wells in the Pacific
Vintage Postcard: Along the Coast on U.S. Highway 101 near Ventura, California (oil wells in the Pacific)
Ventura Highway 101
Today: Along the Coast on U.S. Highway 101 near Ventura, California (oil wells replaced by offshore drilling)

[Modern Photos: © 2012, P.J. Gardner. All Rights Reserved.]

September 4: San Jose and Stanford, California

Memorial Church at Stanford University
Vintage Postcard: Memorial Church, Stanford University, Palo Alto, California
Memorial Church at Stanford University
Today: Memorial Church, Stanford University, Palo Alto, California
Tower Hall at San Jose State College
Vintage Postcard: Tower Hall at San Jose State College
Tower Hall at San Jose State University
Today: Tower Hall at San Jose State University
San Jose Municipal Rose Garden
Vintage Postcard: Municipal Rose Garden, San Jose, California
San Jose Rose Garden
Today: Municipal Rose Garden, San Jose, California

[Modern Photos: © 2012, P.J. Gardner. All Rights Reserved.]

September 3: San Francisco, California

Golden Gate Bridge
Vintage Postcard: Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco
Golden Gate Bridge in Fog
Today: Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco (in fog)
San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge
Vintage Postcard: San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge (proposed)
Oakland Bay Bridge
Today: San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge
Treasure Island in San Francisco Bay
Vintage Postcard: Treasure Island, San Francisco Bay (site of the 1939 Golden Gate International Exposition)
Almeda Ferry in front of Treasure Island
Today: Treasure Island, San Francisco Bay (Almeda Oakland Ferry in foreground)

[Modern Photos: © 2012, P.J. Gardner. All Rights Reserved.]