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.
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 new Civic Center, downtown San Diego, circa 1930, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/aerial-view-of-new-civic-center-downtown-san-diego-circa-193. Accessed November 2, 2026.
