Marines' Memorial Club Building, San Francisco circa 1955

Subjects: Commercial Buildings Street Scenes
Card type: Chrome
Date: c. 1945 (Linen)

Back of Marines' Memorial Club Building, San Francisco circa 1955, Roy T. Messer, VA, USA, c. 1945 chrome postcard — Back

About this subject

A corner view of a tall, multi-story brick building with arched top-floor windows, ground-level awnings, and a small corner bay window, photographed from above. Cars of 1950s vintage line the streets, and neighboring buildings carry a vertical "ARTHUR MURRAY" sign, a "FORD" sign, and a Coca-Cola sign.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

14 Sep 66 Am staying here on a week's leave in San Francisco. Have really been sightseeing. Ate at Chinatown last night night and am going to Fisherman's Wharf tonight. We toured the city yesterday and rode the cable cars this morning followed by a drive out to the Redwood Country at Muir Woods. Will start back to Oceanside tomorrow. Drove up here along the Coast - beautiful and scenic. Claire Penning

PublisherSmith News Co.

MARINES' MEMORIAL CLUB 609 Sutter St. San Francisco, California 94102 "A Tribute to those Marines who have gone before, and a service to those who carry on." This slogan aptly describes the MARINES' MEMORIAL CLUB which was officially opened on November 10, 1946, the 171st birthday of the Marine Corps. It serves as the home away from home for all members of the Armed Forces. Photography by Procter Jones Smith News Co., 1338 Mission St., San Francisco, Calif. 90796-B MADE BY DEXTER PRESS, INC. WEST NYACK, NEW YORK Post Card

PostmarkedSan Francisco, CA, September 14, 1966

Addressed to

Roy T. Messer

3018 Sylvan Drive, Falls Church, Virginia 22042

Postcard record

Postmarked	September 14, 1966, San Francisco, CA
Condition	Very good
Place addressed	Roy T. Messer, 3018 Sylvan Drive, Falls Church, VA, 22042
Place mentioned	Marines' Memorial Club, 609 Sutter St., San Francisco, CA, 94102
Publisher	Smith News Co., Smith News Co., San Francisco, CA, San Francisco, CA
Stamp	4c Abraham Lincoln, black and beige
Notes	Chrome-era color card with fine halftone texture; faint circular postmark-like mark in the sky at right; no printed caption or border text visible. Postmark: SAN FRANCISCO CALIF SEP 14 1966 PM. Chrome-era divided-back card, glossy, no white border; 4c Lincoln stamp; Dexter Press imprint; handwritten "14 Sep 66" at top left.

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Marines' Memorial Club Building, San Francisco circa 1955, postcard, c. 1945. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/marines-memorial-club-building-san-francisco-circa-1955. Accessed October 5, 2026.