The San Diego City Hall, a white stucco building with red tile roofs and a central tower, seen across a wide plaza with a bed of red and yellow tulips in the foreground. The Civic Center complex was built in the 1930s as part of a civic beautification program; the City Administration Building, designed in a Spanish Colonial Revival style with a Moderne-influenced tower, still stands on C Street. The card's caption names it simply as the City Hall of the Civic Center.
Postcard Details
Message · English, in pen
Dear Sis:
Only got 2 hrs. so
am going to see all
of San D. I can,
it sure is a keen
place. Hope LA. is
as nice
Love
"Bud"
Linen-textured stock with a thin white border; several scuff/scratch marks in the sky area; a dark automobile is visible at the right of the plaza.
Postmark: SAN DIEGO OCT 1 12 30 PM 1944 CALIF. Divided-back Kropp "Natural Color" card; light edge wear and slight toning, no stamp box marks.
Cite this card
City Hall, Civic Center, San Diego, California, circa 1940, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/city-hall-civic-center-san-diego-california-circa-1940. Accessed October 25, 2026.
