A view across the artificial lake in Hollenbeck Park, Los Angeles, with a curving flower-lined walk along the near shore, palms and dark evergreens framing the water, a small island in the distance, and white swans on the surface. Hollenbeck Park was laid out in the 1890s on land donated by the Hollenbeck family in what is now the Boyle Heights area, and its lake and boathouse made it a popular early-20th-century pleasure ground for Angelenos.
Postcard Details
Message · English, in pen
Los Angeles Cal
Nov 24 '09
Dear Clara
I received the
Thanksgiving postal
and card for
which I kindly thank
you. I should like
to accept of your
invitation to dinner,
but it is impossible. I
hope you will have
an enjoyable day.
I had to answer
your letter at once
with kindest remembrance.
Yours C. B. C.
Color lithograph with a grainy, stippled surface and a thin printed border; corners show wear and small paper loss, especially at the upper left and lower corners.
Postmark: LOS ANGELES NOV 6 P.M. STA. A 1909. Divided back with green "POST CARD." heading and "Write message here." prompt; "Made in Germany" imprint; toned card with worn, chipped corners and edge wear.
Cite this card
Lake in Hollenbeck Park, Los Angeles, California, circa 1910, postcard, n.d.. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/lake-in-hollenbeck-park-los-angeles-california-circa-1910. Accessed October 24, 2026.
