Aerial view of downtown San Diego showing the new Civic Center, San Diego, California, circa 1930s
- Card type
- Linen
About this postcard
A bird's-eye view looks across the dense downtown blocks of San Diego toward the bay, with the newly built Civic Center complex of light-colored buildings and a central tower dominating the foreground. The card's caption names it as the city's new $1,500,000.00 Civic Center, a civic and administrative group erected in the late 1920s and 1930s as part of San Diego's downtown development. Beyond the city the terrain rises to low hills, and a warship lies at anchor in the harbor at lower right.
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Postcard record
| Publisher | Robert Kashower |
|---|---|
| Series | 31 |
| Condition | Good |
| Place depicted | San Diego, CA |
| Publisher | Robert Kashower, Los Angeles, CA |
| Notes | Linen-textured stock with a white border; printed caption across the top margin. No postmark or cancellation. Divided-back linen-era card with white border; light age toning, otherwise clean. |
Cite this card
Aerial view of downtown San Diego showing the new Civic Center, San Diego, California, circa 1930s, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/aerial-view-of-downtown-san-diego-showing-the-new-civic-cent. Accessed October 24, 2026.