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Marines' Memorial Club, San Francisco, 1966

Subjects
Fraternal Orders & ClubsMonuments & MemorialsStreet Scenes
Card type
Chrome
Date
c. 1966 (Chrome)
Front of Marines' Memorial Club, San Francisco, 1966, Roy T. Messer, VA, USA, c. 1966 chrome postcard
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Back of Marines' Memorial Club, San Francisco, 1966, Roy T. Messer, VA, USA, c. 1966 chrome postcard
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About this postcard

The Marines' Memorial Club occupies a corner on Sutter Street, a tall brick building with arched top-floor windows, a small corner bay, and awnings over the ground level. The view looks down on cars lining the street, with signs for Arthur Murray, Ford, and Coca-Cola on neighboring buildings. The club opened on November 10, 1946, the Marine Corps' 171st birthday, as a tribute to Marines who had gone before and a home base for members of the armed forces. The writer, Claire Penning, stayed there on a week's leave in 1966 and used it as a base for sightseeing that took in Chinatown, Fisherman's Wharf, the cable cars, and Muir Woods.

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 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

PublisherDexter Press, Inc.
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.
PostmarkedSan Francisco, CA, September 14, 1966
Stamp
Addressed to
Roy T. Messer

3018 Sylvan Drive Falls Church, VA 22042

Postcard record

Postmarked, San Francisco, CA
PublisherDexter Press, Inc.
Series90796-B
ConditionVery good
Place addressedRoy T. Messer, 3018 Sylvan Drive, Falls Church, VA, 22042
Place mentionedMarines' Memorial Club, 609 Sutter St., San Francisco, CA, 94102
PublisherDexter Press, Inc., San Francisco, CA
Stamp4c Abraham Lincoln, pink
NotesChrome-era color card with fine halftone texture; faint circular illegible postmark in the sky at right; printed caption: MARINES' MEMORIAL CLUB, 609 Sutter St., San Francisco, California 94102, with descriptive slogan about the club opening Nov. 10, 1946 and serving Armed Forces members. 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; photo credit Photography by Procter Jones; distributor Smith News Co., 1338 Mission St., San Francisco, Calif.

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Marines' Memorial Club, San Francisco, 1966, postcard, c. 1966. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/marines-memorial-club-san-francisco-1966. Accessed November 2, 2026.