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Moon Bridge, Japanese Tea Garden, San Francisco, 1969

Subjects
Bridges & DamsGardensPublic Parks & Commons
Card type
Chrome
Date
c. 1969 (Chrome)
Front of Moon Bridge, Japanese Tea Garden, San Francisco, 1969, MR. JOHN C. SPAHN, MD, USA, c. 1969 chrome postcard
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Back of Moon Bridge, Japanese Tea Garden, San Francisco, 1969, MR. JOHN C. SPAHN, MD, USA, c. 1969 chrome postcard
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About this postcard

The Moon Bridge arcs over a pond in the Japanese Tea Garden in Golden Gate Park. The wooden bridge rises in a steep curve above the water, framed by cherry trees in pink bloom, dense green shrubs, a bamboo fence, and stone edging along the bank. The garden began as a Japanese Village for the 1894 Midwinter Exposition and became a permanent feature of the park. The sender's note places this visit within a broader San Francisco tour that included cable car rides, the Top of the Mark, the Golden Gate Bridge, and Fisherman's Wharf, with a stop at the Tea Garden on a chilly day.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

WED WE ARE STAYING IN A JAPANESE HOTEL RIGHT IN THE JAPANESE CULTURE CENTER, YOU WOULD LOVE IT. TOOK A RIDE ON THE CABLE CAR - A LITTLE ROUGH RIDE WENT TO "THE TOP OF THE MARK" - SOME VIEW OF S.F. THEN A TOUR OF THE CITY & GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE - ENDED UP AT FISHERMAN'S WHARF - DON'T LIKE THEIR SEAFOOD AS WELL AS OURS. THIS IS A VERY INTERESTING CITY - SOME HILLS - EVERYWHERE. IT IS RATHER CHILLY HERE. SAW THIS TEA GARDEN TODAY ALSO - BEST TO YOU UNCLE SID & AUNT F.

JAPANESE TEA GARDEN, San Francisco, California The ever popular Moon Bridge located in the Tea Garden. In the heart of Golden Gate Park. JAPANESE TEA GARDEN, SAN FRANCISCO
PostmarkedSan Francisco, CA
Addressed to
MR. JOHN C. SPAHN

MT HOREB RD. R.D 1 STREET, MD 21154

Postcard record

PostmarkedSan Francisco, CA
SeriesSC696
ConditionGood
Place addressedMR. JOHN C. SPAHN, MT HOREB RD., R.D 1, STREET, MD, 21154
Place mentionedGolden Gate Park, San Francisco, CA
NotesColor photo postcard with chrome-era color cast and slight fading; printed caption 'JAPANESE TEA GARDEN, San Francisco, California' with descriptive text on the ever popular Moon Bridge in the Tea Garden, in the heart of Golden Gate Park; faint rectangular mark upper left. Postmark: SAN FRANCISCO CALIF 1969 (month and day illegible). Divided-back glossy chrome-era card with white border; stamp removed/torn away, only the printed 'U.S.A.' in the stamp box remains. Dealer pencil marks '#59 3-' at top right.

Cite this card

Moon Bridge, Japanese Tea Garden, San Francisco, 1969, postcard, c. 1969. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/moon-bridge-japanese-tea-garden-san-francisco-1969. Accessed November 2, 2026.