Ranchotel garden and palm, San Luis Obispo, CA, circa 1943
- Subjects
- GardensHotels & Inns
- Card type
- Linen
- Date
- c. 1943 (Linen)
About this postcard
The Ranchotel was a motor court on U.S. 101 at the north entrance to San Luis Obispo, California. Its garden court is shown with a tall palm rising over beds of red and pink flowers, white lawn furniture, and striped umbrellas set beneath shade trees. Mountains and a pastel sunset fill the background. Roadside lodges of the 1940s often used landscaped grounds and garden seating to appeal to auto tourists traveling the coast route between Los Angeles and San Francisco. The name and garden setting fit that motor-court style.
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Postcard record
| Publisher | Elmo M. Sellers |
|---|---|
| Series | 80463 |
| Condition | Very good |
| Place depicted | Ranchotel, San Luis Obispo, CA |
| Place mentioned | Ranchotel, San Luis Obispo, CA |
| Publisher | Elmo M. Sellers, Los Angeles, CA |
| Notes | Linen-textured stock with visible crosshatch weave; narrow white margin at edges; Automobile Club of Southern California approval seal sticker at upper right. No postmark; card is unused and unaddressed. Linen-textured divided-back chrome-era card, publisher imprint of Elmo M. Sellers, Los Angeles 16, Calif.; card number 80463. Light toning and a few foxing spots on the back. |
Cite this card
Ranchotel garden and palm, San Luis Obispo, CA, circa 1943, postcard, c. 1943. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/ranchotel-garden-and-palm-san-luis-obispo-ca-circa-1943. Accessed November 2, 2026.