A winding path through masses of blooming rhododendrons in Golden Gate Park, with flowering shrubs in pink, red and orange framing a view toward a low ridge and pale sky. Golden Gate Park, laid out from 1870 by William Hammond Hall and John McLaren on sand dunes west of downtown San Francisco, became famous for its dense plantings and its rhododendron dell, a display that drew spring visitors by the tens of thousands in the mid-twentieth century.
Linen-textured stock with a wide yellow border; card number 2AH786 and '52' printed in the margins; copyright line for Stanley A. Plitz.
No postmark; unused divided-back linen-era chrome postcard. Printed caption and publisher imprint on back; light wear only.
Cite this card
Path of Rhododendrons, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California, circa 1940, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/path-of-rhododendrons-golden-gate-park-san-francisco-califor. Accessed October 25, 2026.
