This blog is created and maintained by P.J. Gardner to share the results of my vintage postcard project.
On August 1, 2012, P.J and her friend Arjan took off on a two-month cross-country car trip. This trip allowed the opportunity to take side-by-side photographs to match about 185 postcards. I did not have time on our trip to visit all the places I hoped, but there is still plenty to see.
- August 1 – August 10: We took the northern route across the U.S., from Arlington, Massachusetts, to Vancouver, British Columbia, to catch the cruise (across Massachusetts, New York, Ontario, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, North Dakota, Montana, Idaho, and Washington).
- August 11 – August 18: Cruised the Inside Passage of Alaska, aboard the Holland America Line ship, the Zuiderdam (with Arjan’s father and stepmother, both in their 90s).
- August 18 – August 23: Explored Washington and Oregon (Seattle, Redmond, Olympia, Mount Rainier, Mount St. Helens, Mount Hood, and the Columbia River Gorge on Historic Route 30).
- August 24 – August 28: Rented a house in Ocean Park, on Washington’s Long Beach peninsula.
- August 28 – September 9: Drove down the West Coast (Oregon Coast, Redwoods, Crater Lake, Mount Lassen, Santa Rosa, San Francisco, San Jose, Stanford, California Coastal Highway, Santa Barbara, Los Angeles, San Diego, and the San Bernardino Valley.
- September 10 – September 25: Explored Arizona, Colorado, and Wyoming (Mojave Desert, Historic Route 66, Meteor Crater, Grand Canyon, Antelope Canyon, Monument Valley, Wolf Creek Pass, Mesa Verde, Colorado Springs, Grand Tetons, Yellowstone, and Devils Tower).
- September 25 – October 2: Made our return trip (across South Dakota, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, and Massachusetts).
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I hope you enjoy these glimpses into history as much as I enjoyed tracking them down. Enjoy!