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Ranchotel garden and palm, San Luis Obispo, California, circa 1940

Subjects
GardensHotels & Inns
Card type
Linen
Date
c. 1930 (White Border)
Front of Ranchotel garden and palm, San Luis Obispo, California, circa 1940, c. 1930 linen postcard
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Back of Ranchotel garden and palm, San Luis Obispo, California, circa 1940, c. 1930 linen postcard
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About this postcard

A tall palm tree rises over a lawn of red and pink flowers, with white garden furniture and striped umbrellas set out beneath shade trees and mountains fading into a pastel sunset sky. The card names the site as the Ranchotel, on U.S. Highway 101 at the north entrance to San Luis Obispo, California, and carries the approval seal of the Automobile Club of Southern California. Such auto-camp and motor-court style hostelries flourished along the Pacific Coast highway in the 1930s and 1940s as motoring tourism grew.

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PublisherElmo M. Sellers
RANCHOTEL — On U.S. 101, No. Entrance — San Luis Obispo, Cal. APPROVED Automobile Club of Southern California --- Ranchotel San Luis Obispo, Cal. Phone: 2333 One of the Finest Motor Hotels on the Highway Excellent Cafe on the Property Quiet — Secluded — Picturesque PUB. BY ELMO M. SELLERS, 2123 SO. ALACE AVE., LOS ANGELES 16, CALIF. POST CARD PLACE STAMP HERE 80463
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Postcard record

PublisherElmo M. Sellers
ConditionVery good
Place depictedRanchotel, San Luis Obispo, CA
Place mentionedRanchotel, San Luis Obispo, CA
PublisherElmo M. Sellers, Los Angeles, CA
NotesLinen-textured stock with visible crosshatch weave; narrow white margin at edges; AAA/ACSC approval seal printed 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.

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Ranchotel garden and palm, San Luis Obispo, California, circa 1940, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/ranchotel-garden-and-palm-san-luis-obispo-california-circa-1. Accessed October 25, 2026.